Together Again

Day 22 - It's not easy being a marching band mom. That's one of the things I've learned this fall as Madison has been a part of her school's marching band. I also learned that the high school here takes marching band waaaay more seriously than my high school did. I learned a little about the scoring system for marching band competitions and that bending your knees when you march is frowned upon (at least in our band, but apparently not in all bands?) I learned that I don't care how I look when I have to drop my child off at the school at 4 in the morning or pick her up at midnight. I'll just roll out the door in whatever clothes are lying on my bedroom floor. Mostly I learned that it kind of stinks to be without Madison every Saturday for three months. 

Because we registered the girls for their new schools in August - after the marching band practices had started - Madison wasn't able to play an instrument in the marching band this season. Instead she was part of the color guard. Instead of spinning and throwing flags she was cast as a villain in the show. The theme for their show this year was A Walk in the Woods and there were three villains that the band found on their walk - the Wicked Witch from Wizard of Oz, the Queen from Snow White, and Madison's role of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. 

Her performance costume was pretty impressive. It even had tentacles! Her makeup was crazy with a pale, white face, high arched eyebrows, beautiful blue eyeshadow, and a rocking beauty mark. She even got to wear a pretty fantastic wig. For the most part I think that Madison had fun this year; she made some friends, she got to dress up as a Disney character, and now that the season is finished she was able to bring her trident home for good.  Plus the band had a good season - Maryland state champions in their division for the sixth straight year and less than a point shy of first place at Nationals. 


Now that the season is finally over we have our sweet Madison at home for the first Saturday since the beginning of September.  It's been a long fall and I think we are all glad it's done. I know I've missed having Maddy around on Saturdays and am looking forward to being together as a complete family on weekends again!

Comments

  1. The two old crowsNovember 26, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    Our oldest daughter was in the Marching band in Utah. We loved every minute of it.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What is Faith?

Image
What would you say if someone asked you what faith is? In Hebrews 11, Paul defined faith as "the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." The assurance of things hoped for - faith is knowing that because of Jesus Christ, we can hope for a brighter future. I feel as if hope and faith are one and the same. Life can be heartbreakingly difficult sometimes and even though I know that challenges are there to help us learn and grow, I sure wish I didn't have to go through those hard times. When I have felt surrounded by struggles and I couldn't see any way that things would ever get better, the only thing that has kept me moving forward is hope. Not the kind of hope that is sort of wishful like hoping your team wins a World Cup game, but hope that is sure because it is based on Christ. Having faith in Jesus Christ is having hope and knowing that His promises are sure.  The evidence of things not seen - faith in God grows when we see Him working in our...
Read more

Anxiety, Friendship, and Insecurity

This post has been kicking around in my head for a while now. My emotions have been closer to the surface lately - which can be both good and bad.  For a couple of weeks last month it was a bad thing and I found myself crying at pretty much everything and feeling alone and friendless even when I was surrounded by people. You'd think I'd be better at making friends after almost forty years of moving and having to form new connections at each new place. Instead, the older I get, the more difficult the process becomes. Even after I make friends deep down I question if we're really friends. I think these feelings of insecurity are part of what makes me willing to do almost anything for my friends. If I do nice things for you maybe you'll continue to tolerate my presence? I think I do a pretty good job hiding my insanity. I can fake confidence really well - smiling and laughing and making small talk. And then I go home and overanalyze and question every little thing I said...
Read more

Four Decades

Image
Birthdays are markers in our lives. Moving from one decade to another is a milestone that is not marked by an accomplishment or an important decision, but simply your age. That's something you can't control as time keeps moving forward whether we're ready for it or not. I can honestly say that I'm not bothered by turning forty and that I still look forward to my birthdays. But there's no denying that those milestone birthdays (you know the ones, they end in zero) are a big deal. A time that, for me, leads to some looking back to see if I've accomplished anything worthwhile in the previous decade of my life or in any of the decades of my life.  So I found photos of myself at all those other ages that end in zero. Maybe if I take it a decade at a time it will be easier to see what I've learned? Seriously, whose dog is this? Italy, 1981 Okay, this first one is already breaking the rules as it's not from a milestone birthday. I have two pictures...
Read more