Brandon came home today with a back pack full of stuff. It was his last full day of school. I sifted through his back pack and pulled out a “Perfect Attendance” award. In addition to a certificate, he received a watch. It’s nice! It is a timing-type watch, that looks like I could wear it for a run and keep track of lap times, etc. He wants to wear it camping. And he wears it on his right wrist. Weird. I’m a lefty, too, but when I wear a watch, it’s on my left wrist. Then, there was a big workbook that looked pretty empty. I asked him why it was brought home. He said, “Oh, that’s for Peyton. Because Mrs. D thinks it’s too easy for me, and that maybe Peyton can do it.” He had to repeat it to me that it was “too easy” for him. Finally, Brandon’s got jokes. He told us one, “What kind of pictures do turtles take?” “Shelfies.” Then, he said, “What do you call the hippo who called the other hippo fat?” “Hippo-critical.” I asked him if he knew what hypocritical was, or if he knew what critical was. He had no clue, but he delivered the joke well. I’m not good telling jokes, and I probably messed up the retelling of this one. But, he did well. We just had to explain to him what those words meant.
We are meeting with the new piano teacher on Thursday evening. For that, I decided to review what Peyton learned in piano class. I wanted to give her confidence going into the meeting, and of course, she wants Brandon to go first. Brandon has no idea what he’s in for, but hopefully he goes with the flow like he normally does. Peyton started off a bit slower, but she was able to practice her hand position, knowing the keys, and also the music theory that she’d learned. I’m looking forward to them starting!
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