Date night

Tonight, Laurie had a dance recital.  Dave wanted to sit this one out, but I wanted to go.  I couldn’t go it alone, so I had to take one of the kids.  I chose Brandon because I thought it’d be fun and he would enjoy it.  Turns out, I made the right choice!  We got there about 20 minutes before showtime.  We picked out a rose for our star performer.  Brandon wanted to get her a pink one, so we did.  We saw Laurie on the way in, and Brandon tried to hand his flower to her.  We both told him to give it to her later.  As we walked up through the bleachers, we saw the family there already seat.  Mr. & Mrs C, Scott, Jenny, Bob, Alexa and Wayland and some of Laurie’s other friends.  She had the whole row taken up, and there was a man sitting behind her parents with one open seat on either side of him. The rest of the row behind “Laurie’s” row was taken.  So we went to sit two rows behind her parents, so at least we were in the general area to converse.  As we got up behind the man, he told me the seats were free and he’d move over for us to consolidate.  Brandon asked how we’d get down there.  So I picked him up and plopped him down a row.  Now the challenge was to get myself down one row.  Not so easy in the shoes I was wearing.  Luckily I didn’t make a fool of myself and made it safely.  We said hi to everyone and chatted a bit.  Brandon sat in his own chair behind Scott.  It was a stadium type chair, so he had to be careful and sit properly, which he did.  I told him to look at the stage and asked if he could see it or if Scott was in his way.  He said, “Scott is in my way.”  Haha…so I told him when the show started, he could sit on my lap.  After about 5 minutes, he said, “Why’s the show not starting yet?”  It was still about another 10 minutes to go, so we had fun listening to “Mamma Mia” and other show tunes.  Oh yeah, the theme of this year’s recital was movie songs.  I showed Brandon the program and got really excited – “Life is a highway” from Cars was the second to last song.  Perfect (in more ways than one, which I’ll get to).  Laurie was on first, dancing The discount levitra are available in the market with the cost of two Paranormal Activities! While it’s true that they have renowned professors, some of the classes would be too full – with over 100 students in them. If you are experiencing shedding of hair levitra 60 mg during washing or cleaning, with small development. I explain it in my viagra no prescription http://valsonindia.com/polyester-viscose-staple-viscose/?lang=sq eBook and articles. Other medications that cialis prescription http://valsonindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2013-2014.pdf may lead to low testosterone levels, decreased sperm count and a decreased semen quantity. to “Womanizer”.  Then Brandon hung in for the next 5 numbers; he really liked the belly dancing, even trying to move along with them while on my lap.  Then there was tap and a solo ballerina.  The numbers were just long enough to keep his attention, and he did a good job of being very quiet.  He was even whispering when he had questions.  I could tell he was getting a little restless the second half of the program.  He was starting to fidget more, but for the most part, he sat with his hands folded across his lap (unbelievable) and held onto his toy car.  He did get into the applause, which was a chance for him to get out some energy.  He’d quickly be quiet for the next act.  I had to start counting down songs though, so that’s what I meant that it was great that Life is a Highway was close to the end.  It was something for him to look forward to.  After the performances were over (about 45 minutes), we waited our turn to get down the bleachers.  The older man who had moved over to accomodate us tapped me on the shoulder.  He said, “I just wanted to tell you that I noticed he (pointing to Brandon) was so well-behaved watching the show.  He looked like he was really enjoying it.”  [It was such a great thing for him to say, especially as hard as we are working to make sure we raise a nice, polite young man.]  I told the man Brandon’s age, and he thought about it for a second.  Then he said, “Yeah, he is better behaved than some other kids I know who are much older than he.”  I must admit, Brandon did a great job tonight.  I think he really likes music and performances.  Alexa said we’d have to take him to a musical or two.  I told her I’d give him 5 years before his first one, but I think he’d totally like it.  (Dave wants me to stop encouraging him to be so “happy”.)  It was nice to hang out with Brandon alone; I think he appreciated it, too.  We got home around 930pm; he had already taken a bath before we left.  He tried to ask to read two books, but I had to gently remind him that we stayed out late for something special.  Hopefully the night ends as well as it started.  He’s in bed now, where I hope he will stay all night long.