Band/Choir Concert

Living in a small town has it's ups and downs.
Up: the band and choir concert COMBINED lasts only about 1 hour.
Down: the middle school choir is combined with the high school choir and there are only 2 boys in the choir. two middle school boys with voices that aren't deep yet so it might as well be 2 more girls singing alto.
Up: there is always plenty of room to sit down, even at the last minute.
Down: audience manners don't exist, at all, ever. It is an interesting cultural phenomenon in our little town--people will talk all the way through a concert or play and ignore any bad looks thrown their way.
Up: since everyone is noisy I don't get too embarrassed about my toddler making noise.
Down: we have a teeny-tiny high school band with only about 20 people. Almost all are flutes, clarinets and saxophones; there are 2 percussionists and 1 trumpet player. Looks like a weird woodwind ensemble.

Dave asked if we were going to take the video camera to record Jake's beginning band performance. Really? A sixth grade band performance is so pretty, not only do we get to sit through it live, but we want to watch it again later? I forgot the video camera and didn't miss it. I forgot the earplugs...I missed those.

I give thanks to all parents, grandparents and friends that endured my beginning band concerts.

Oh, I almost forgot--my kid had a serious solo all through one song. Go sleigh bells!!