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K1 just started her sophomore year of high school, while K2 is in third grade. Today was the day the high school orchestra and band send groups to the elementary schools to drum up interest in playing a musical instrument; third grade is when kids can choose from violin, viola or cello and fourth they can begin a wind or brass instrument. K1 was the viola component of a quartet, and missed classes today to tour the schools. K2's school was on the list, and I waited to hear how it went, from both perspectives.
The first thing K2 said after school was "K1 did a great job, I don't think she got a single note wrong and she sounded great! Oh, and Anna said that her dress was really pretty."
The first think K1 said when I picked her up from viola lesson was "Out of all the schools we went to, K2's was the nicest, best behaved. They were wonderful!"
Yeah, I've been floating around on a little cloud of happy since then. I know it won't last, but for a few precious hours, my kids had nothing but good things to say about each other. I will happily take it.
Did anything make you smile today?
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