Today is Jenny’s 37th birthday which makes her older than me again. For the next two months I get to call her the older woman.

Happy Birthday ya old grump!! Don’t forget how much I love you!!!

Along with other 4th and 5th grade students who were chosen to play their recorders, Chris did a great job at the Woodland Elementary chorus concert. The school uses the Recorder Karate program to teach kids to learn to play the recorder while also learning to read music. For each song they complete by playing solo in front of the music teacher, they receive a colored “belt” that they wrap on their recorders. The 5th graders played 5 songs of increasing difficulty with less and less students playing as the songs got harder. Chris played all but one song which is the last song in the program that he hasn’t had a chance to perform in front of the teacher.

Chris playing recorder at Woodland Elementary Chorus Concert from Neil Clements on Vimeo.

Amazingly, Chris made it to his 11th birthday. I told him years ago he would be lucky to make it to 10. So he had a pretty good day and was happy with his presents and cake.