Wow... I'm a band mom now...

Today was a long and fun day. This morning we went to Kings to get setup for classes. It was a good thing that we sat down last night to get classes figured out. I think if we skipped that step, it would have made this morning very difficult. The last thing I really wanted was for the school to take charge of her classes and not us. We got all the classes that we needed, but I couldn't get her registered as a senior. I did get Yuki into senior classes though. Go figure. We did have Yuki signed up for Earth science, but she has since decided to drop the class because of when she has to take it in the school year, and the fact that she will be learning the subject in English and she really needs it to be in Japanese for her entrance exams next October. I don't think she's too happy about having to drop the class, but I think we will help her study if we can.

This afternoon we took a trip to Dayton to visit the Air force Museum. Will got to lead the tour and gave a little lesson on a vast majority of the planes there. I am always amazed at what he knows and how much he knows. He is really going to be a great teacher. I would have taken pictures of us there, but my camera is out getting fixed for the next month. Boo! I'll work something out.

After the museum we went to the world's first airport in Dayton and looked at the Wright Brother's flight locations. It was a few places that we had never been, and I thought it was really neat. I have to agree with Will, the airplane has to be one of the most significant and important inventions of the 20th century. The world would be so different without it. Heck, I don't think Yuki would be here.

When we were headed home, I got a phone call from Mr Mills the band director at the high school asking if we could come in tonight to talk marching band. We were able to get Yuki into marching band, and she will be playing electric keyboard for the band. I don't know how excited she really is to be in the marching band and playing piano. In the mean time, we'll get her a saxophone and get her some lessons from the jr high band teacher. This way, come winter, she'll be a much better and more confident player and knock the socks off of everyone.

Yuki had her first marching band practice tonight. When one of the section leaders said that band moms were great, I then realized that am I now a band mom. Okay, I may not be one of those band moms, but I'll be pretty darn close. Will and I are so excited for her first performance in about 2 weeks. :-D

The rest of the week will be band practice (which is great for Yuki because she will be meeting students and getting to know them) and getting ready for the first day of school. It's coming so soon - next week! I'm excited!

I just hope that Yuki is as confident at school as she has gotten to be at home and around us. I think she will be just fine.