First Friday

The first week is done.  Thank God.  This has been a very long week.  Today I left my house at 6:30 this morning (after waking up late) and I walked in my door at 11:07 tonight.  It was such a long day.  We had a bit of trouble at marching band tonight with discipline.  Standing up straight and acting like you belong to the group is very difficult to some of the kids.  "I'm hot."  "I'm bored."  "Do we have to play again?"  Yes, it's hot....South Carolina in the summer.  Yes you're bored....you're working at a football game and not walking around with your friends, wow, there's a football game.  Yes we have to play again.....we're the freakin' band and they scored another touchdown, it would be time for the fight song.  I didn't teach elementary school so I wouldn't have to put up with the whining.  We sounded GREAT!!!  Take advantage of that and be proud of those accomplishments.  I heard people in the crowd say that this band was the best sounding band at a football game in years.  I have messages on my phone (which I can't get to because it's acting stupid) from people who were at the game.  I hope to read them soon.  Stupid blackberry.  Well, it's 11:30 and I'm exhausted.  I've spent longer away from my home in the past 48 hrs than I've spent at my home and that includes the hours that I was asleep.  Hopefully, my phone will work soon though and I can get those messages about how amazing the band was tonight.  I am really proud of all of them (especially those rookies who still have to work on discipline).