A few weeks ago, I was making my bed because it was the first of the month, or putting up laundry in my room that had been in a very neat pile on my floor for days. The kids were probably doing something very kind and sweet like picking up wet towels off their floor, or squeezing all the toothpaste out of the tubes and watching it ooze and then painting the sink with it or something like that. Whatever. But I heard Lucy singing along to her radio. And when being ignored, she can really sing and it's pretty good! Dear Lord, is that vibrato I hear on her little 6-year-old voice!? It's so sweet. When she knows you're paying attention to her, however, she forces it, it's all nasally and annoying like all of her little Disney role models. And her hand goes on her hip like she's miss thing. And she ruins it all. Hannah Montana sings what? I'm just sayin.
So, after the football gig, I realized I had to get Lucy signed up for some extracurricular activity and ruin her reputation too. And although girls can do anything a boy can do. And Lucy could totally dominate in flag AND tackle football - I considered it because then I'd only have to do one practice and game a week, and when you've got two kids going, I'm practically carpooling. But I got all crazy and asked Lucy what she wanted to do. We pondered, together. Hmmmm. HMMMMMM. And then I thought maybe I should help with some suggestions.
"You know, Lucy, I heard you the other day singing in your room. And you have a very pretty voice. Maybe you could do choir or singing lessons!"
She thought about it. We talked about other lessons: dance, art classes, pottery. She even brought up gymnastics.
"Oh, baby. Yeah, about that. You're too tall for that."
"I'm only 6!"
"Yeah, I know. Get used to it."
We looked online for stuff here in the Big O. And she thought about it for a while, and then,
"Mom, if I'm such a good singer, then why do I need lessons?"
Good point. So, we signed her up for dance.
That's how I roll.
Lucy is sharp! If she is the next Hannah Montana--you'll be set for life:) That's still a nightmare!