We did a teaser for the intermediate school kids today, for Sound of Music. Carrie came with me since it was the middle of the day, and the director and vocal director sat with us in the pit in order to watch Carrie. She seemed to have a good time, despite it starting right when her nap should have started.
I think she wants to grow up to be an accompanist like mom. Every time I played she came over and threw in a few extra bass notes. And then she decided she needed a solo and started playing a bit before I started one of the songs. I was a little worried that people would be upset about it, but everyone thought it was hysterical. After everyone left I let Carrie walk around the stage a bit. (Side note: I’m a bit sad about the theater, that’s the stage I performed on in high school, but they’re completely renovating the theater next year so this is the last show that will ever be performed in it. I’m going to be a little weepy at the end of this run…)
When we got home, Carrie fell asleep within a minute of me laying her in the crib – I now know how to completely tire her out: have breakfast, go to open gym, come home, watch Blue’s Clues, play for a bit, have lunch, go to the school, play piano, and wander around getting oohed and aahed over by Mommy’s old teachers. Reading all that, now I know why I’m ready for a nap, too!