Band Colors

It's Tuesday!  Including today, I only have 3 more days of work, then I am off for 10 days!  Whoo-hoo! 

Last night I did two things, go to the Band Booster Meeting and wash dishes at 10:30 pm.  That made for kind of a late night, but that's okay.  I slept until 4:30 or so this morning. 

We are gearing up for band camp, which is my favorite week in the summer.  The seniors pick shirt colors for each class to wear.  So this year, the Freshman have to wear Orange Barrel Orange.  The Juniors have to wear Iridescent.  Iridescent?  What the Heck?  Well, one of the seniors was nice and gave the Juniors iridescent puffy paint, or something.  They have to be creative with their shirts.  It is really fun.  Last year they put on a fashion show.

This is what I think iridescent is.  Pretty, huh?

Today we need to go find those color shirts.  Actually Foxy told Son he would borrow an orange vest from work, if he could.  Son said he'd wear it.  Tonight we are not doing much, so I will get out in the garden and snap pictures, pick some of the harvest and weed.

Have a great day!

PINT...This one time at band camp...

It's Tuesday!  Time for our favorite game, Post It Note Tuesday!

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Weekend Update August 7 - 8

I have four words for this weekend...Tired from Band Camp!

I had a great time.  I loved the whole 3 days I was there, but boy am I pooped!

I went out Thursday evening around 8 PM and listened to them do their first set.  They are doing songs by the band Journey; Anyway You Want It, Open Arms, and Don't Stop Believin'.  They are a great group of kids, the directors and drill team advisor, the Band Booster president, and all the parents that helped.

To be honest, I am the only parent who was out there all weekend, so I may be the one in charge in a couple of years.  Ms. Prez's daughter is a junior this year, so she will want to be out of it by next year or so.  I have at least five years (if Son stays with it, which I think he will) to go. 

The camp is so structured that it is pretty easy to do.  I think my favorite part was that my daughter would come over to where I worked with snowcones during free time and spend time with me.  I helped Son with his music while everyone else was marching (he is now in Pit because the doctor's won't let him march yet and he is too far behind.  But the Ms. Director was impressed with his playing.  He is trying to make plans for getting more kids in the Pit and having a Pit mascot and such.

Here are some pictures to enjoy.

The girl in the white t-shirt between to two people in orange is Daughter.  The Drill Advisor and the director's kept commenting on how she had improved so much in her marching and not getting into all the drama the other kids would cause.  She is showing real signs of being a true leader for the Drill team in the future.

This is Son on the xylophone.  He practiced a lot with the flutes and clarinets.  He plays a lot of melody and really got into it.  He really did like it and loved being there.  He liked that his father came out every night and slept in the cabin with all 18 of the 8th grade boys.  

Here's a run down of how this band has grown.

Seniors - 5

Juniors - 7

Sophomores - 11

Freshman - 18

8th Graders - 23

 The band is starting to grow by leaps and bounds.  

This is another picture of Friday evening on the field.  The drill team had themes every night.  Thursday night they had tie-dye shirts, Friday was Hawaiian night, and Saturday night they all wore sundresses.   It was nice to see them uniformed and a little more together.  Sometimes the girls don't mesh well together, but each group practiced in sectionals in the afternoon and it was wonderful to hear how far they came.  The first public performance is August 22nd for Hornet Day.  That is when all the fall sports/band will be introduced to the public.  It's a lot of fun.

So how was your weekend? 

Remember that time at band camp when....and Glee

SPOILER ALERT!

If you haven't seen GLEE, then don't read the first paragraph! 

Can I just say that I loved GLEE, except for Quinn's song with all the pregnant teens dancing.  Did not care for that at all.  Just my preference, I guess.  I loved her first solo, so it's not her voice.  I think it was just the song.  My kids kept asking if it was possible for pregnant women to dance like that.  I told them that it was, just weird.  LOL.  My favorite and most appalling part was Audio Adrenaline egging Rachel!  I sat up and was like "Oh My Gosh!"  Then was disappointed when Jesse also egged her.

 (Son is on the end with the drum.)

Last night, I went to a marching band meeting for new marchers.  I had been to last year's meeting, but because Son is also going to join the band, my attendance was required.  What it really did was give me a chance to pay for camp and sign up for helping out. 

I am all for helping out.  There are going to be about seventy kids in our marching band, which is really exciting.  My main focus is on band camp and snacks.  We were informed that we are getting a chance to help out with a new concession stand during football games.  That is nice and all, but I want to watch the band and football game.  So I won't participate in that.  I will go anywhere and everywhere with the band.  There is even a need to have several people with big trucks that will be able to pull the band trailer.  I told Foxy last night that he could get a new truck if that meant getting in to the football games for free and it has to be a lifetime thing.  I will do that forever.  He is thinking about it.  He thinks we should only help until Son is graduated.  So we are in negotiations on that. 


I love going to band camp.  Last year was my first experience.  I love going, watching the band build formations and learning everything.  I am so into music that it is really neat to see it go from "Ground Zero" to full blown marching. Now that Daughter (who made Drill Team) and Son (who tries out for Drumline next week), will be there.  All the more reason.  I am there for the kids.  Last year, I got to know Spike because I helped him take care of his ingrown toenail.  Gross, yes, but he's a cool kid.  His mom and I hit it off and help each other out.

Band camp is in August.  I got signed up, but I am not spending the night on Friday night. Someone got to the sheet for that before me.  I also talked Foxy in to spending the nights.  They always need dads to help out.  I promised him that all he needed to do was get there at 11 pm, sleep, and he could leave at 7 am.   But I also signed up to get drinks for 70+ kids at the first game.  So exciting!  Now I have to get both Foxy and I fingerprinted so that we can volunteer and then he will also be ready when it's time for Son to go to Washington DC next spring.