Music and Friends

(Forrest, Mr. Wright-Principal, Sofia and Cristal)

Last night Sofia debuted her composition at the Middle School Piano Recital at Harry Stone. It was a very nice recital and Sofia played three songs, including a duet with her friend Blanca and another with the piano teacher Mr. Brown. At a prior recital she aparently told Ricardo that she wanted flowers like some of the other girls have gotten after playing, so we brought her these roses. She didn't seem that enthusiastic about them, maybe she got over that! Anyway, I loved how she played, although being the expert she of course found fault with her performance...

I'm so happy for her that she loves piano so much, it seems like such a wonderful outlet to have. Even though we really didn't have room for a piano in the house, we managed to carve out a space in her room for the piano--thank goodness it's not in the living room because she's ALWAYS on the piano. In fact I know she's awake because I can hear the piano, and then know when she falls asleep because the piano stops...

This is Sofia's last year at Harry Stone--it will be my 12th year as a parent there!! She's already working on her application to the Talented and Gifted (TAG) High School, which is due in February. We should know by March or April, that's when Hannah found out and I remember that it's nerve-wracking to wait for that response!!! This year it's going to be very competitive because TAG was named the best high school in the NATION last year by Newsweek magazine. Yikes...