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On the 20th of December, Brianna's school held a Winter Celebration Concert ("Christmas Concert" just isn't PC). I was so proud of her for getting up on stage and singing with her classmates. She had been practicing her songs over and over for about 3 weeks beforehand, so I felt like I knew them well enough myself!
Each class had its own presentation, and the older students even did their own version of The Nutcracker (ballet and all)!
Anyway, I felt so badly for Bree when she got on stage... she was the only student without her scarf. I had packed her scarf & mittens in a bag as instructed by her teachers and sent them to school a few days before the show so that they would definitely be there for rehearsals and the show. I hadn't realized that Brianna had worn her scarf home the day before the show, so it was no longer in the bag. I still hadn't clued in when she saw her scarf on her coat hook at home and said, "Here's my scarf, Mom! I was looking everywhere for this!" She says that about everything she comes across, so I just dismissed it. When we pulled up to the church for the concert, she realized that the scarf was still at home and told me she forgot her scarf. I looked at her and told her she was wearing a scarf (she has many scarves and had one on with her coat), so I still didn't clue in.
Once I saw her on stage, it all came rushing back.... the pick scarf I had packed in the bag, around her neck when she left school that day, on her coat hook when she became excited about finding it (she must have been looking for it at school and probably very distressed), and then in her hand as we were leaving for the concert. She must have put it down for some reason before we left the house (I saw it sitting on the stairs when we came home).
I felt AWFUL. How could I have been so dense???? If I had just taken the time to listen, I could have suggested that she use the scarf she had worn to the concert. It didn't matter what colour it was... she just had to wear a scarf & mittens. She didn't even think of it as her teacher called her and her classmates to follow her and prepare for the show.
That's what I get for not paying attention. Sometimes, my 3 year old DOES have something to say, and it takes something like this to happen to make me just stop and listen.
Well, the show was wonderful anyway... and they did sing some traditional Christmas carols (the entire school sang We Wish You A Merry Christmas at the end). She didn't say anything about the scarf, so maybe it wasn't as big of a deal for her as it was for me.
