Since I've been sick, I've stayed out of the schools so I'll reduce my chances of catching something else. However, although I'm not PTA president this year, or a homeroom mom, I have been a Band Mom. Lauren joined the high school marching band, and absolutely loved it. But I had absolutely NO CLUE just how much time and money this was going to take up! First of all, there were two weeks of band camp the first couple weeks of August - and the first week was from 8am-8pm every day! And then we had competitions every Saturday throughout September and October, and football games on Friday nights. Not to mention practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-8 after school. I admired Lauren for giving up so much of her time.

The marching band season ended Friday night, but now Lauren is talking about joining indoor guard and working in the pit (percussion). We'll see how that goes.

Here are a few pictures from band season. Lauren (and the rest of the kids) looked so sharp and professional in their uniforms and were amazing performers. They played in the rain, the cold and the freezing wind. My heart bursted with pride at every competition and football game. Here are just a few pictures of the season: