Christmas programs and new carpet

It's been a whirlwind few weeks at the house. We've crammed in a couple of home improvement projects with normal this-time-of-year projects (meat processing, Christmas cookie baking but thankfully not at the exact same time, Christmas decorating) and we haven't had a lot of time to slow down.  Last weekend, we painted Will's room because we knew we were getting new carpet.  This weekend, we had to move all of the "knick-knacks" out of the rooms before the new carpet arrived.  The carpet installers were moving all of the big pieces of furniture so the knick-knack job didn't seem like it would be too difficult.  News flash: we have way too many knick-knacks (looking at you kiddos).  The house is finally getting back into order and the new carpet is so clean and so very soft, it's like walking on a floor of marshmallows... not that I've ever done that but it seems to be a fitting metaphor.   

 

Pictures of carpet for the grandparents and other interested parties

This room will never look this clean again.

 

Last night, Will had his second-grade Christmas program. I think it's been well-documented here that my son is not a big fan of singing in public.  Or standing on a stage.  Or wearing clothes that aren't sports-related.  But he put on a happy face and off we went. 

I took this picture after the program.  He hopped back up on the stage mostly willingly and smiled.  Smiling because it's all done.

Will's class, along with the other second grades sang a medley of Christmas tunes and showed off their rhythm by clapping giant plastic plates together in unison to the beat of the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies.  This performance got Reina's attention and you would've thought she was at Rockefeller Center with her enthusiastic clapping and cheering when it was done.  Will commented after the performance that it was a dangerous song and he "literally almost got my head chopped off" by the whooshing plates.  Now that would've been some Christmas program. 

Reasons why Mom needs a telephoto lens.

The program was cute and I left feeling like I always do after one of those performances.  However much his teacher and music teacher make is surely not enough.