prepare

dancing to walking on sunshine

Alexander's school concert was on tonight. He had been practicing and was very excited. A late start at school and a big audience was daunting for all of us. One for the boy on stage and the other for the two little ones in the audience.

Let's start by saying we saw the whole production - no tantrums no issues. Alexander was really good and had a great time.

How - we were prepared - which is new for us. We started getting ready early - really early. We had to be at school at 7pm but we ate dinner at 5. Everyone was dressed and ready well before 6. My bag was packed with treats and drinks and anything to distract/keep quiet Benji and Spencer. We arrived early which meant we got great parks. I had bought tickets early so we had dress circle seats. Arriving early, we had a choice of seats and we chose them with easy access to the door and a good view - in the front row. The hall was fairly empty when we sat down, so the boys entered easily and without issue. We sat and all enjoyed the show.

This is so far from our normal it is not funny. Normally we are running looking for things, yelling, chasing, shoving food in, late - basically unprepared. Experiencing the difference today means we are going to make time to be prepared.