Music for Minds

Terrific Tabitha.
Today she sings with her choir at the mall at noon. Pip and I will attend.
Snow today! This morning I trotted out to run with Fernando through the seep snow. All was fine except the sidewalks were not plowed and the snow too deep to run through in my shoes as my feet freeze up too much and yet the road had salt on it which burns Nando's paws. We survived, cutting our forest run out as the snow was simply too deep.  Then I shoveled the driveway--all this before dawn. Fernando didn't seem like himself this morning--no enthusiasm. Sure enough, diarrhea as soon as we got home. He snuck into the garbage in the garage last night and ate some ancient roast beef--I could not pry it from his jaws and had to leave so I let him have it. Mistake. Today I am keeping him in his kennel run inside to recoup and save me the chore of massive cleanups.
Yesterday I took the girls skating on the pond down the street. It is am amazing pond, surrounded by mountains. SOmeone had shoveled a path all around the circumfrence. It was a most amazing place to be. The down side was that Pip tantrumed--her helmet and skates were too tight and hurt (NOT). Mist's skates were also too tight even though she'd skated in them the day before. At least Tabs, Mick (Tabs friend) and I managed a quick skate while the complainers waited in the van.
Last night I took the gals out to buy new skates and helmets but Pip fell asleep in the van and Mist couldn't find her size. However, the Tabs lucked out and purchased new hockey skates and a helmet. The helmet said it fit 2-five year olds! Yet it fit Tabs fine. Man, just how big are some kids heads???
Mist has decided she wants to try figure skating in the new year. I'll see if I can find her a class. I've become more rigid about their piano practice time: 1/2 h each week day no matter what. They are both very talented and musically gifted so I believe if nothing else, I can influence their musical abilities. They will be accomplished whether they like it on not! Dance is rather disappointing because you either go the professional ballerina route with 2 h lessons/week and exams or are out of the loop. And seriously, I don't want my girls to be professional dancers--they make no money even when they're at the top of their game.  I am disappointed in the Canadian School of Ballet. Their classes are weak unless you prescribe to the professional route. Yet, the girls refuse switch schools. So far I have listened to them. But next year--I may switch them anyway.
Music is different, you can become accomplished without such fierce competition. Mist really impresses me. Because she's had experience playing so many different instruments, she often downloads music off the internet and rewrites it for the piano to try out.
As for me? My thirst for fun and adventure may lead me to take an improv class in the new year. I love being on stage: singing, dancing, acting. I think it would be a fun place to go each week. And no home work!