The Beginnings of the Lasts

Leon got in hot water by not wanting to go where I wanted to after he got off the bus yesterday afternoon.  If you have a meltdown, you get to sit on the steps until you calm the heck down.

Meri sat with him after a bit when he just wasn't calming down much and happened to mention that we wanted to go an early dinner together. She wanted to go to because she was going to be moving out soon.  Not entirely true, but it got him to put things in perspective.  So then she cried with him.

Once they'd gotten their composure and had some alone time on the drive, they met me at Ryan's pub for an early supper.  As luck would have it, Ryan was just going on break as we arrived and he ate with us.  Leon hadn't seen him since Thursday.  Then Meri took off to the school to prepare for her last concert and Leon and I shopped a bit for some summer clothes.  It'll be 80 degrees today! WOOHOO!!!  And since he'd splooged mustard all down his current clothes at dinner, we stopped at a rest area and he changed into his new duds.

 Then we high tailed it to the school too.  They had an art show in the cafeteria displaying artwork from kindergarten through 12th grade.  Leon had two things!  Here they are.

The concert went well.  Meri wasn't very proud of a bulk of the concert band stuff, but whatever...  I wanted to see her in concert one last time.  Wouldn't miss it!  I THINK they perform as a concert band again tomorrow morning and in a marching band on Friday.  Working it into my schedule now...

Leon was a booger and had to go use the restroom three times during the concert...  REALLY?!!!  

The concert band played a medley from Star Wars and Leon recognized the Emperial March so they can't have been ALL that bad!  Plus the director used a lightsaber to direct the last Star Wars theme.  Too cool!  Meri was in charge of it until he needed it.

The seniors in Jazz band all wore the glitzy bowties and belt thingys.  Pretty snazzy!  

And there were only the 4 girls that were seniors!  I thought there were more.

 

And the biggest surprise of the evening (Meri insists she told us and she probably did) was that Meri FINALLY did a solo in a new Jazz tune they did!  It was so great!!!  First and last jazz solo...

 I've got it recorded and will get it uploaded to Youtube some time soon.

 

LAST jazz performance...

 

and there were tears...

Leon climbed up on stage and then accompanied Meri behind the scenes for a bit.  

 

 

We went out for ice cream. 

And got home around 10.

 I let Leon sleep in a little and drove him to school this morning rather than getting on the bus at a way early time.  

 

Poor kid.  He got his backpack stuck in the door on his way in... 

 It's going to be a rough day for him...

It's going to be harder for him when Meri isn't around to have fun with too...