Mothering by the Mouthful

what a week!
I know it's monday, and the week is only just begining. But it's been a great one so far. Cole is sick and miserable, but that's okay because this generation has been blessed with this box like thing that has sound and colours and moving people, yes my friends it's t.v all day everyday while he is sick! and it is saving me from throwing him out the window! We do not watch any t.v here, so this is a real treat for him. We've got a stack of videos out of the library for him, but all he wanted to watch today was the classic three little pigs (disney) over and over and over, so i can't get the darn tune out of my nogin "whose afraid of the big bad wolf, the big bad wolf, the big bad wolf, whose afraid of the big bad wolf, tralalalallaallala!"
Well the good news is i just got back from "Richmond Sings" a wonderful night where various richmond choirs sing about two songs each, our choir hosts it and it is a huge fundraiser for children living in poverty in richmond. Would never have guessed that 30% of richmond children live in poverty, but it's all hidden. So sad, so it felt so wonderful to be a part of something so important.
Got to hear the song I recorded on thursday sung by London School choir. Which was lovley. My friend Michael who writes music and teaches choirs and music and band at his school asked me over on thursday. Thursday was a very big accomplishment for me, I learned in 30 minutes a new song, and then recorded sop 1 and alto 1 in the same night! Not my best work but it feels so wonderful to be doing what I love. I love my kidlets, but singing is my outlet, it's my time and it is soooo refreshing to be able to have snippets of it in my life! Can't wait to hear the finished product, he's going to layer the three parts of me singing, and the two parts he recorded and make a choir of it! Pretty neat. Then he'll load it onto his website and in return he'll record a few more songs for me for my website, which hasn't been updated in eons...gotta love the bartering system hey!
Anyways this week is now in full swing, but thankfully because of Cole being sick we are taking a week off! A week off of playdates, and visit's and mom's groups, and everything that doesn't involve home! I LOVE IT! I feel such relief in it already.
Will report back how it went once we get through it!
Cheerio and here's to a week of breathing! A rumba rumba shaaan!