Every year for the past five, since Calvin joined the Boychoir, we've seen the performance at the Henry Ford Tree Lighting ceremony, always the Monday before Thanksgiving, as a kick-off, both for the musician's completely insane holiday performance schedule, and for the Christmas season itself.
So...let the season begin!
After only two days at home, Calvin is again away from home. Instead of true camp this time, though, he is off with his choir enjoying a short three day retreat to start the year off right. I remember the first year I dropped him off for this event. He'd never been away from home and I was petrified, but the minute we arrived he was at ease and I went home only slightly nervous for those two nights and three days. Now it's not only old hat, it's like no time away at all compared to Blue Lake. We've come so far since then.
So with Calvin gone I'm doing the tedious, but exciting, work of planning school for the year. Thankfully I have pictures from the Boychoir director to supplement my own boring ones.
From me...
From camp...
At the Holiday Pops Christmas Concert last December we noticed an ad in the program for a Night with The Music of Harry Potter, a concert offering from the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. It sounded good to us so I made a mental note to look into tickets. Thankfully, I forgot to put that task in my journal, because a month or so later we were told that the Boychoir would be performing in said Harry Potter concert, no ticket for the singer necessary. So while Jon and I procured tickets, Calvin procured music and a magical frog (you can't sing in the Hogwarts Frog Choir with one, after all).
The night started with fun in the lobby, which Calvin got to participate in (including his very first selfie as part of the baffling Horcrux search) before ducking backstage for his Frog Choir debut. We were able to keep him away from the prying eyes of the Ministry and out of Azcaban, so I think we did a good job of wizarding.
Monday, November 19, 2018
