Dear reader, this drink is my new Mr. Darcy. It's filled with shaved ice, coconut milk, bits of mango and other fruit, red jelly blobs, and strips of green things. In short, it's brilliant!
A word of advice: don't order it for lunch if, prior to that engagement, you happened to go for a bike ride and missed eating breakfast...your mauling of the concoction will no doubt alarm the other diners.
At any rate, if there is one question I receive most often regarding this blog, it is something to do with my philosophy on raising musical children. In case you haven't noticed, I haven't exactly rushed to dedicate a post to this topic.
That's because I just know it will end up confusing the living daylights out of all of us. I myself will read it and probably decide to run off and join the circus.
I'm joking, sort of, and one day I do hope to distill the stringently outlined achievements we intend to crown ourselves with on our pathway to musical nirvana. They're sure to be around here somewhere.
But if you are contemplating music lessons for your children, here is one thing I can recommend without reserve: get a friend. No, not for your darling angels. They'll be fine. Get a friend for you.
Make friends with another parent who is nutty enough to be on the same fantastic voyage. One who will sit down with you over troughs of vermicelli rice noodles, peanuts, shrimp, and fish sauce. And while you are shovelling that into your mouths along with a veritable jungle of lettuce, cilantro, and mint, laugh your heads off about how crazy it all is. Listen with empathy as you share the concerns of balancing schedules, guiding children, and dealing with teachers. Take a deep breath, see things more clearly, feel encouraged by the solidarity of someone who is in this thing with you.
Of all the things I could tell you about taking a musical journey with your children, I'm pretty sure this is one of the most important.
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p.s. Dear reader, it could be I will take a little break here for the next several days. Life seems extra busy and I'm feeling the need to catch up, or at least to not fall further behind. I have so enjoyed your comments and emails lately, and I don't know what it is about seeing someone has "liked" me on Facebook, but it feels as if a secret valentine just arrived on my doorstep.
Thank you for coming here to visit, thank you for taking the time to say hello. It truly feels like a tea party with dear friends, and I hope to see you all again very soon. xoxo