Disappointment

The first major disappointment of the year happened on the 6^th.  MAC found out that she did not audition into the women’s choir.  Auditions were held on the 4^th and she didn’t check the list until the 6^th when she had chorus class.

It was a great disappointment for her and she didn’t even go into class that day because she felt if she wasn’t good enough for the women’s choir, she didn’t want to go somewhere that she wasn’t wanted.  It took us the whole weekend to convince her that she had a lovely voice and that she should continue to sing.

 We didn’t quite understand why she didn’t make it and I sent off an e-mail to the director on Friday to which I received the following answer on Monday:

With regrards to MAC not being selected for our women's choir:  I can tell you that, although she has a big, Broadway type voice, that is not the refined, controlled type of voice I was looking for to add to an ensemble which performs mostly classical choral repertoire.  

We didn’t quite understand why she didn’t make it and I sent off an e-mail to the director on Friday to which I received the following answer on Monday:

She felt that everyone else who auditioned got in and felt very aggrieved until she found out that the school’s anime club met on Thursday’s too.

When she got picked up from Anime club last week she was very excited and said, “I’ve Found my PEOPLE!”

Hallelujah

Well here we are almost done with the second week of school.  MAC has tried out for the Choralaries (women’s chorus) and has asked that I contact the Anime Club sponsor to see when they meet.  She has made it through six days without needing her stress pass and being able to sit in the cafeteria during lunch.

I have been very proud of her remembering to put her house key in the same pocket, being able to put her hands on the $100 graphing calculator when I have asked to see it, and waking up when I ask.  We have reverted back to her asking for an extra 5 minutes (I’m her personal snooze button) which I usually give her.

She has changed girls groups and is now in the high school group which meets on Wednesday evenings.  Most of the girls from the Middle School group moved with her but it seems as if all of the parents are getting tired of a 5:30 group that doesn’t start until 6:05.  Hubby has been wondering if we need to change practices, I’m not sure…

Life hasn’t quite fallen into a pattern yet but it is getting there.