Saturday morning means sleeping in, reading the paper, and revelling in the rays of laziness. Unless your son has music lessons at 8:45 a.m.
I sit in the music studio, editing my humour manuscript for the 16th time. It’s ceased to be funny.
Will’s private lesson ends, mere minutes before Vivian’s parented music lesson begins.
Will’s teacher, who’s become a friend of mine, walks out with him. She tells me what he’s working on.
“He needs to stop taking coffee breaks in the middle of songs,” she says. “Right, Will?”
Will smiles.
Coffee breaks is her way of saying “adding phantom rests in the middle of a song.”
She continues, “Except you said your mom doesn’t drink coffee, right Will?”
Will nods.
His teacher prompted him. “So what did you suggest we call the coffee breaks?” she asked.
“Wine breaks,” Will answered.
That’s you musical tip for the day: no wine breaks in the middle of songs. So much for my plans for a quiet evening listening to Christmas carols…
What’s your drink of choice over the ho-ho-holiday season?
Do you say “cheers” or something else?
Sounds about right. I too don’t drink much coffee, but wine is always welcome in these parts 🙂 🙂
Cheers!
We say “Salute!” It sounds classy.
Bien sur…
Your son sounds like my kind of kid!
He has a good memory…
Hmmm, given that I’m drinking a Malbec while reading this… 🙂
I mean “sipping.”
Ha!
Isn’t it comforting to know how closely your kids keep tabs on your habits? My kids do the same. They’re teens now but when they were younger, they’d be more than happy to share that info willy-nilly.
When I used to smoke “occasionally,” I’d hide it by going outside to barbeque and place the grill in the back of the backyard. My kids caught on once they looked out the window and noticed smoke coming from me, not the grill. I felt like an awesome role-model. 🙁
I’ve now quit smoking and just do the daily glass of red. It’s good for my heart.
Love it. We have to choose our follies well.
Busted! Hahaha!! I have upped my intake of hot chocolate! I found an amazing concoction from William and Sonoma, a gift from a friend last year. Still good to the last drop. Liquid chocolate….yum….
That sounds like paradise in a cup.
I love it!
Silly goose. You know, it’s always Canada Dry Ginger Ale for me.
Like me, it’s not too sweet. 😉
Canada Dry, which in now owned by Coca Cola I believe!
As long as they don’t screw with the fabulous taste, I don’t care who owns it. 😉
Baileys, which I am drinking right now. But you already knew that, right?
Yup. When I meet you IRL, I’m bringing you a bottle.
AWESOME! Kids, everyone should have a few 😉
I don’t drink. I still can follow, right?
In Italy we say “Salute!”, and now that I think of it, it’s the same thing we say when someone sneezes. Weird enough.
Hahaha. I’ll drink to that.
I love the comments kid come out with!
I have awarded you the ‘Very Inspiring Blog’ award – more details over at mine. 🙂
Red wine is one of my faves, as long as it isn’t Pinot Noir. I’m also open to a nice scotch. But when I finally get to meet Liz in person, it’ll be Baileys for sure!
Kids are so observant. I once took my 2 year old into the liquor store (I know, first mistake) When I asked the store clerk where my favorite tequila was at my lovable two year old points to a display on the floor and says, “There it is right there daddy.”
Wine breaks are fine. It’s the “whine” you want a break from. Wishing you and yours a happy holiday.
Bourbon and coke….i don’t say anything…i might spill some….
Egg nog for sure!
Ha! I love this, both as a parent and a former piano teacher! And kids really don’t miss a thing, do they? A while back, when I was less careful about being on the computer when the kids were home, I was having lunch at the table for a change (instead of in front of my laptop). My oldest said, “No, mommy. You need to eat in front of the computer.”
I came over to your blog from Renee Schuls-Jacobsen’s #WednesdayWarriorWomen tweet. Glad I did!