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You can read the first part of this story here.
Shutting the door was just enough to drown out the tortured, shrieking, honking, howling noises Moe was producing from his trumpet. Each note was just as painful as the last. He practiced and practiced until he could hold the “note” longer and longer. And got louder.
He would [...]

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Moe’s birthday dinner

We took Moe out to dinner at Chili’s to celebrate on the actual date of his blessed birth. He was wigged out the whole time because he didn’t want to be late for his band competition. He’s such a nerd. Just like his mama!
I attempted to get a couple pics of him eating but Moe [...]

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The story of a boy and his trumpet

This is a great story and worth preserving.

In the 4th grade, students in our school district begin “Music” glass. Moe signed up for this class and began to play the recorder – a very noble instrument in it’s own right. Then, we moved just a few short months into the school year and arrived in [...]

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Yay pictures – All City Band concert

Yay pictures!
I spent MANY hours in front of my computer – even though the camera turns on I couldn’t get the last couple of shots to download – I kept getting messages that the original file could not be found or was corrupted. But finally, after trying several methods, I was successful in getting the [...]

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My amazing boy

Moe went to the All-Region Band tryouts and was feeling pretty good about his audition. He was SO upset when he discovered he was 1 place position away from making it to the second round of tryouts. This is his first time even trying out and I reminded him that All-Region tryouts include a much [...]

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Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Moe’s school had an assembly for Veteran’s day in the evening and another one during the day on Wednesday. Moe was so excited! Why? Could it be the real! veterans! he told me were coming? Nope.
He had auditioned for and won the part of playing “Taps” as a soloist. He practiced and practiced [...]

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