Picky Patty

A couple of months ago Little Lady came home from school disappointed.  The music teacher had asked each child to put down their request for their 3rd grade musical.  Little Lady had wanted a singing part.  She sang for her teacher, but was given lines to say instead.  She thought maybe she didn't sing well enough, but she was a little sad.  A couple weeks later her teacher mentioned that she had sent home Little Lady's lines with her, because Little Lady was feeling a little overwhelmed by needing to memorize so many lines.  I thought it was a bit odd, but I didn't really think much of it, because Little Lady can be a bit dramatic in the area of perfection, and she didn't ever really want to go over the lines at home.  She mentioned a time or two that she had more lines than most of the other kids to learn, but it didn't really connect in my brain.  We show up to the 3rd grade musical, and as I'm watching, it occurs to me that Little Lady is essentially the lead.  She was in every scene and she's even the only person in the whole thing who has a name.  What?!

At one point, Little Guy exclaimed, "That's Emma!  Great job, Emma!"  Everyone in the bleachers got a kick out of Little Lady's fan club.

Picky Patty was awesome!  She had expression in all of her lines, and she remembered them all.  We're so proud of her.  I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see her on stage.