We are so immersed here

Photo of the last day of music class with my Level 3 students. Group hug!

I thought I would give you a time line of recent teaching current events:

Saturday May 2nd: I played and "auditioned" to be the 4th quartet player for Magic Strings. Any weddings or gigs that come our way, I'm part of the quartet!

Thursday May 14th: last day of music for my school!

Tuesday May 19th: I heard through the grapevine that the music teacher at Parker school down the street from our house was moving to the mainland.

Wednesday May 20th: I dropped off a resume seeking a 1 day music teaching position. (The goal being 1 day at Waimea Country School and 1 day at Parker School)

Thursday May 21: I get an e-mail from a wonderful teacher creating a home school coop group class requesting a weekly music class with me this upcoming year. I mention the idea of getting some keyboards to do a group piano class.

Thursday May 27: I get an e-mail from another great home school coop group down in North Kohala. I told them if they could like up 7 home schooled students for me to teach back to back I would drive the 30 minute commute and teach them. It's all lined up. I start next week.

Tonight May 28th: Alex and I are invited to the special pre opening test run of a great new trendy Japanese restaurant Fujimama's. (I teach the owner's daughter) While at dinner I bumped into several Parker school mom's. They said "Just so you know, the buzz around all the families is that you are lined up to teach at Parker school. I mean come on! The spot was almost designed for YOU that it's just expected!"

I joke with these moms "Between private lessons, home school music coop lessons, the symphony, the weddings and gigs, and now potentially being the music teacher for 2 school districts, this only pushes me further and further away from EVER having the time for children. You do realize this right?"

I did an official private lesson student head count. I'm now at 71 private students. I have 3 more lined up to start in August when they get back from the mainland for summer vacation. That's 74 private students folks.

Alex and I are so incredibly immersed in this community. I'm sorry to all our family and friends in Seattle. We are not going ANYWHERE anytime soon. But we are having quite a journey!

And as we were going to sleep I told Alex "I'm working extermely hard right now. But one day Alex, I want multiple numerous children of my own". He replied "Oh boy!" The big joke being somebody asked me the other day "And how many children do you have?" and I said "Umm 71"?