A Long December...

It's been a crazy December for Noa, as they navigate applying to high schools while finishing all their end of year activities. On Friday we had a family interview for Georgetown Day, Saturday Noa had DCYOP's final rehearsal before the concert followed by Burke's open house, and then on Sunday we dropped Noa off at sound check for the DCYOP concert so that Allen and I could attend Maret's open house before joining Mom Mom and Grandpa Don for the concert.

After a few days reprieve we had Noa's Sheridan concert, which included Noa accompanying the rest of their class on the viola in Ain't No Mountain High Enough and them singing the Peace the Whole Word Over song with the honor choir, after which they were dismissed for Winter Break, which for Nora will involve their Sidwell math assessment, their Maret interview, and finishing up a few more private school applications before they start working on their Duke Ellington one...