Oh. HEYALL NO.

Today? Today I met. THATBOY.

Oh yes. Yes indeed. See, The Girl had her last call back for the talent show and wanted me there for ‘good luck’ so I went over about lunch time. And for those playing at home, you know that this boy has been sitting with her at lunch time. SO! I nudge her and ask where he is, and she can’t find him, and then THERE he comes, just sauntering up and says “I was behind you the whole time.” And then proceeds to introduce himself to me, and make a point of talking with me for a while, as he hovered over TheGirl and watched her eat.

[it was kinda cute. but for the fact that he’s THATBOY and sniffin around my daughter!]

So, he waved and wished her luck for her tryout and ran off with the boys. I, being the FABULOUS mum that I am? Snuck a picture of him on my cell phone while I was pretending to “check for messages” from Auntie Ladybug. Since it was the phone, it’s not the best picture – but well, Red Hair, Freckles, Glasses, skinny goofy band geeky kid.

So I called Uncle Bubba – who has red hair, freckles, glasses, and was a goofy kid minus the band, and also happens to be one of my exs and well. I yelled at him. For surely. it is ALL HIS FAULT. Cuz clearly he like, instilled the like of goofy redheads with freckles in my dna and it thus passed down to my daughter. or something. *L* He called and promptly GROUNDED the GIRL for LIFE.

That’s mah bubba! *grins*

So – AFTER school, she makes sure that the boy isn’t listening and fills me in on the LATEST updates. (Yes. there’s MORE. gah!) Apparently two of THATBOYs friends were talking in her reading class, not realizing she was on the floor reading her book. It went like this.

Boy1: “THATBOY likes TheGirl! THATBOY likes TheGirl!” singsongs.
Boy2: “LIKE likes?”
Boy1: “LIKE likes.”
Boy2: “Which girl?”
Boy1: “The Girl!

At which point my OH so confident daughter popped up her head, grinned and said “Thanks! I needed to know that!” and the boys GASPED and wouldn’t say anything else.

And my neice, Uncle Bubba’s girl? A year older then The Girl – Got caught with a boy in her room. And grounded.
Wonder if we can get bulk pricing on those chastity belts……

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And! The tryout? She was told that it was impressive that she’d come so far, and learned the song that well in just 4 days, but that it wasn’t ready for the talent show (this tuesday). Ms B however did tell her to get the piano accompanyment, and taht she’d be happy to play it with her for a band concert, or for the mini compition for solos and ensembles that the band teacher has the last week of school. So! That was good, if a little disappointing. TheGirl took it really well, and is really pumped up and ready to practice and try for a solo spot at the next concert. *Grin*