"Oh, fiddlesticks" is a rated-G term of frustration I often use when dealing with the minor daily irritations of life. Last saturday, however, we left the house by 9:00 am to go to a Fiddlesticks concert at Heinz hall in downtown Pittsburgh. Okay...really...it was closer to 9:15 am, but our intent was good. Anyhow this is family friendly concert put on by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra where you show up an hour before the show for crafts, sing-a-longs, dancing, introduction to the instruments (we heard a duet by a cellist and violinist who then talked about their instruments to the kids). It was FANTASTIC. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Ethan spend the first 30 minutes walking around Heinz hall saying "This is FAN-cee." As the boys posed in front of the waterfall, a woman walked by with her cute little daugther all frilled up and said a statement that I seem to hear a lot, "Wow. Three boys. God bless you." I smiled and responded in some generic albeit friendly way, turned to look at my three fellows calmly obeying my call for a regular smiling photo and realized I wouldn't trade a one of them.....most days.
"Oh, fiddlesticks" is a rated-G term of frustration I often use when dealing with the minor daily irritations of life. Last saturday, however, we left the house by 9:00 am to go to a Fiddlesticks concert at Heinz hall in downtown Pittsburgh. Okay...really...it was closer to 9:15 am, but our intent was good. Anyhow this is family friendly concert put on by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra where you show up an hour before the show for crafts, sing-a-longs, dancing, introduction to the instruments (we heard a duet by a cellist and violinist who then talked about their instruments to the kids). It was FANTASTIC. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Ethan spend the first 30 minutes walking around Heinz hall saying "This is FAN-cee." As the boys posed in front of the waterfall, a woman walked by with her cute little daugther all frilled up and said a statement that I seem to hear a lot, "Wow. Three boys. God bless you." I smiled and responded in some generic albeit friendly way, turned to look at my three fellows calmly obeying my call for a regular smiling photo and realized I wouldn't trade a one of them.....most days. 
I wouldn't trade 'em either! DT
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun activity! I'll have to look into that for next year!
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