Monday night was the first I'd heard of it -- my 10-year-old isn't particularly *ahem* organized, so when he thrust the fuck-me-in-the-eyes orange document into my hands, I wondered if I hadn't asked him to clean out his backpack, if I'd have been given any notice whatsoever.
We're working on his organizational skills.
Anyway, Monday night I learned that we'd been cordially invited to his school for his fifth grade musical.
First I'd heard of any musical whatsoever. But that's fine -- we got the information in time.
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