<p>Here’s the latest update to our itinerary. Now that S1 is seeing his sister’s road in the professional ballet world he’s realized he needs to put more effort into his academics. He’s decided to be a FreshMore next year rather than continuing with homeschool. He said, “An orchestral musician has to have a degree. I have to go to college. I’ll be miserable if I don’t.” I replied, “You can still homeschool and get into to college.” He countered, “Really Mom, I don’t have the discipline.” So he’ll be doing his freshman year again. One of the positives is that he’ll have an additional year of all state. The path is going well. He’s outgrown his double horn and needs a better/newer one. His teacher is marvelous and he’s enjoying all of his other music classes at the high school. He made states after practicing a total of 2 wks. We were a bit dense on the whole getting the sheet music thing but will be better prepared next time and he’ll get a better chair. Summer programs have been very good and he’s learned a lot. He’s joined the state’s horn guild. We’re still looking for a youth orchestra within an hour’s drive. I know we may have to drive further at some point. Biggest challenge right now is getting a new horn and choosing college sweatshirts. I re-read the previous posts. If you have anything more to add please do.</p>