Payton's Piano Recital

Payton had her Christmas piano recital. Ugh. Piano is a dirty word in our house. She hates it. She rolls her eyes, and stomps her feet, and cries when she has to practice. We take her each week across town and she does fine with the teacher, but as soon we get home, she just shuts down. She says she doesn't understand it, she doesn't remember, you name it, there is an excuse. Anyway, for her recital, she was playing Jolly Old Saint Nic. She barely practiced it, but once she was onstage, she did great. She is lucky that she can perform for others, just not for us. If I didn't think it was so important that she learn piano, we would be done. But, I am going to just have to harass her and harass her every day for the next 5 years or so. Can't wait.