Since Memorial Day 2019, for whatever reason, Jonah became very interested in eagles and tubas. I think the connection happened because of the American flags and the marching band at the Memorial Day activities in our town. But I don't know why these 2 items caught Jonah's attention as compared to a zillion other things that could have caught his attention.
His eagle obsession has been rather easy to accommodate. For his birthday we gave him an eagle birthday cake, eagle book, eagle tshirt and eagle lawn ornament. Throw in a few YouTube videos of eagles and we are good to go!
The tuba obsession has been more of a challenge. Jonah wants a tuba. Please note: no one in the WORLD makes a toy tuba! I found tuba ornaments (this is actually quite a thing. I don't know why?). I found tuba books and tuba tshirts. But no toy tubas.
Now could we have bought him a real tuba. Yes, we probably could have found one somewhere at a reasonable price. However, my practical side told me this obsession might end as quick as it started so why bring a tuba into our life if it might not be useful for long. My practical side also told me that I don't want another bulky useless thing in our house- we already have too much junk that serves no purpose. Plus do I really want to hear 2 boys trying to play the tuba? That sounds like a migraine waiting to happen...
So Christmas came, and Jonah really wanted a tuba. We were very proud of Jonah for how gracefully handled the fact that on Christmas morning there was no tuba.
I'm not going to lie to you- now that his like for tubas is going on 10 months, there have been times I have felt extremely guilty for denying a tuba to this cute little boy who doesn't ask for much in life.
Have I been a mother who missed a moment with her child simply because I didn't feel like being a mom to a tuba besides 5 kids? I don't know the right answer.
We have tried to never over-indulge our kids. We want them to appreciate the simpler things in life and realize that material possessions are not that important. So why then does my heart tug so when Jonah asks for a tuba?
Well, the amazing teachers at our school came to the rescue along with a high school boy who volunteers in the boys' special ed room. This high school boy worked it out with the band teacher for him to bring a tuba to the boys today in school.
Jonah's wish came true! Jonah who has handled his request for a tuba for the past 10 months with unusual patience finally was rewarded. Jonah got to play a tuba! Ben, as the other half of the dynamic duo, got to play the tuba also.
What a fine day it was for these two little boys!
Do I still feel guilty I haven't bought a tuba? Yes. But maybe today taught me a lesson also. Other people are ready and willing to help out with the boys and fill in the gaps that I can't make happen for them. That's pretty neat!
Now enjoy the photos!
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