Mom made the kids down some straightening up in the morning. The evening was taken up with church related activities. Mom had volunteered to usher for the early (kids) worship which meant I got to be an usher. Corwin had several speaking parts and did very well, with clear diction, proper pronunciation, and only a moderate amount of rapidity. Mom had made him practice before hand, especially on the “it’s not about getting through as fast as you can, but communicating with the audience” concept. Corwin also played violin during the offering for the early and main services, so he got to stay behind while I took the younger ones back to the house.
The best part of the evening for me was having Corwin ask if we couldn’t open just a few presents and then holding him in front of the pile and saying “Look, Corwin, at all those presents, none of which you can open”. Corwin didn’t find this nearly as fun as I did.
P.S. A local TV news channel was there and both Corwin and Alice managed to get on local TV. Alice just for a brief glimpse but Corwin was featured because of his superior reading skills. Several people noticed him, which means he used up one or two of his fifteen minutes.