Piano... but no band!

My Aunt Patty gave me her old piano a year and a half ago. I love having it! I use it all the time to figure out what chord songs are in, to aid in transposing charts, checking chart accuracy, writing, etc... I do not "play" exactly, but I am self taught well enough to do what I need to do. I would love to take lessons to improve and I actually have been doing some research. Jeremiah, my youngest, is a very musical child. He can not sit still if he hears music. We say all the time that it runs through his veins. Even if he doesn't realize there is music playing, he is going to tap his foot, dance, sing or hum along. He is constantly sitting at the piano... tinkering with the keys, trying to figure it out. So, I thought I would look into enrolling him in piano lessons. I gathered my information and the other day after picking him up from school I talked to him about it... here is how it went,

"Jeremiah, would you like to take piano lessons?"
"NO!" Without hesitation he reactively said.
"Why not? It would just be you and me in the room with your teacher... no one else."

You see Jeremiah is extremely introverted, no non-sense, matter of fact and a very deep thinking kid... and he hates attention.

"No one else would be in there?"
"Nope"
"What is the teacher's name?"
"Piper"
"Is she old or young?"
"Young"
"Is she nice?"
"I think so."
"Is she pretty?"
"I guess so."
"What does she look like?"
"I can show you a picture of her on her website, when we get home."
"How long do I go to class?"
"Half an hour, once a week... and then you practice at home."

Looooooong pause...

"Well, let me think about it..."
"Ok, you think about it."

Fifteen or twenty minutes passes and it's total silence. I could see him in the back seat... very deep in thought. He finally responds...

"Ok, mom... I want to take piano lessons... But I am NOT playing in a band!"

I busted out laughing!! I said, "Well, ok then... and I won't FORCE you to play in a band."

The way this little kid thinks, cracks me up!!

Now that he has decided he wants to do it, he is so excited about it! He can't wait to start, and he has been telling everyone, "Guess what? I am going to take piano lessons, soon!!" I just love that kid!!