My lovely bride challenged me early on in our dating to sing her a song. I really didn't know what to do about that at the time feeling self conscious and embarrassed. I certainly was a closet singer when know one was looking but was not sure how to actually do it one on one. I assured her that in time I would do it for her. For several weeks I agonized about how to do this. I had a couple of tunes in mind from either James Taylor or Jimmy Buffett. I don't know if those two enjoy being lumped into my preferences together but somehow I don't think they would mind.
Well, unless I have forgotten totally, James won out and one evening while lounging on the couch, I sang to her. The song I don't exactly remember but I think I can narrow it to just a few. It was liberating and felt so good and maybe a reason she stuck it out with me.
M and her sister P sure knew the value of song. I can't even imagine how many fun songs I have learned since meeting M. Now it is fun to listen to our own household with E always belting out some tune or another. I now freely sing goofy songs while we jog "We're going to the Park" and any other number of generic tunes to which we throw in some words befitting the moment. MHM sometimes as I do, gets tired of some of the singing and says "No singing, no singing!" Too much of a good thing can sometimes be tiresome.
All in all though, it is nice to hear and music being plunked out on the piano or just the humming of a tune in the background. M had a good role model in her siter P and I am sure we both hope songs will gush forth to make P and us happy forever.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Halloween 09
With a very dreary late September and most of October, we were grateful for a dry though cool and breezy Halloween. E was very happy to repeat last years Butterfly costume with of course some new enhancements. MHM we figured was still too young to care what he wore, so we stuck him in a Tigger sweatshirt that E had worn her second year out.
We went across the street to the Witch house where E got "boiled worms". The witch has been at it many years and is a neighborhood mainstay, a real do not miss. We roped Gpa in early to help us give out candy so we could both with the kids. Gma was out and about eagerly after emergency surgery in early September. We got a wheel chair from church so she was ready, willing and able to share in the fun. We met Aunt L and K shortly after the witch house as planned and trekked around the immediate neighborhood loop. To begin with, there were many houses not participating and what seemed a low number of people out. The kids were certainly charming though and had to have one of the best nights of their lives. M and I both had warm cups of spiced wine and took turns with the kids and Gma. The second half of our trek seemed a bit more lively with some really great costumes and nicely decorated homes. MHM started to hit the skids and was showing the effects of being cold but the excitement and my frequent promises that we would be home soon allowed us to make the loop. The loot was plentiful and I was surprised (not so much) that it actually took us one and a half hours to go maybe a tick more than half a mile.
Gpa said he had a nice time and equally noticed a slow first hour. For the last half hour, E was excited to go to the door to greet other Treaters and ask their names. Both kids just ran and bounced off the walls for a time then we settled them down around nine pm or so as it was the eve of Day Light Saving time so we would theoretically have an extra hour of sleep except for the fact that these kids don't get fooled by such things a clocks and where they happen to be set...
All in all a very nice weekend as Sunday was warm and we were able to go in the back yard to do some work while MHM and E played for what is likely one of the last for this Autumn.
We went across the street to the Witch house where E got "boiled worms". The witch has been at it many years and is a neighborhood mainstay, a real do not miss. We roped Gpa in early to help us give out candy so we could both with the kids. Gma was out and about eagerly after emergency surgery in early September. We got a wheel chair from church so she was ready, willing and able to share in the fun. We met Aunt L and K shortly after the witch house as planned and trekked around the immediate neighborhood loop. To begin with, there were many houses not participating and what seemed a low number of people out. The kids were certainly charming though and had to have one of the best nights of their lives. M and I both had warm cups of spiced wine and took turns with the kids and Gma. The second half of our trek seemed a bit more lively with some really great costumes and nicely decorated homes. MHM started to hit the skids and was showing the effects of being cold but the excitement and my frequent promises that we would be home soon allowed us to make the loop. The loot was plentiful and I was surprised (not so much) that it actually took us one and a half hours to go maybe a tick more than half a mile.
Gpa said he had a nice time and equally noticed a slow first hour. For the last half hour, E was excited to go to the door to greet other Treaters and ask their names. Both kids just ran and bounced off the walls for a time then we settled them down around nine pm or so as it was the eve of Day Light Saving time so we would theoretically have an extra hour of sleep except for the fact that these kids don't get fooled by such things a clocks and where they happen to be set...
All in all a very nice weekend as Sunday was warm and we were able to go in the back yard to do some work while MHM and E played for what is likely one of the last for this Autumn.
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