Music

I've been updating the music on my computer. I haven't bought much music lately but I realized I have quite a few CDs that I have not uploaded to iTunes and therefore they haven't made it to my iPhone. So far, Cd 18 is uploading. I'm noticing what a wide variety of music I have. Soundtracks, gospel, pop, country, rock. I'm not the only one right? We're talking Sinatra, Manilow, Dixie Chicks, Mercy Me, Third Day, Daughtry, and the list goes on and on. By far, the artist I have the most songs from is Mercy Me. I've been a fan since their early days when they did youth camps and conferences. I heard "I Can Only Imagine" long before it was recorded on their first album for a studio. I can't count the number of times I have been to their concerts, although that seems a strange way to say it. I appreciate the manner in which they share their music. It's not a show for us, the attendees, it's a worship experience we are invited to participate in. Anyway, once I get my CDs uploaded, it will be time to make some playlists and sync with my phone. Then I think I wil try out Goggle Play. I tried out some music I had on my work computer and they say you can add up to 20,000 songs for free. It appears to be their answer to Apple's iCloud and I kinda like the idea that I can log into my google account anywhere and get my music. Meanwhile, back to the music.

A Favorite Childhood Memory

A favorite childhood memory?    So the other day at work, we were all asked to contribute to a memory book for one of our colleagues who is preparing to have her first child. They asked us share a favorite childhood memory.  This is what I came up with...

Oh my, the stories I could tell.  I don’t know how I could even begin to choose. I suppose I will start with a funny one.  As a young child, maybe 3 or so, I spent a week with my grandparents who lived several hours away in western Kansas.  One night, we went out to dinner at a local pizza hut.  They got a pizza with lots of toppings, probably a supreme, which I didn’t like.  I’m told that I picked most of the toppings off and at the end of the meal I surveyed the table, dramatically wiped my hands cleaned and proclaimed loudly “look Grandpa, I maked a mess!” This ranks as a favorite memory because it tickled my Grandpa enough that he told that story over and over.  As the oldest grandchild, my statement was used to describe messes made by all the children in the family since.  You never know which moments will become “legendary” among family, enjoy them all and tell stories often.

Another favorite memory I have concerns my little sister.  My parents adopted her when I was 5 years old.   It was August and I remember being really excited.  My parents left me with family friends while they went to pick her up.  I have clear memories of sitting on the couch at their house and getting to hold her the very first time.  She was three months old. My Mom and Dad let me pick out her name.  This was partly to ease the transition to “big sister” from “only child” however; I think it was also to distract me from the fact that they gave away our two dogs, Peanut (a Chihuahua) and Susie (a toy poodle). To be fair to my parents, the dogs were both a little high strung to have around a new baby but that didn’t stop me from teasing my sister that we traded in the dogs for her and I still wasn’t sure if it was a good deal or not. I have learned blood doesn’t make a family, love does. 

The last favorite memory concerns a book.  It was my favorite storybook as a child, one that was read over and over.  It was one of those “Little Golden Books” called The Monster at the End of this Book and it featured Grover from Sesame Street.  I remember my Mother reading the book to me complete with dramatic voices as Grover pleaded and pleaded with the reader to stop turning the pages because of the Monster waiting on the last page.  There were no profound truths or lofty nuggets of wisdom to be found in this book.  Unless you count the idea that maybe what you are scared of sometimes is not really so scary after all. Oh, wait.   I also remember reading this book to my little sister, imitating the voices my mother used when she read it to me.  Years later, I had the privilege of reading the same story to both my niece and nephew.   I guess maybe trading the dogs in for a kid sister didn’t turn out so bad.

Grandma's Pearls

Wearing my Grandma's pearls to church this morning. Cause really, why not? Who says I have to save them for special occasions? Of course, isn't every time we worship God kinda a special occasion? It is spending time with the creator of the universe and all.

Saturday Night Randomness

I put in a lot of hours on the road every week. Which means lots of time to observe other drivers. One thing (among many) that bugs me is tailgaters on the highway. Today a car just couldn't wait to get past me in the fast lane, so I got over to the right. Instead of passing me, he moves up and paces himself right next to me. Drives me insane! I ended up tapping my breaks to let him get past me and of course he gets in my lane and proceeds to slow down. //end rant

Ah well, at least it was a nice sunny day and I followed my rule of not engaging the stupid. Think of the Internet rule "don't feed the trolls." Same principle.

I'm trying to write more these days. Not just in my sorely neglected blog, but in other venues. One of my dreams is to someday write a novel. There won't ever be a novel if I don't start writing something.

I'm going to be 40 in three weeks. How the heck did that happen?

If only gas were cheaper. I would put into practice the line of a county tune I heard today. It's the perfect time of year to "put a little gravel in my travel" and take a drive through some backcountry. Sounds so good to me right now.

I ate cereal for dinner. This is what happens when you don't get home from work until 9pm.

There's a new season of tv starting next week. NCIS, Castle and Chuck are just a few I'm looking forward to.

Did I mention I'm almost 40? One good thing about a birthday in the fall? Red Lobster's endless shrimp. So who's taking me?

Yup. Randomness.

Goodnight everybody.

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