I walked outside this morning to go to work...and it was snowing. Nothing huge, not even enough to be notable most winters. But today, this morning, after the "winter" New England has been having, I literally started to sing (very softly, mind you), "Oh the weather outside is frightful..." Snow was that exciting. As I look out my window right now, there is a dusting on the grass of the quad in front of the dining hall and even a little sticking to the pine tree in front of the dorm.
I can't sing. At all. It's frightening to hear me sing (a few of you have and I apologize). But I sing all the time. I sing in the car and I sing (quietly) in my office when music is playing. It makes me happy to sing. And oftentimes, like this morning, a song will pop into my head when I see a tree, a blue sky, a red car, kids walking to the bus...just about anything. Billy Joel, Guster, Broadway showtunes, Dar, Linda Eder, Counting Crows, Grey's Anatomy music, the Nields, the great Matt Harvey...they all pop into my head as I go about my day and sometimes I just can't help it--I sing along.
Also, I just want to point you all to a blog that you may or may not have time to visit and that you may or may not want to visit. Rob Rummel-Hudson has a blog (and a soon-to-be book) in which he tells tales of his life as father to his amazing 7 year old daughter, Schuyler. I don't know Schuyler or Rob, but I've been following their story for over 2 years. Schuyler can't speak...but somehow, thanks to Rob, we all hear her loud and clear. The top blog on this page is particularly fantastic, so I'm choosing now to share.
Schuyler's Monster
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Snow does that to me, too! And singing has become easier for me with kids ... note I didn't say "better" ... hee hee. Yesterday we went through the grocery store singing the alphabet ... all three of us. ;)
i can't sing either. it surprises me that i can't sing. i sound ok when i'm singing along with a cd, but when i turn the volume down and i'm on my own, it's very very sad....
:)
M--I definitely don't care if I'm out of tune singing with kids--it's too much fun to pass up.
kj--just keep the volume up--that's my solution too.
Matt--he's moved the journal/blog around a bunch, but ever since I found him, I've kept close tabs.
~j~--SO good to see you back here! I've missed you.
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