A Different Kind of Love Song

I love music, especially soundtracks. I can hear a song and can tell you what movie it has been in. And, being the girl and hopeless romantic that I am, I love love songs.  Michael and I have a song. It's a great one, too. ;] (I'm such a tease!) Anyhoo. Today I read this article about love songs. It was interesting to me because she was actually talking about love songs between parent and child, "Parent-love", not couples-love. The article mentioned songs like, Be My Baby by The Ronettes and The Luckiest by Ben Folds and different people commenting listed songs they love or that they associate with their kids. It got me thinking. Is there one song that I associate with Sophia? There are many.

There are songs that I associate with being pregnant. Hallelujah! Chorus is one of them. If you want to know why, read here. It's a funny story.

When I'm listening to the radio and they play songs like Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean, There goes my life by Rascall Flatts and It Won’t Be Like This for Long by Darius Rucker, I always choke up.

I sing a lot of songs to her. Hush Little Baby by Bobby McFerrin & Yo-Yo Ma, Edel Weiss, La La Lu from the movie Lady and the Tramp (see below) and Stay Awake from the movie Mary Poppins are songs that can almost always calm her when she's fussy. Some I've made up, some, like Close to You by the Carpenters, I change up the words a bit.

She loves music and when I'm listening to music, she sings along, too.  She has the sweetest voice!  Love it!  Yet another thing I need to capture before these precious little moments go by and I forget.  She is growing up so fast!  Next thing you know, she is going to be all grown up.  I don't want to miss a thing!

Ultimately, the song that, when I look at my life with her, I think of is These Are the Days by Van Morrison.  I love the last part of the song, "These are the days now that we must savor and we must enjoy as we can.  These are the days that will last forever and you've got to hold them, in your heart."  That rings true to me.  I want to remember to live in the moment and those memories will be ours to share and will be in my heart forever.

Lastly, the one that I hope she will associate with herself is Who I Am by Jessica Andrews.  I love this song.  By strange coincidence, her grandmother's name is Rosemary, she looks just like her Daddy and I am her biggest fan.  So, it's like it was written for her! :]  Not only these things, but I like the message of the song.

In case you can't view the video, here are the lyrics:

If I live to be a hundred
And never see the seven wonders
That'll be alright
If I don't make it to the big leagues
If I never win a Grammy
I'm gonna be just fine
'Cause I know exactly who I am

Chorus:
I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am

So when I make big mistake
When I fall flat on my face
I know I'll be alright
Should my tender heart be broken
I will cry those teardrops knowin'
I will be just fine
'Cause nothin' changes who I am

(Chorus)

I'm a saint and I'm a sinner
I'm a loser, I'm a winner
I'm am steady and unstable
I am young but I'm able

I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am 

(Repeat chorus)

To me, the song says that things of the world, like fame and fortune, aren't who you are.  Mistakes and disappointments are part of life but they don't have to define you.  What does? Where you come from, your family, who you associate with, and what you stand for are what matter most.  That's who you are.  That is what I hope she will remember.  That and that I'm her biggest fan. :]

P.S. Our song (Michael and I) is Feels Like Heaven by Peter Cetera and Chaka Khan.  Didn't want to leave you hanging. :]

Epic Fail!!!

All I have to say is if this were my husband, he would be a dead man!!  Lucky for me, I married a man who isn't as dumb as a tack and would rather take the ball in the back than put our daughter in harms way.  Seriously major epic fail, dumb A!

Things That Make Me Happy

Thought I would join the fun and share my happy list.  I have a lot of things in my life that make me happy.

1)  My little gal.  She is seriously the sweetest girl and also a little monkey.  She is so much fun.  She has been through so much in her short lifetime and has been so strong through it all.  Love my little gal!

2) My hubby.  He makes me laugh and makes me think.  He is my hero and my best friend.  He is such a wonderful father and hubby.  Before I met him I never dreamed I could meet and marry someone who is so perfect for me.  I love him with all my heart.

3) Life is good.  I have had some worries that have kind of overwhelmed and annoyed me.  Along with some of these things being resolved (or soon to be so), some of the people in my life that have been a negative influence have been eliminated from my life (or soon will be).  Yay!  Why?  One of the reasons...because we are moving.  Can't wait!  Another is Sophia is being weaned off her last seizure medicine.  She has been seizure free for over a year now.  I just hope and pray they are behind us.

4) One of my favorite things I loved to indulge in when I lived in England are now available in Utah!  Stop reading if you can't withstand temptation easily.  I LOVE these yummy ice cream bars.  They are my version of crack.  Can't get enough!!  (Slurp!) :] 

(A little FYI...I have seen them at Target, Wal-Mart, Fresh Market and Dan's.  Also, if you kept reading and I tempted you, I want to make it up to you.  Click here for a coupon.) 


Well, there is my happy list for the week.  Want to join it?  Click here to play along.  What makes you happy?

Friday Confessional

Here are my confessions for the week... 

I confess...

*I went to a baseball game the other day and almost got into a fight with a guy. 
*He was a ginormous jack a**.
*We purposefully sat in a section that was empty to avoid people like him.
*The ball park wasn't very full.
*He sat 2 rows up and 3 seats over from us...in a section with about 150 seats.
*He was whistling and shouting really loudly and constantly.
*It was hurting Sophia's ears.
*I asked him nicely to stop or move.
*He slurred a very ungentlemanly response and began yelling at me and my hubby.
*He was "chemically enhanced".
*I told him to man up and called him on his crap.
*He apologized.
*He moved 1 section, 15 seats and 2 rows further away.
*Then continued to act like the idiot he is.
*The game was enjoyable again.
*This could have gone a lot different.
*I could have taken him. :]
 
I confess...

*I was supposed to wait and go to the baseball game with my sister and her family.
*But we had a voucher for 2 free tickets that expired before they were available to go with us.
*We still are planning on going again with them and are super excited to go to another game.
*I just hate wasting free stuff.
*It was also too nice outside to waste not being out in it.

I confess...

*Last week we turned in our notice to the landlady at the house we are renting.
*It was a GREAT day.
*I may have danced a gig or two.
*Even though we have yet to find a place to live and I HATE moving, I am still as happy as a clam.
*I don't know where that saying "Happy as a clam" comes from or why the clam is happy.
*I always thought they were rather swishing and rubbery.
*But it sounds better than one of my Dad's sayings, "That is slicker than snot on a doorknob on a hot day."
*That really puts a picture in your head.

I confess...

*This week I went two days without wearing a bra.
*The "Ladies" had a glorious time!
*Tuesday I took a break from all things responsible and cozied and played with Sophia all day long.
*This includes her physical and eye therapy as well as making her wear her glasses.
*I didn't let myself feel guilty.  Not one bit.
*We hung out on my bed and played, read books and snuggled while watching Sesame Street.
*It was a great day.

Phew!  Feels good to get that off my chest!  Want to play along? Head over and link up with Mamarazzi and/or Glamazon, grab the button, add it to your Confessional post and then link it. Enjoy!

What Do I Do All Day Long?

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.

In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a Cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'

She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?'

'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

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I LOVE THIS!  So funny and very true.  Some days it would be nice to just chill and read a book.  Maybe when she is older.  I love the questions some people have asked me.  Questions like:

"Don't you get bored being a stay-at-home Mom?"
"What do you do all day long?"
"Is it nice to have all of that free time?"
"So, now that you are home, I bet you watch a lot of soap operas.  Which one is your favorite?"

In return, I really want to ask, "Have you been around any child for more than 20 minutes?  Because, obviously, you don't have any." 

But, I try to be nice and say, "No, I don't get bored.  She keeps me busy."  If they press for more information or get snotty about it and require more of an answer, I give them a rundown:

"If the TV is on, which most days it isn't, you will find it turned to Sesame Street, Sid the Science Kid, Clifford or Arthur.  Sophia loves books.  We read a lot.  We play.  Sophia loves music.  We sing.  She also likes it when we dance in the kitchen.  We do her physical and eye therapy exercises several times throughout the day.  I feed her.  I bathe her.  I change around 10 diapers a day.  I wash and rewash her glasses when she has yet again taken them off or put them in her mouth.  We call Daddy to say hi while he is at work, which they both LOVE.  She is a phone talker and he loves his little gal!  Umm...what else...Oh yeah!  I go to the bathroom.  And, if I'm lucky and she takes a nap longer than 30 minutes (Yes, she is a horrible napper!), I try to do something like load the dishwasher, do the laundry or I shower.  And, if I still have a minute or two...Oh wait...that never happens." 

That usually shuts them up.

But, you know what?  Even though life gets crazy and she is a lot of work, I wouldn't have it any other way.  She is the sweetest little gal in the world and I love her.  I feel so lucky and blessed to be able to stay home, experiencing her day with her instead of hearing about it from daycare.  I finally have my dream job and I'm loving it!