I was going to call it the Top 10, but David Letterman already uses that. Also. I was a little afraid that one week I may only have 7 or 8 in my list. I would hate to have to throw in a couple of duds just to round out the 10.
This week, Top 10 songs for a baby video. Here they are in no particular order. Feel free to pick your favourite or add your own.
Ordinary Miracle by Sarah McLachlan
Mozart's Lullaby
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride
Baby Baby by Amy Grant
Closer by Better Than Ezra
Here I Am by Bryan Adams
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You by Savage Garden
Arms Wide Open by Creed
Baby Mine by Alison Krauss
I am always looking for new songs to add to my list, so please...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
To Blog or Not to Blog, That is the Question
As I sit here at my computer on this Friday evening, (I am a Wild Party!) I try to focus on a topic worthy of blogging about. (By the way, I find it quite fun that "blogging" is now a verb.) Clearly, I'm a bit scattered tonight, but no one else on my blog list has updated recently, so here is a random collection of thoughts to get us all through the weekend.
My son's first birthday party went off without a hitch. If you don't count the fact that 10 people who attended the party ended up with a stomach virus in the days that followed. 10 people!!! There were only 14 people there! And I watch way too much TV, cuz I was waiting for the CSI team to show up to collect evidence and solve the mystery of who brought this nasty little bug into our son's celebration. You are all invited to our next party. Anyone?
Our 2 older boys went on a tour of a fire station the other night. How fun!!! They got to see all the trucks, turn on the flashing lights, see how they put their equipment on, there was even a hose demonstration. Come on, admit it. You want to see the hose demo.
I have a problem. A sickness really. If I have some business chore to do that is so easy it will take only minutes to complete, I will never do it. I keep putting it off, thinking "Oh, that will only take a few minutes. I can do that any time." What is wrong with me? JUST DO IT! (Thanks Nike.)
Having said that, I must put an end to these ramblings and transfer some songs to CD. Have a great weekend!
My son's first birthday party went off without a hitch. If you don't count the fact that 10 people who attended the party ended up with a stomach virus in the days that followed. 10 people!!! There were only 14 people there! And I watch way too much TV, cuz I was waiting for the CSI team to show up to collect evidence and solve the mystery of who brought this nasty little bug into our son's celebration. You are all invited to our next party. Anyone?
Our 2 older boys went on a tour of a fire station the other night. How fun!!! They got to see all the trucks, turn on the flashing lights, see how they put their equipment on, there was even a hose demonstration. Come on, admit it. You want to see the hose demo.
I have a problem. A sickness really. If I have some business chore to do that is so easy it will take only minutes to complete, I will never do it. I keep putting it off, thinking "Oh, that will only take a few minutes. I can do that any time." What is wrong with me? JUST DO IT! (Thanks Nike.)
Having said that, I must put an end to these ramblings and transfer some songs to CD. Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
When Things Go Wrong...And They Sometimes Will
Something happened at my house today. I can't tell you what it was exactly...because I'm embarrassed and ashamed. Suffice it to say it involved a momentary lapse in mommy memory that jeopardized one of my children's safety. I am happy to report all of my children are safe and healthy as I write this.
This "happening" made me think about a few things. The Oprah episode. I don't know if you saw it, not everyone is tuning in to Oprah in the middle of the day. I don't usually do it, myself, but I saw a promo for this episode, and although I shouldn't have done it, I tuned in. It was the one where she interviewed a woman whose baby died after she left her in the car all day. I couldn't watch the whole show, I was crying so hard. I was crying because babies shouldn't die, but also because I knew that "there but for the grace of god..." As evidenced by my mistake today, it can happen so easily, the simplest, smallest oversight. Brought on by overwork, hectic lives, lack of sleep. Luckily for me and my family, my mistake did not lead to tragedy.
This "happening" also made me think about how I deal with my mistakes. As soon as I was sure everything was okay, I let it go and moved on to thinking about how I would keep it from happening again, and what I needed to do for my child now. This is yet another thing I have learned from having children. It is a necessary way of living when you have little people depending on you. There is no time for wallowing in self loathing or asking "what if". Our children need us to act quickly, forgive ourselves and move on.
So my son is okay, I have learned something, and we will all continue with our lives. I wonder, if my mistake had led to tragedy, could I ever forgive myself? There's that "what if".
This "happening" made me think about a few things. The Oprah episode. I don't know if you saw it, not everyone is tuning in to Oprah in the middle of the day. I don't usually do it, myself, but I saw a promo for this episode, and although I shouldn't have done it, I tuned in. It was the one where she interviewed a woman whose baby died after she left her in the car all day. I couldn't watch the whole show, I was crying so hard. I was crying because babies shouldn't die, but also because I knew that "there but for the grace of god..." As evidenced by my mistake today, it can happen so easily, the simplest, smallest oversight. Brought on by overwork, hectic lives, lack of sleep. Luckily for me and my family, my mistake did not lead to tragedy.
This "happening" also made me think about how I deal with my mistakes. As soon as I was sure everything was okay, I let it go and moved on to thinking about how I would keep it from happening again, and what I needed to do for my child now. This is yet another thing I have learned from having children. It is a necessary way of living when you have little people depending on you. There is no time for wallowing in self loathing or asking "what if". Our children need us to act quickly, forgive ourselves and move on.
So my son is okay, I have learned something, and we will all continue with our lives. I wonder, if my mistake had led to tragedy, could I ever forgive myself? There's that "what if".
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