If I Had 1.0*10^8 pennies ...
I hadn't been playing guitar at all since the baby was born - there just seemed like there was always something else I should be doing, or that the baby was sleeping and I didn't want to be making noise so as to not wake him. I missed playing, for sure, but felt it was just one of those short-term sacrifices I had to make, and that in the months or years to come I would eventually have time for it again.
Also, one of the issues we've been having in the past few weeks is that, in the evenings, the wee man's been crying a lot when he's tired, and pretty much inconsolable in the arms of anyone other than his mother, which has caused a fair amount of stress for both of us.
BUT! we found a solution this week - a temporary one, at least, because babies are notorious for shifting their schedules and not liking stuff that they loved only a week previous. But for now it works: he LOVES it when I play guitar. He'll stop crying within a minute of my starting to strum, and will start to coo and gurgle along with the music, which is just awesome.
Now, those of you who have seen me play guitar or sing karaoke know that I, from time to time, like to play around with lyrics and whatnot. I tried doing that last night while playing If I Had $1,000,000 for D, and it struck me that a more mature version of that song would be significantly less fun and exciting, because it'd be all like
If I had a million dollars,
I'd pay off my mortgage
and if I had a million dollars,
credit cards and student loans'd get paid off too
and if I had a million dollars
maybe invest in a short term GIC with a respectable annual rate of return
and if I had a million dollars
add some to an RRSP...
not quite as fun as the original :o)
Also, one of the issues we've been having in the past few weeks is that, in the evenings, the wee man's been crying a lot when he's tired, and pretty much inconsolable in the arms of anyone other than his mother, which has caused a fair amount of stress for both of us.
BUT! we found a solution this week - a temporary one, at least, because babies are notorious for shifting their schedules and not liking stuff that they loved only a week previous. But for now it works: he LOVES it when I play guitar. He'll stop crying within a minute of my starting to strum, and will start to coo and gurgle along with the music, which is just awesome.
Now, those of you who have seen me play guitar or sing karaoke know that I, from time to time, like to play around with lyrics and whatnot. I tried doing that last night while playing If I Had $1,000,000 for D, and it struck me that a more mature version of that song would be significantly less fun and exciting, because it'd be all like
If I had a million dollars,
I'd pay off my mortgage
and if I had a million dollars,
credit cards and student loans'd get paid off too
and if I had a million dollars
maybe invest in a short term GIC with a respectable annual rate of return
and if I had a million dollars
add some to an RRSP...
not quite as fun as the original :o)