Music Together

Today we went to a makeup session of our Music Together class. The whole family went. As a bonus feature to the class, we had a fire alarm go off and the fire truck came by for a visit. All a false alarm, of course.

Basically Music Together is a class for youngsters to discover and learn about music. The kids get a CD of kids' songs the first day of class (25 songs in all) and we spend the next 10 weeks learning the songs. The songs are mostly lively and fun, although there are some nice lullabyes on the CD as well as a few "copy me" songs where a person will sing or make a sound in rhythm and there is a successive pause where you can repeat what the person sang. The songs are specially designed with different rhythm patterns and intonations so that the kids are exposed to a variety of tunes.

Anastasia's favorite part of music together is when they use sticks and click them together. Also the box full of musical instruments is the best. But instead of sitting quietly and playing her instruments, she likes to visit everyone in the circle around the room and exchange her instruments for theirs!

Took pics today so you could see. Also please note the picture above is of my darling husband at a birthday party for our pastor's daughter, Savannah Grace, who just recently turned two. Thanks mom Kelly for sending us the pic!

Teeth and Tubes

How do I always end up with titles that have words that all begin with the same consonant in them? Can never figure that out, I certainly don't talk that way!

Congrats to our cousin Pat and his wife, Susan, on their recent pregnancy announcement. Susan is due in October and is about 6 weeks along. We will be praying that all goes well with the pregnancy.

On the home front I must admit I'm a little impatient about the teething thing. Anastasia is getting her one-year molars and they are just hurting too much. I've finally decided the best thing to do is get most of the teething done during the day, if that is possible, to aid the sleep troubles they give her at night. She is waking up 3 times lately per night, up from one time per night. I discovered stale biscotti are wonderful (no I'm not afraid about the nuts they contain) teething biscuits so we'll start with them.

Maybe this post should be labeled "Mommy needs sleep"! A family friend told me on the phone today that it ends at age 18. OK maybe by then I'll be used it it; because I would be age 54 by that time!

The tubes in her ears seemed to work wonders for speech and for balance. I was surprised to find that Anastasia really can run; this began to occur a day or so after the tubes were inserted. Again still waiting to reap the benefits of no ear infections so we can sleep through the night. Do you hear me, I need SLEEP! Well, I'm actually getting some, but the wake-ups are a little loathesome....

OK now for the things I'm thankful for....a beautiful daughter...a loving husband...good friends...family who loves me. A warm house. Beautiful spring weather (it's coming!)...Hair coloring (yes, you hear me right, I just got mine done and realized that the color of your hair can help brighten up your face)...Burritos at Chipoltle...what Jesus did for me on the cross. Knitting. Health. All these are things that keep me going in life. What's your list look like?