As of my last post, my external hard drive that basically was the repository of all of my data – business, music, jpegs, everything – had crashed and I was rapidly learning that it was going to take *BIG* bucks to recover what was lost.
Well, the big bucks part hasn’t changed. This week as I [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Ahh, teenagers – how could we live without them!
Posted in FYI, Masterworks Studio, People Making a Difference, Technology, tagged computer crash, data recovery, hard drive, music, teenager, teenagers on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Technology – a wonderful thing or a pain in the …. well, you know
Posted in FYI, People Making a Difference, Technology, tagged Best Buy, computer crash, data recovery, Geek Squad, hard drive, Iomega, Radio Shack, Staples on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I think I’ve had one of the most absolutely frustrating experiences of my life. As the daughter of a man who could and did fix anything electronic just for the fun of it, I was raised to be cautious where electronic equipment and electrical storms were concerned. As a child I remember vividly the [...]
Kindermusik in China
Posted in FYI, Kindermusik, People Making a Difference, Special Needs, tagged aid, child, children, China, earthquake, relief, suffering on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a Kindermusik educator, I am blessed with the ability to come in contact with educators from literally around the world. At my very first Kindermusik convention in July, 2005, in Nashville, Tennessee, I made a very good friend from Malaysia. We have corresponded frequently since then and I hope to see her in person [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Events, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family, Fun Stuff, Funnies, Just for Moms, Mother's Day, tagged child, love, mom, mother, Mother's Day, parent on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I knew that I wanted to post something for Mother’s Day, but I hadn’t yet decided quite what to do when I received a lovely email from my friend, Patti, who also teaches the preschool choir for me at our church. I thought it was so cute that I wanted to share.
I’m always careful to [...]
Snacktime!
Posted in Kindermusik, tagged album, BNL, children's music, music, silliness on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many times I am asked by parents for suggestions of supplementary music for their children other than Kindermusik. There is a lot of stuff out there – a lot of it simply noise, in my opinion. And while there is some good recorded music available for children, many of it doesn’t interest the adults in [...]
55 seconds of Laugh Therapy
Posted in Kindermusik on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After my surgery, one of my daughters sent this to me to cheer me up. I still enjoy it and hope it gives you 55 seconds of healthy, blood-pressure lowering laughter, too! Enjoy!
Survivor
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Fun Stuff, Just for Dads, Just for Grownups, Just for Moms, Parenting, tagged caring for children, dad, Family, fun, mom, Survivor on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For your viewing pleasure, the next Survivor series:
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.
Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes
There is no fast food.
Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct [...]
