An interesting trip

So as I mentioned in my previous post, i went to Dallas last weekend to have a reunion with all my high school girlfriends. A few of them, i haven't seen since high school. We had *soooo* much fun!! it was so refreshing to hang out an just be girls. not mothers or wives or homemakers... just girls. :) we ate lots of chocolate, talked about our kids, our marriages, our hairy legs, and everything else we could think of. We laughed & cried & talked & talked & talked. And then we ate some more chocolate. We went to bed after 4am every night. Over the three nights that I was gone, I think i slept about 9 hours. Today, i was exhausted--and hoarse - yet my spirit is refreshed. :) I can't tell you what a treasure it is to have girlfriends. :)

My flight into Dallas was a nightmare. I left my house at 10am & didn't arrive in Dallas until 5am, due to a couple 3-4 hour delays, and 2 missed flights... *sigh*

however, my 1st flight out of santa barbara was a fun experience - even if we *did* take 3 hours to get off the ground. When i first sat down on the plane, i had a pilot sit next to me... but the flight attendant kicked him off, because we were over our weight limit. a few minutes later, two new people get on the plane. i don't know what happened to the weight limit, but i guess it didn't matter anymore.

those of you who know me well, know that i love to people watch & think it's fun to try to figure out the story behind the person. So my new seat-mate was very intriguing to me. He was an older guy, but very stylish - cool hair & clothes... looked a lot like this guy:
so I asked him if he was from santa barbara, & he said yes. (that explains it, a little. Santa barbara people tend to be pretty stylish :) ) He was going to Tucson to do a show. So i asked what kind of show he was doing. With a bit of hesitation in his voice, he told me that he was a singer. (ah! this explains it even more! he's a singer, so he has a "look.") so we talked some more, about i don't know what, & it occurred to me that maybe he was a famous singer, & here i am sitting next to some big famous guy & didn't even know it... so of course, i had to ask.

"So. you're a singer. Are you famous? Should I know you?"

Again, he hesitated a bit, & said, "yes."

HA! too funny! "well, who are you?"

"More importantly, who are you?"

(Who cares who *I* am? i'm not famous! ) I reached my hand out to shake his, & said, "hello. I'm Karina."

and he says, "Hello, Karina. I'm Kenny..." (that is *not* what kenny rogers looks like, is it??) "...Loggins." ooooooh! he *is* famous!

So i had a lovely 4 hour plane ride, talking to kenny loggins. & i've got to say, he was the most enjoyable seat-mate i've ever met (aside from my wonderful husband, of course ;) ) we talked about politics, marriage, kids, and our ridiculous flight, among other things.

I had lots of fun being silly with my girlfriends about it. saying all of those things a fan would say:
"I shook hands with Kenny Loggins!"

"I practically kissed Kenny Loggins!" (actually, he just shared some water with me, because it was crazy hot on the plane, --but hey! his mouth touched the bottle. my mouth touched the bottle. We practically kissed! ;~) )

"I shared a brownie with Kenny Loggins!"

"Kenny Loggins insulted me by thinking I was 33!"

"Kenny Loggins slept on my shoulder!" (actually, he was leaning on his hand, & just kinda fell over & bumped into me)

"Kenny Loggins thinks I'm funny!" (he laughed at a joke i made)

"Kenny Loggins made fun of my watch!" (I happen to think my watch is very stylish, thank you very much.)

"I told Kenny Loggins to shut up!"

Anyway... fun and silly. :) As we were leaving, he said, "not to put you on the spot or anything, but what songs of mine do you know?" well, those of you who know me, know that as much as I love music, i'm clueless about who actually sings the songs that I love. - and I told him so. But i told him i'm sure i would know them if he told me, so i asked him what some of his more popular songs were: "footloose"

"you sang THAT!?"

"yah. and the sound track to Top Gun"

"really!? that was you? i didn't know that!"

Looking back, I should've said, "that sounds kind of familiar. how does it go?" just so I could say, "Kenny Loggins sang to me!" :D

Heather later informed me that he also sang, "your mama don't dance", the "Caddy Shack" soundtrack, "house at pooh corner", and one of my all time favorite love songs: "for the first time"

Why I love Sandra Boynton

okay... Sandra Boynton is quick becoming my favorite children's author. (it's a pretty tight race with David Shannon) But just the other day, i discovered that she does MUSIC as well!!! after hearing this *great* song the other day, & had to go & research it. Turns out, Sandra Boynton made a bunch of books/cd's. So i bought one (Blue Moo), & got it in the mail yesterday. Her lyrics are just so fun!!! -maybe even as good as Shel Silverstein! here are a few of my favorite songs:

The Uninvited Parade:


We're On Parade! We're on Parade!
We are Marching Marching through your living room!
A swell Brigade!
We're on Parade!
And the Big Bass Drum goes boom boom boom!
And the big bass drum goes boom!
We are marching up the stairs.
We are marching down the hall
We will have to turn around because your hallway is too small.
Parade!
We're on Parade!
We are marching through your closet, unafraid!
We are marching down the stairs.
We are marching out the door.
We will sing our noble ending just like every time before:
We're the uninvited loud precision band!
It's the best intruding band in all the land!

Return of the Uninvited Parade:


We are marching through your kitchen, for we need a little snack.
Now we organize your cupboards, and we exit out the back.
We're the uninvited loud precision band!
It's the best intruding band in all the land!

Loud!/Quiet:


One Shoe Blues: (sung by B.B King!!)


Well, I woke up this morning
Couldn't find my shoe
Yes, I woke up this morning and i couldn't find my shoe.
Although the right one is here, I need the left one too
(Yes, I do)
I can hear my mama calling.
She says it's time to go.
Yes, I can hear my mama calling.
She says:
REALLY now, it's time to go.
I say:
Mama, I can't find one of my shoes!
And she says, Oh now. Not again.
I've got the one shoe blues
it seems they're never gonna stop.
yes, those one shoe blues.
Oh, they might never ever stop.
Mama says,
just come along now!
one shoe.
do you expect me to hop?
Did you look in the close and under the bed?
yes, i did
did you look CAREFULLY in the closet and under the bed?
yes, yes i did.
try and think where you left it.
that's what my mama said.
Last night i left it right here next to my other shoe.
I KNOW I put it right here next to my other shoe.
I think somebody took it.
Bud i don't know who.
No, I don't.
I've got the
one shoe blues.
that's why I'm singing this song.
I've got the
one shoe blues!
And so I'm singing this sad song.
You know it's been
at least twenty minutes
that i 've been looking in every POSSIBLE place
for that...
huh.
There it i.
I guess it was on my foot all along.
Okay, i'm ready to go now.
Anybody seen my coat?

With You: (Sung by Bobby Vee!)

so sweet!

Rabbit Tango: (Sung by Patti LuPone)


If there's a rabbit,
then you should grab it.
then you should grab it,
gently nab it by the paws.
And then sincerely
you hold it nearly
as you await the sudden hush,
and then applause.
now with that rabbit
as if by habit
you begin that thrilling dance across the floor,
while in the hot light
of your own spotlight
there's a magic that you never knew before.
for bingo - bango!
it is a TANGO!
you hear the violins above
and bass beneath
it is dramatic.
it's so dramatic,
as the bunny holds a rose between its teeth
if! there's! a...rabbit,
then you should grab it.
then you should grab it,
gently nab it, as it were.
but if there's not one,
you haven't got one,
and so the tango
that we spoke of
won't occur.

When a Hippo Can Dance:


really funny. no time to type out all the lyrics, but you should listen carefully all the way to the end. :)

Your Personal Penguin: (sung by Davy Jones from The Monkees!)


The Uninvited Parade Strikes Again:

We're on Parade!
We're on Parade!
We are Marching , Marching through the grocery store!
A swell brigade!
We're on Parade! and the big bass drum goes boom some more!
and the drum goes boom some more!
We are marching up row A. We are marching down row B...
Parade! We're on Parade!
We admire how your produce is displayed!
We have marched through every aisle of this crowded supermart.
We are marching through the checkout lane with nothing in our cart!
We're the uninvited loud precision band!
It's the best intruding band in all the land!


There are lots more great songs (and singers) , but i din't want to give away the whole thing. :)

please excuse all the type-o's. it's late, & i'm in a hurry to get this done before chris gets home. :)

Only One Did That For Me

Okay this is my new favorite song. LOVE IT!!! it supposed to be a christmas song, but i think it works all year round.

don't necessarily love the video. I think it takess away from the words. so maybe you can close your eyes while you listen or something. :)



How Many Kings by Downhere

Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all we’ve projected
A child in a manger

Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a child
Is this who we’ve waited for?

Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?

Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross he’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who we’ve waited for?
It’s who we’ve waited for

How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me
All for me
All for you
All for me

Don't get comfortable lyrics

Just heard this song by Brandon Heath yesterday. I LOVE the chorus.

I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna love like you've never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

sorry the video sound near as good as the CD song, but you can at least read the lyrics & hear the tune. :)


Lyrics:

Comfortable, don't get comfortable.
I am gonna' move this mountain
then I'm gonna move you in.

Yesterday, this is not yesterday.
You were standing on my shoulders now;
you're standing on the edge.
You've been looking for a sign all this time.

I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna love like you've never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

So afraid but you don't have to be afraid
Even if you make mistakes
You know that I'll remain

You've been looking for a sign all this time.
If you seek you'll find me every time.

So I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna' love like you've never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
THIS IS YOUR NEW SONG

Can you feel the call of love?
Is it moving you to be a child of God of love?
Is it reaching you?
It's everywhere the call of love.

I just want to show you what I mean
I just want to love like you've never seen
Do you want to live like you used to dream?
Then I've got a song for you

Cuz I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna' love like you've never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song

You've got a NEW SONG

When the saints

heard this song by Sara Groves on the radio recently, & loved it. thought i'd share... this was the best youtube that i could get of the song:

Lord I have a heavy burden
of all I've seen and know
It's more than I can handle
But your word is burning like a fire shut up in my bones
and I cannot let it go

And when I'm weary and overwrought
with so many battles left unfought

I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard
I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars
And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them

Lord it's all that I can't carry and cannot leave behind
it often overwhelms me
but when I think of all who've gone before and lived the faithful life
their courage compells me

And when I'm weary and overwrought
with so many battles left unfought

I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard
I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars
I see the shepherd Moses in the Pharohs court
I hear his call for freedom for the people of the Lord

And when the Saints go marching in I want to be one of them
And when the Saints go marching in I want to be one of them

I see the long quiet walk along the Underground Railroad
I see the slave awakening to the value of her soul

I see the young missionary and the angry spear
I see his family returning with no trace of fear

I see the long hard shadows of Calcutta nights
I see the sisters standing by the dying man's side

I see the young girl huddled on the brothel floor
I see the man with a passion come and kicking down the door

I see the man of sorrows and his long troubled road
I see the world on his shoulders and my easy load

And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
and when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them

Very Cool

Mom just sent me this video. So creative!! I would suggest watching it "big screen." If you click on the picture, it'll take you to youtube, & then you can view it large from there.

"Little Green Apples"

I browsed the Roger Miller songs on itunes today & found this song. Hadn't heard it before now, but really like it. I esp. like the guitar accompaniment. could't find the song on youtube for you to hear, but here are the lyrics. So sweet!

And i wake up in the morning with my hair down in my eyes and she says hi
And i stumble to the breakfast table while the kids are going off to school, goodbye.
And she reaches out and takes my hand and squeezes it and says how you feeling hon?
And i look across at smiling lips that warm my heart, and see my morning sun.
And if that's not loving me, then all i've got to say,

God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time.
And there's no such thing as dr. seuss or disney land and mother goose, no nursery rhymes.
God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time.
And when myself is feeling low, i think about her face and go and ease my mind.

Sometimes i call her up, at home, knowing she's busy.
And ask her if she can get away, meet me and maybe we can grab a bite to eat.
And she drops what she's doing and she hurries down to meet me, and i'm always late.
But she sits waiting patiently, and smiles when she first sees me, because she's made that way.
And if that ain't loving me, then all i've got to say,

God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't snow in minneapolis when the winter comes.And there's no such thing as make-believe, puppy dogs or autumn leaves, no bb guns.God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't snow in minneapolis when the winter comes.

Da Da Da

okay... this is a bit of an oldie, but i've only just discovered it. love the beat.

by Trio

Bubbly

Just heard Colbie Caillat on the radio. love this song!! anybody else know her music?

Over the Rhine

Heather just told me about a great new (to me) band called Over the Rhine. I bought their CD, "The Trumpet Child" from itunes. loved it! my favorites are: "let's spend the day in bed," "trouble" and "i'm on a roll." i'm still trying to figure out a way to put my itunes music on the blog, but i found them on youtube... here's I'm on a Roll:


This is another song from the same album:
Nothing is innocent now


update: okay... i just found that you can listen to the album on a little window that I found on their website. So.. you *have to* click on "listen to the album" above, then scroll down & listen to "Let's Spend the Day in Bed." beacause I love it! It makes me feel like i wanna spend the day in bed. :) While you're at it, you can listen to "Don't wait for Tom" which is fun. :)

Business Time

Thanks, Shannon, for sending me the link to this video. Thought is was *so* funny! warning: not for little ears. :)



Because there's nothing good on tv

Business Socks!

Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven. :)

Darth Vadar Meets Buddy Holly

okay... i just heard a song by Weird Al that had me laughing all the way home from swim lessons. If you like the song, "Miss American Pie," or Star Wars, you should hear this. You can listen to it on this youtube video. or you can read the lyrics here, but here's the chorus:

My my this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later
Now he's just a small fry
He left his home
And kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

Nerds and Weirdos

When we bought our new car, it came with a free XM subscription for 3 mos. One of my favorite stations on there is XM Kids. They've got some great kids music!

One song that i liked was "Nerds and Weirdos" by Mr. Nicky.

"Without nerds and weirdos we could never get along, 'cause the nerds made our computers and the weirdos wrote our songs." :)

Another one i love is by Mr. David: "Crocodiles are hungry" Sounds kinda like a Bob Dylan for kids. My favorite part (Heather & Glenna, think you would like this):

Monkeys at the Zoo are bored.
I think you should open the door.
Let 'em out!

Crocodiles are hungry.
Crocodiles eat little boys.
Just kidding.

Sometimes I think my dog's a crocodile.
you should see the way she chews up my shoes
til they're gone

I know my dog's a crocodile.
You should see my wardrobe.
It's gone.
Got no more clothes, man.
This is my last shirt.

yah...

I tried to post the actual song, but it wouldn't let me. But if you click on the link, you can listen to it. :)

Dinosaurs

Heather sent me some fun CD's a couple months ago. One of the songs she gave me is "We are the dinosaurs," by I-don't-know-who (heather?). Every time the kids hear it, they start marching around, and roaring. So cute! I just had to share the pics, but they're not near as good without the music. :)

Marching, Marching

We stop and take a rest, over in our nest.

ROOOOAAAAAARRR!!!!!

Teach Me to Dance

Chris' dad gave us a new cd by the African Children's Choir. It has a new song that I just love. Thanks to much help from Erik, you can click the play button above and listen to it. :)

Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart,

Teach me to move to the pow'r of your Spirit,

Teach me to walk in the light of your presence,

Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart.

Teach me to love with your heart of compassion,

Teach me to trust in the word of your promise

Teach me to hope in the day of your coming

Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart.

You wrote the rhythm of life,

created heaven and earth,

in you is joy without measure.

So, like a child in your sight,

I dance to see your delight,

For I was made for your pleasure, pleasure.

Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart...

Teach me to love with your heart of compassion...

Let all my movements express

A heart that loves to say 'yes',

A will that leaps to obey you.

Let all my energy blaze to see the joy in your face;

Let my whole being praise you, praise you.

Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart...

Teach me to love with your heart of compassion...

~by Graham Kendrick and Steve Thompson

You can download this song if you like it, too. Look on the right side of this page & scroll down til you see a box titled, "My Music." Click on the icon, and it will give you the option to download. :)