A good night's sleep, chocolate, the happiness and satisfaction of sharing on AgingCare forum. Does anyone have some favorite things to think about? Yes, this phrase is from the song in the movie "The sound of Music". My husband and I often resort to using movie lines and song to improve communication. We were the only two in a gathering of people who heard the background music playing. We both had the same (cassette tape/CD). A connection bringing two people together. To this day, we crack up when one uses a simple movie line to make a serious point.
SO, What is one of your favorite movie line, some of your favorite things?
Start playing a recording of your song of choice. E.g. "All I want for Christmas," that's a good one.
To start, the player begins by singing along. Once the player is fully under way, the MC fades the volume of the recording right down so that the player is now singing unaccompanied and must continue full pelt (it does help to have the lyrics to any songs you want to use because it's surprising how hard it can be to remember them), including any la-la-las, repetitions, breaks or instrumental passages.
After a pre-agreed time interval, the MC turns up the volume again; and the object of the game is to see how closely the player has managed to keep to the recording.
Well. That's the object. The fun is listening to grown men whooping uninhibitedly about I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree.
The conversation about christmas songs had me searching youtube for all the advent and christmas music I grew up singing in church and I actually found a playlist somebody had posted from our old hymnbook, so I spent the morning singing the songs nobody seems to sing anymore, not even when I do make it to church. I've also enjoyed a couple of sing-a-longs in the nursing home, nobody there much cares how bad the singing is. (lol)
Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you are well.
With the holidays fast approaching, I am looking forward to the Christmas baking. My favorite are ginger cookies. Soft and chewy are my favorite kinds.
As long as there is music!
All I need now to "decorate" is one ornament to hang outside on the distressed potted pine tree, dried out by the low humidity and crazy winds. It will be my very own "Charlie Brown" Christmas tree!
Hubs had that! His favorite.
You forgot pie for breakfast with a big cup of coffee
I would like to bake Christmas cakes this year. I've always managed to squeeze that in but last year I didn't because I was too tired. Fingers crossed for this year.
Here in our city, we paint small rocks and hide them around town. Whoever finds them, either rehides them or paints more to hide. On the back of the rock you paint (name of city Rocks). Take a picture to post in the city FB group. It it is fun community spirit and many cities around the country are doing this.
How does "See you next year sound?"
The squirrel....wanting to foster independence in the wild thing....thinking maybe I should stop wearing a ponytail...he might start to think I am his mother.
Either that....or it is the sugar high, the more you eat, the more you want, the sooner you want it!
Rescheduling after seeing my therapist today, I told him I am no longer available at 4:00 p.m. because I have to feed the squirrel, and visit with the two hummingbirds. One was so little, it's beak is 1/4 inch longer this week! My porch is a real happening place now.
He said I am an empath.
Yes, the little things.
Yesterday, the squirrel returned, up the ramp, onto the porch, a little knock on the screen door! Coming now daily just after 4 p.m. for treats.
Today, I was upset...Ratatouille came at 3 p.m., interrupted me, I sat on the porch while he nibbled the rice crispy treats right in front of me. Then I returned to finish the dishes.
I had the dishwater boiling soapy hot....as I came back dH was running cold water (just a little bit, he says!) into the dishpan.