tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post3474223113943652798..comments2024-03-25T10:28:53.317-05:00Comments on Baking in a Tornado: Take 2 – May Secret Subject SwapKaren BakingInATornadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-69914774934544335782013-05-18T22:32:29.724-05:002013-05-18T22:32:29.724-05:00I'm not sure we ever got past that learning pa...I'm not sure we ever got past that learning part, unfortunately. And I think 2 years is way past my patience limit!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-9873448844747423392013-05-18T22:28:28.139-05:002013-05-18T22:28:28.139-05:00Musical instruments sound so nice when they are pl...Musical instruments sound so nice when they are played properly. It's just the part of 'learning how to play it' that drives me mad. I quiver every time I hear our neighbours child play the violin :( I just wish she could hurry up and learn the right notes LOL. <br />You were very good to keep driving that massive thing around for so long. The kids owe you, big time :)Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-91565939987808450282013-05-18T10:52:39.946-05:002013-05-18T10:52:39.946-05:00Oh, if only I could have. And although I would hav...Oh, if only I could have. And although I would have loved for my kids to have continued with an instrument, I can't say as I was unhappy to put those Bass days behind us!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-86275385244173361242013-05-18T10:42:55.712-05:002013-05-18T10:42:55.712-05:00This made me laugh so hard. Mark played the cello....This made me laugh so hard. Mark played the cello. Enough said. When it came time for our children, they stuck with the portable clarinet. If I had to return the bass to school like you each day, I'd have to do so in an 80's movie-like fashion. You know, where you drive toward the school super fast in a station wagon. You slam on the breaks until your car does a 180, the back door opens up and the bass slides out to the front of the band room. No getting dressed, no stopping for small talk. Wha? Just me?<br />It's raining today. Pasta with marinara sounds fabulous.Michele Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658350918252530545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-73667740882982155672013-05-17T16:52:44.221-05:002013-05-17T16:52:44.221-05:00I think sometimes kids don't want to do someth...I think sometimes kids don't want to do something just cause we want them to. But I had to at least give it a try. Ultimately, like with you, the choice had to be theirs.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-37128248214243153352013-05-17T16:29:20.716-05:002013-05-17T16:29:20.716-05:00Don't feel too bad, my mum and dad bought us a...Don't feel too bad, my mum and dad bought us an upright piano when I was a kid hoping that we'd all become musical maestros or something. They ended up selling it because we never ever practised and they were tired of wasting their money. Some people want to learn an instrument, some just don't. I can still play actually, but these days the farthest I get is a quick rendition of chopsticks or something equally as quick and easy.singlemumplusonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051328458409204822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-86343370997507797052013-05-17T14:50:05.368-05:002013-05-17T14:50:05.368-05:00Yeah, my kids showed no interest in playing instru...Yeah, my kids showed no interest in playing instruments AFTER I lugged that Bass around for 2 years!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-25177898926877016252013-05-17T14:47:11.208-05:002013-05-17T14:47:11.208-05:00ROFLOL!!!!! OMGosh!!! I can't imagine having t...ROFLOL!!!!! OMGosh!!! I can't imagine having to drive that thing to and from school... YILES!! But it could have been a tuba! ;)<br /><br />Thankfully(?) my kids have never shown much interest in learning to play anything.<br /><br />Stacy Sews and Schoolshttp://stacysewsandschools.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-61624517374473584772013-05-17T12:32:17.641-05:002013-05-17T12:32:17.641-05:00You're welcome to laugh now, but I wasn't ...You're welcome to laugh now, but I wasn't laughing for those 2 long, long, long years!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-54330160814379131242013-05-17T12:25:56.016-05:002013-05-17T12:25:56.016-05:00I am laughing at the image of you hauling that thi...I am laughing at the image of you hauling that thing to and from school. That's dedication, my friend! As far as having to LISTEN to them practice--my oldest son took up saxophone--Eeoww! And the youngest boy plays drums ( my ears are now shot). I love it when you write about your boys--so funny. The ending was perfect--musical fruit!menopausal mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058933838070665032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-28197641645035297932013-05-17T12:06:12.385-05:002013-05-17T12:06:12.385-05:00Funny, I'm trying to FORGET the memories of dr...Funny, I'm trying to FORGET the memories of dragging that thing around!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-54121526442265301632013-05-17T12:05:13.756-05:002013-05-17T12:05:13.756-05:00LOL, why didn't I think of that?LOL, why didn't I think of that?Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-40989446040628557832013-05-17T12:04:54.511-05:002013-05-17T12:04:54.511-05:00I think that's amazing that you can play just ...I think that's amazing that you can play just from what you're taught. I'd take that.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-81071218399731178542013-05-17T12:03:33.933-05:002013-05-17T12:03:33.933-05:00I remember those days. We actually have a neighbor...I remember those days. We actually have a neighborhood FULL of kids all the same age. The rule was, no matter what my kids were doing, if someone rang the doorbell (which happened constantly) they had to go out. I'm pretty sure they tried more than once to disconnect the doorbell . . . Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-67443271433123786492013-05-17T11:59:40.936-05:002013-05-17T11:59:40.936-05:00Ha... The Musical Fruit Song!!! Love it. I have...Ha... The Musical Fruit Song!!! Love it. I have this visual of you lugging that thing in & out each day. Enjoyed... Have a great weekend, SluAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329672460566429262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-38322036180945369602013-05-17T11:38:35.185-05:002013-05-17T11:38:35.185-05:00That's a dedicated mom right there, to haul th...That's a dedicated mom right there, to haul that ginormous instrument back and forth! Don't tell anyone, but when my son was 10 and decided to try playing the trumpet, I made him practice outside...Black Sheep Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632448192837281806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-10537349509239983832013-05-17T11:33:30.423-05:002013-05-17T11:33:30.423-05:00Hardly a fail. You drove it back and forth. You ...Hardly a fail. You drove it back and forth. You win Motherhood.<br /><br />On a side note, I can't read music either and I'm tone deaf. But I can memorize keys on a piano and play anything I'm taught. <br /><br />-The Insomniacs Dream<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231922980715991550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-52962711527250762272013-05-17T11:23:33.678-05:002013-05-17T11:23:33.678-05:00Well, beans are the musical fruit!
I never played...Well, beans are the musical fruit!<br /><br />I never played an instrument as I was too involved with be a jock in school. You know, those dasy when kids actually played outside rather than sitting in fron of a computer all day! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743646207453247092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-74221661436596552532013-05-17T11:05:10.323-05:002013-05-17T11:05:10.323-05:00What a funny coincidence, I heard Travis Barker wa...What a funny coincidence, I heard Travis Barker was looking at the house next door to you . . .Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-56444888054463085132013-05-17T10:59:15.726-05:002013-05-17T10:59:15.726-05:00They couldn't offer up the flute. A nice picco...They couldn't offer up the flute. A nice piccolo maybe? A string bass?! You are a good mama. Although I've got to be honest- in played the flute and hated it;) I think singing is the only musical practice any kid needs;) Just kidding. My youngest has been taking piano for about 8 months but wants to know when he can switch to drums. I told him as soon as Travis Barker moves in next door, complete with his sound proof studio and electronic kit. I have a feeling I will be buying a lot of ear plugs in the next year;)<br />This was awesome!<br />Vicky<br />www.thepursuitofnormal.blogspot.com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903649464858533432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-60865093734873918482013-05-17T10:47:02.474-05:002013-05-17T10:47:02.474-05:00I used to sing it when I was little too. Funny the...I used to sing it when I was little too. Funny the things that keep getting passed down through the generations, LOL.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-24774568784345852602013-05-17T10:46:08.399-05:002013-05-17T10:46:08.399-05:00You do need to get him lessons if he already has t...You do need to get him lessons if he already has the instrument. Then you need to get yourself ear plugs. Take it from someone who knows!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-68199096737675765392013-05-17T10:44:57.312-05:002013-05-17T10:44:57.312-05:00When my older son was a baby, he was the easiest b...When my older son was a baby, he was the easiest baby in the world. Pretty much the only time he'd cry was when I would sing.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-78199852508601867992013-05-17T10:43:58.131-05:002013-05-17T10:43:58.131-05:00My younger son went on to try the Clarinet and the...My younger son went on to try the Clarinet and the music teacher begged him to continue saying he was the best the teacher had heard in a long time. But no, couldn't convince him. Sometimes I think it's best NOT to let them know what we want them to do.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-31296144132004602252013-05-17T10:42:17.329-05:002013-05-17T10:42:17.329-05:00Ouch, violin, now that would be painful. But at le...Ouch, violin, now that would be painful. But at least it's easier to transport, so there's that.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.com