Category: Tunes

This morning, a random memory popped in my head as I awakened and I teased it out so I could remember it more and I could remember more things about it. It is the sweetest memory!!!

I think that I first have to preface this with a not so sweet memory. But I’ll be quick. I think it must’ve been November 3 when this baby was born. She was Sean’s neighbor in NICU. I got all of his information from nurses talking with each other. A baby was born when Sean was in NICU, and her mother never came to see her. Her grandmother did not even know that her daughter was pregnant and no one came to see her.

We heard that as we were sitting with Sean. I remember crying because I had just had a child and I told Sean’s dad that we had to take her home with us! He just said kind of exasperated, “Jen, we just had one of our own!” I remember nodding but still feeling terrible for that baby. I could see her because she was right next to Sean. She was cute!!! The nurses were on the schedule to take turns to hold her to help with her development.

But now, here comes the fun memory. When Sean left NICU, I had already made appointments for him. He needed to see an ophthalmologist. Being premature, that affects the eyes.

We had an appointment for sometime in February. And I remembered that because at that appointment, Sean was three months old and finally fit into 0 to 3 month clothing!!! But he had a mint one piece long sleeved, onesie/loungewear thing on.

Sean was all bundled up because it was cold and we were waiting for our turn. They were probably about four or five other mothers with car seats for their premature babies as well.

Having a premature baby was pretty stressful! But this day, I remember seeing an absolutely bubbly woman with shorter light hair probably in her mid 30s. She had a long coat on and she put her baby down as she unbuttoned her coat. I was sitting there just waiting, and she looked at me and told me so excitingly that she had just got this baby on Monday!

I smiled at her, and I think I told her ‘congratulations’ She continued telling me that this baby was slightly premature and a bunch of Doctor’s appointments already scheduled before she got her. She said that’s why she was there.

It was nice to see how excited she was and I remember she started unzipping the cover to her baby’s car seat.
I checked on Sean, who I had unbundled, just as I turned my head to the right, she had the cute baby next to Sean in NICU!!!

I have no idea what made me think of this almost 23-year-old memory because Sean will be 23 in November, but it was a sweet memory to wake up to! That woman was so happy! But thinking of how bubbly she was, makes me think of this song as well. We was living in our second apartment when I told Sean that this is what “Good Kids moms’’” want for Christmas. He asked me that when he was five or six. I cut myself the CD and put it in my stocking:

I did not tell that woman that I recognized her baby but then Sean and I were called, I think we just gave each other well wishes as I went back for the appointment.

I think it’s crazy how random memories popped into my head but I enjoy thinking about them because I was more ‘able’ then.

Yesterday was super warm, and I did NOT feel well at all! My mantra in this heat for this entire summer has been, “I’m hanging in.” And man, has it been difficult?!!! Last night, when we were almost ready to get ready for bed, I told my Mom in a monotone voice, “ I hate feeling like a zombie.”

Because that is how I feel. I feel it in my face, I am dragging so much! So, you know exactly what song was in my head immediately after I said that?! It was so warm that I did not even look it up on YouTube yesterday. I looked it up today before I started drafting this blog post:

It’s been a while since I have watched this music video for sure! One thing I noticed that is different from my 12-year-old Jenny’s impression of this video is at 12 years old, I could not understand why she did NOT have a flat stomach?!

But now, watching this video right now as a 42 year old woman who has had a child I completely understand why her stomach is NOT flat! Duh!!!

I had a hard time believing that today was even warmer than yesterday, and I had to force myself to eat my lunch at 90° weather! It took me so long to eat my lunch! But it won’t be summer all year so that is something to look forward to. The temperatures have come down a little bit in the evening, so I can breathe a little easier now.

I watched the video today before I posted this blog post, and as I was watching it, I started to cry. I’m not even sure why I did but I think it’s probably the heat but I vaguely thought about the fact that she is dead now…

I am reclined in my chair with my eyes slightly closed, and this song just had to get an encore presentation! This song reminds me of summer! I’m so uncomfortable!

But September IS coming soon…

OK, here’s the deal. “Go time” is supposed to be on Wednesday. But here’s what happened…:

I think I noticed this in the beginning of blast week, when I was reclining back in my chair to slide back so I am seated in my chair properly. It was creaking a whole lot! I told my mom that it sounds like the tin man. I got this chair in December and my previous chair NEVER creaked like it was creaking this past week. But on Saturday night, I was adjusting my chair a little bit and I smelled something, “Chemically.”

I texted my Mom last night to tell her to to call Ray or Sarah at NSM (National Seating and Mobility) and tell them that I am smelling hydraulic fluid. I then told her that I will forgo my haircut on Wednesday to get my chair looked at. I spent the morning devising the plan as I was praying.

I remember probably in February or March when my hairdresser noticed that I am getting curly hair. She asked me who has the curls and I told her that my Dad did. She also has curly hair and she looked at me and asked if my Mom would blow dry it. I told her that she wouldn’t and then she suggested product. I shook my head at that too. I think it was April when she cut my hair the length that is now. I get my curls cut off every single month. But now I think I’m going to have to just ‘let the curls come out’ and this song is in my head as I say that;

I think I might post a ‘grow out’ picture because usually just before I get my haircut, like now, I feel curls roll up on my head in the morning when I comb my hair. I want to know what it will look like a month overgrown?

I often will watch videos on YouTube about songs. I watched the Miss Mojo video on covers that ended up being more popular than the original! Of course, Hurt was on there and I’ve talked about that tons but I saw this one. And man…

I had to put this one on here! This was my jam! This is singing at the top of my lungs in the back of the bus and Washington DC in eighth grade! I remember that Ms. Duffin and Mr. Rashid were NOT happy about it because it was late so I had to stop. I listened to the entire song, and I no longer can sing along with it, but I loved it!!!

There are two albums on my Train playlist. Save Me, San Francisco, and California 37. I remember listening to this album in its entirety and then I would pick songs that I liked. I seem to be hearing this song a whole lot now as I am doing puzzles or playing the car game and I kinda dig it!