Psst ~ There’s a link for free clip art at the end of this post, so read the whole thing, ok?  Ok.

I play several instruments, guitar, piano, ukulele and so on.  I come from a family of artists on one side and musicians on the other.  Long history of creativity.  My dad taught me to play Malaguena on the guitar when I was about 13 or so.  When Boone bought his guitar I taught him to play Malaguena.  

A few days ago we pilled all the kids into the Suburban and went to our favorite guitar store in town and bought Jacob his birthday present.  He’s been wanting a guitar since forever.  Now he has one.

While I was helping him choose his new precious and paying for the purchase, my hubs was talking to the owner of the store.  She asked him which of us were musicians and if we take lessons or if we’re self taught.  She wanted to explain to him about all the many wonderful guitar instructors that they have there at the store.   Those of you who know me, know that I don’t abide other folks teaching my kids (usually) and I really don’t abide following other folks’ schedules for lessons.  Anyway, John is more polite than I am, and he just begged off politely.  We were done with our transaction anyway, and we left.

He told me about the conversation once we were in the car.  I laughed and said he should have told her how we start the kids out teaching them to play Malaguena on the guitar.  See?  He’s way more polite than me.

The beauty part is that Boone is now teaching Jacob to play Malaguena on his shiny new guitar.  Jake’s starting to get it.

What?  You say you don’t know Malaguena?  Oh my, you are in for a treat!

Click here to go to YouTube to watch and listen to Jose Feliciano play our beloved Malaguena!

It’s a difficult song, he does a fair job of it.  ;)

Yes, we are self taught guitar players.  Maybe we don’t play as well as we would if we took lessons and observed a regimented practice schedule (makes me break out in a rash just thinking about it).  And maybe we play better than if we jumped through all those hoops.  The thing is, we’re happy learning on our own, and we enjoy playing our guitars.

For those of you who use clip art, I found this wonderful site today.  It’s called Gospel Gifs, and there are tons of graphics you may use for free.  That’s where I got the nifty guitar image I used in this post.

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Today he found a bee down in one of his squash flowers, doin’ the job God gave him to do for our squash plants.

This cracks me up, see the green air-soft BB?

I just think it’s really cool that he cares so much about the squash.  He’s always over there checking things out.

On a very different note, my hubs is coming up on a governmentally important birthday and is getting mail about medicare supplements EVERY DAY!  I had no idea there were so many businesses out there that sell that kind of insurance.  I should have started saving all that junk mail from the beginning.  I could have opened my own piñata factory. (get it? all that paper?)  Anyroad, he got one today that was note worthy.  What you need to know about my hubs is that he is the most fit person I know in the over 35 age category.  Only he’s turning 65.  Really, very fit.  He works in a warehouse and is on his feet 40 hours every week, plus a little overtime every week.  Plus all the after work errands (and putting up with me has to be fairly stressfull.)  So, Tex and I had a big laugh when this came in the mail today.

Hubs is about the last person who needs one of those!  

On the other hand, I may need one soon if Richard Simmons doesn’t lighten up!  I keep thinkin’ it’s getting a little better while I’m doin’ it, then afterwards I wanna lay down and die, but I’m just too stubborn!

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