Friday, June 19, 2009

I think in music

...and apparently so does Kelley.  I've mentioned this to a few people and they look at me like "huh"?  Let me explain.  If someone says something like say for instance "Someday...." the first that will probably pop into my head is "...my prince will come", back up orchestra and all.  I constantly find myself humming little diddies in my head that are either familiar (nursery rhymes, slogans, that type of thing), or something I just made up.  I also do it out loud on occasion, or perhaps more often...

So last night Kelley and Tyler were playing with a new wooden train set we picked up at a yard sale.  Kelley was kind of mindlessly running the train around the road and she started singing "there's a crack in the track..there's a toad in the road".  She sang it over and over, adding little rhythms and such. (The phrase incidentally is from a Thomas the Train book we read often).  It's probably just a habit she picked up because I do it so much without thinking, but it made me smile.  Do any of you do this?  Please tell me there's at least one or two of you out there...

4 comments:

Anna said...

Well while reading your post I saw "Someday" and automatically started in with 'my prince will come' It might just be because you'd already mentioned music and so my brain was looking for it. But yes, sometimes I'm like that too. Unfortunately, Abby dislikes me singing randmoly so she's kind of broken me of the habit.

Rae said...

Yep; you're not alone! Actually, I read "Someday" and I thought, "Someday....when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold, I will feel a glow..." Good old Frank Sinatra. :D

Audrey said...

I do the same thing all the time!

Joey said...

All humans are hard wired to music. It has been around since the first man took his first step. There is something about making music that makes us tick.