Topic: Banjo Pickin'
Dude. . .over a month and no entry?? Sorry. . .life gets away sometimes you know?!? So. . .what's new. . .we made it through Christmas (a story I will DEFINITELY share soon) and we made it through New Year's. We've also made it through the last 2 weeks when Cale has had 1. Strep throat 2. The Flu 3. Double ear infection. This POOR child. And he's been such a trooper.
I finally kicked my never ending cold too (THANK GOODNESS!!) with a little help from my crunchy friends and a lovely extract called colloidal silver. It's awesome and tastes like water!!
But here's why I am here. . .for Christmas, my lovely husband found ONE single solitairy person in the Oklahoma City vicinity that gives banjo lessons. Yep. . .I said BANJO. I grew up listening to Pa play and I have always enjoyed bluegrass music. I finally told my Gram one day (very off-handedly) that I wanted to learn to play the banjo. It is something I've always wanted to do and she smiled and told me that I could have Pa's banjo. Little did she know that I was serious. I don't kid about stuff like this. Chris made a phone call and, with many emotions, my mom brought home Pa's banjo at Christmas. It hadn't been played since he passed in Feb 1995. It's a beautiful banjo. . .one that I'm so very proud to learn on.
I have now started lessons. I have to drive 35 minutes to get there and 35 minutes back. . .for a 30 minute lesson, but to me, it is SO worth it. I even try my very best to practice every day for at least 30 minutes. I can truly say I enjoy EVERYTHING about it, which is good because Annie, my teacher, says I'm a natural. How rockin' is that?!?! Anyway, I wanted to share my 
first song that I've gotten down. I'm working on two new songs, but hey. . .I'm proud of myself for this! So enjoy!!
