Singing to a New Tune

This evening, Jeff and I ran a few errands without the boys. It's rare that we are able to do this, but my mom was free to watch them after dinner and it made for a much quicker trip to leave them at home.

We'd been in the car for awhile and the conversation came to a pause (sometimes it's just nice to enjoy the scenery and the quiet)-we were just lost in our own thoughts, when subconsciously I began to hum a song. Not so unusual. I didn't even realize I was humming until Jeff (also subconsciously) began to hum along because he recognized the tune. Still not unusual.

We laughed in unison as we realized that we were singing the melody to "Zeroes" a family favorite from the They Might Be Giants Here Come the 123's album. Yes, it's a kids CD. For those of you unfamiliar with They Might Be Giants, they are a group whose upbeat songs are broadcast between show interludes during the morning Playhouse Disney lineup. Jonah and Brady love their songs. We are also big fans of the Imagination Movers and their Juice Box Heroes album. It's pretty darn good. Still not too strange, wouldn't you agree? I mean it's not uncommon for a person to get a song stuck in their head regardless of the genre-especially if it is a song that is frequently heard.

Here's the unusual part: Jeff and I don't normally listen to those Cd's unless the boys are in the car. When it is just the two of us, we'll listen to jazz or contemporary Christian, or adult contemporary, or top 40's and the list goes on...tonight we said "why not?" We're in the mood to hear One Dozen Monkeys-so we popped it in, and the two of us continued our errands listening to "Pirate Girls Nine Nine Bowls of Soup," "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip," and the coup de grace of the album: "I Can Add!"