Fun with TomTom and Jane
My husband got one of those nifty navigation nerdules. He’s in heaven. And I have to admit I’m glad he got it because it really is pretty handy and helpful. I drove two and a half hours to Chattanooga to pick up this Carr:
Isn’t she cute?
Anyhow, on the ride down, the TomTom was very helpful; my driving companion was “Jane” who has a very classy British accent and told me exactly when to turn, where to turn, when to get over to the left lane and confirm when I was to continue forward to get onto the ‘motorway’. Except she says it “Mow-teh-way”. We only got into a fight once, and that was when I had to pull off to get gas and bottled water. She got a little snippy with me and kept telling me, “Tuhrn around as soon as pah-sibble and head back teh-wahrds the mow-teh-way”. I had to keep snapping back, in my own British accent “No, Jane, I need petrol, stop being so deucedly bossy”. We made up, though; we’re cool now.
Me and Geoff the Great will be dropping back the Carr on Sunday, and at that point we’ll be swapping that Carr for a new car. Is that not brilliantly exciting? I can’t wait to drive around as a big family all together in one vehicle again. I still can’t believe our friends are just GIVING us their Suburban.
In the meantime I am gearing up for the rest of Emmiko’s little friends to come over for a birthday sleep over. They are all sleeping outside in the tent which will make things remarkably less noisy. I’m a great fan of less noisy.
And, this was a surprise, when we were driving home from Chattanooga, Ryann called me about a very mysterious package addressed to Emmiko which had been delivered by UPS from a music store in Ca.
Is it not beautiful? It had no card, but it didn’t take long to figure out from whence it came. My dad sure knows how to get a household worked into a frenzy. Emmiko is very excited – she has wanted to learn the violin for a long time. I was content to let her just work on clapping or snapping. Snapping and clapping is much cheaper, plus it’s easier to learn. Last night she told me that she was gonna learn the violin really fast and then start playing songs with me (on guitar) and Ryann (on piano). I will not be afraid of turning into the Partridge Family.
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July 25th, 2008 - Posted in Mr. Grand | | 23 Comments 23 Responses to ' Fun with TomTom and Jane 'Leave a reply |
on July 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am
First off, you came to Chattanooga and I didn’t get to meet you. I am sad.
Secondly, your story about Jenny is too funny. My pastor has a tom-tom and her name is Maggie. He is always talking about how they get into fights, he likes to mess with her though.
Emmiko’s violin is beautiful.
on July 25th, 2008 at 10:23 am
What an amazing blessing. It keeps coming Jen! Your daughter looks radiant.
Susan
on July 25th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Your daughter is too cute. Funky painted Suburban…here you come!
on July 25th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Yea Emmiko!! That’s SO cool! The Violin was the 1st intrument I learned to play, too.
Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<
on July 25th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
You are so TOTALLY Partridge family! I can’t wait to see your bus…
on July 25th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Can your life possibly get any more exciting? ;0) Make sure you do your first concert in Abingdon, ok?
on July 25th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Is a violin the same thing as a fiddle? You guys will be hicks yet. (good job, dad) Emmi sure looks cute. 🙂 Next time we come out, we’ll have to all go square dancing.
on July 25th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
That is So neat! My daughter also wants a violin. We already have a flute, so I’m hoping to persuade her to change her mind – (wink, wink.)
Emmiko looks positively thrilled, and I’m sure she’ll be a virtuoso in no time. (And maybe you can be the Von Trapp family vs. the Partridges. Do you all sing too?) 😉
Blessings,
Michelle
on July 25th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Hey Jen,
Your welcome to stop by our house in Loudon if you want on Sunday. Or you could just come home with us and eat lunch before you return that Carr girl! Just wanted to pose that to you! Please know you guys are always welcome.
Megan
on July 25th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
That’s a great picture of Emmiko. I love her and can’t wait to play a few songs with her.
on July 25th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Have fun with the little Carr and the big car!
ROFLOL You crack me up with the accent. There is no way I’d attempt that IRL, let alone on my blawg.
And the violin? What a super cool and thoughtful and useful and amazing gift! Happy Birthday Emmiko!!!
on July 25th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
That’s great, Emmiko! My older sis got to try out learning the violin. I won’t say how it ended…but she wasn’t in the orchestra or band after that. hee! hee! I never had the opportunity to learn an instrument…so I’ll continue to be envious from up here in Ohio!
on July 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Stop with the parallel lives things already, would ya. I am laughing my head off including the girls from our hotel in Modesto. You know that you must give your gps a name. Jane is a rather lovely name, and maybe one day she can meet our Dorris, she is our smarter gps, and the one that my hubby uses and it is also the one we use for the motorhome. However, don’t let your Jane get anywhere near that one that is in my car, because that one we appropiately named, Dorkie, and she is not smart! She got me lost! I don’t even let her talk.
Congrats on the new car. You’ll have to check in with us to hear of our new aquistion.
Blessings, Jennifer
on July 26th, 2008 at 7:03 am
What a lovely gift! Rebekah is also intent on learning the violin, in which case, we can combine our families and be like the Partridge Family Economy size. I can play a mean tambourine!
Sometime we will have to go somewhere in your neat-o car just so as I can meet Jane.
~Annemarie
on July 26th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Jen,
How great!! My son is learning the violin. I hope to see a Youtube video of all of you playing together.
Love the GPS story. ROTFL
Ruth
on July 26th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I call my GPS…Money Maker/Time Saver. See saves me buckets of gas money and loads of time trying to find places! I was very apprehensive-ish about getting one of those “nifty navigation nerdules” because of the cost until I realized it will pay for it self in a few weeks as much as I get lost…I mean get given bad directions, tee he!
Latte
P.S. We fight too(me and money maker/time saver) I just tell her hush…it doesn’t work though…but she is makin the money and savin the time so I LET her win…
on July 26th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Jenny?? What was I thinking? Your story about Jane … my bad.
on July 26th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I’m glad you and the British chic are good. HA!
HOW awesome is THAT gift?!
on July 26th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Hey we are really excited here about the new violin – she will have a blast learning it. But we are wincing just a bit at her bow-hold. Please get someone to show her how to hold it so she doesn’t saw her new instrument in half! Too bad we don’t live closer – Leah teaches violin!
on July 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Becky… I knew what you meant! : )
Karen… move down here pronto!
on July 28th, 2008 at 9:51 am
How on earth did you end up with a British Tomtom??? (or as we call them over here Satnav) Now I guess you will make fun of our British accents the same way when we come and see you? :o)
on July 28th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
YOU CRACK ME UP!!!
My daughter had to come see what I was laughing about…guess I was a bit..umm…loud! 🙂
Blessings,
Laurie
on August 4th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
You came all the way down here to Chattanooga and didn’t even stop by to say “hey”??? How could you?! 😉