tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826516410441401786.post6825001360802438795..comments2023-06-28T06:18:17.497-06:00Comments on Day by Day, at home, away: MN Orchestra Concert Part 3Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049392222474704158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826516410441401786.post-47929843571286672222011-04-08T21:04:28.266-06:002011-04-08T21:04:28.266-06:00Anon-
I don't know who you are, but what a gre...Anon-<br />I don't know who you are, but what a great idea! My parents taped my sister and I a few times when we were little-also telling us stories. My dad recently put those tapes on CDs. If you still have those tapes, please transfer them to CDs before they are lost forever.<br />I've been begging my dad to write down stories, my mom doesn't have the greatest memory for childhood events, but my dad could do this. Last year for my birthday I asked him to write a story almost daily and give it to me for the next birthday. Perhaps he'll read this comment and get to work-he has half a year until my birthday!Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049392222474704158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826516410441401786.post-42964058736040160902011-04-08T19:53:00.091-06:002011-04-08T19:53:00.091-06:00This interview by Grandpa made me think of somethi...This interview by Grandpa made me think of something special that my parents did for our children. We are also a pastor's family and lived away from Grandparents. Because my children liked falling asleep listening to books on tape (there I'm dating myself) from the library my parents realized that they could create their own tapes for bedtime bonding time even though we were miles apart. <br /><br /> My dad orchestrated the tapes and included stories that he read from library books (mother enjoyed choosing the books at their library), mixing in songs that were popular children's songs from many generations, jokes, and the like. My kids especially enjoyed hearing Grandpa interview his sister, telling funny stories about his childhood, and hearing him tell stories about their mom (me!) when I was a child. When he finished the tapes he made a copy for each child so they could have their own collection. Often he had a theme for the tape; just thinking of them brings tears to my eyes. My mother is gone ahead to heaven and my father's memory is diminished. Those tapes are priceless to me. <br /><br />Someday I hope to do the same for my grandchidren. I guess I'd better plan on digital recordings; something tells me the cassette player era is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com