Carpenters @ MindSay 
(This is Mine and James' Song. It was played at our wedding)
Wherever you go
Wherever you may wander in your life
Surely you know
I always wanna be there
Holding your hand
And standing by to catch you when you fall
Seeing you through
In everything you do
Let me be there in your morning
Let me be there in your night
Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right
Let me take you through that wonderland
That only two can share
All I ask you is let me be there
Watching you grow
And going through the changes in your life
That's how I know
I always wanna be there
Whenever you feel you need a friend to lean on, here I am
Whenever you call, you know I'll be there
Let me be there in your morning
Let me be there in your night
Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right
Let me take you through that wonderland
That only two can share
All I ask you is let me be there
"Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin')" -Johnny Rivers
It's late at night and we're all alone
Just the music on the radio
No one's comin', no one's gonna telephone
Just me and you and the lights down low
And we're
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
Just you, girl
And we just flow together when the lights are low
Shadows dancin' all across the wall
Music's playin' so soft and slow
Rest of the world so far away and small
When we're
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
Hold me, Oh, oh, oh, hold me
No never let me go
As we dance together in the dark
So much love in this heart of mine
You whisper to me, hold you tight
You're the one I thought I'd never find
Now we're
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
Whole wide world
Just you girl...
Top of the World- The Carpenters
Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream
Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
It's because you are here
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
(chorus)
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
Something in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me
There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here
(Chorus)
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
(Chorus)
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
Chances Are-Johnny Mathis
Chances are 'cause I wear a silly grin
The moment you come into view
Chances are you think that I'm in love with you
Just because my composure sort of slips
The moment that your lips meet mine
Chances are you think my heart's your Valentine
In the magic of moonlight when I sigh, "Hold me close, dear"
Chances are you believe the stars that fill the skies are in my eyes
Guess you feel you'll always be the one and only one for me
And if you think you could
Well, chances are your chances are awfully good
Chances are you believe the stars that fill the skies are in my eyes
Guess you feel you'll always be the one and only one for me
And if you think you could
Well, chances are your chances are awfully good
The chances are your chances are . . . awfully good
"Fallin' In Love"-(Danny Hamilton and Ann Hamilton)-{Change man to woman and girl to boy and its my song}
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
I could never see what fate had planned for me
And then you came and made my dreams this man's reality
Maybe you can see all the things you've meant to me
But my simple fate is at the gate and girl you've got the key
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
It seems like yesterday you and I first loved this way
But now I know how love can grow with each and every day
As we lay at midnight's hour and feel love's hidden power
So strong and bold as life unfolds a mystery to me
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
You and me for eternity in love we'll always be
Young and free and naturally should be the way it's gotta be
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
Baby, baby, fallin' in love
I've fallin' in love again
TWELVETH OF NEVER- JOHNNY MATHIS
(this song was my parents song- it is engraved inside my Dad's wedding band)
You ask how much I need you Must I explain
I need you oh my darling
Like roses need rain
You ask how long I'll love you
I'll tell you true
Until the twelfth of never I'll still be loving you
Hold me close
Never let me go
Hold me close
Melt my heart like April snow
I'll love you 'till the blue bells forget to bloom
I'll love you 'till the clover has lost its perfume
I'll love you 'till the poets run out of rhyme
Until the twelfth of never
And that's a long long time
Until the twelfth of never
And that's a long long time
Amazed -Lonestar
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Oh, every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Mr. Mom -Lonestar
Lost my job, came home mad
Got a hug and kiss and that's too bad
She said I can go to work until you find another job
I thought I like the sound of that
Watch TV and take long naps
Go from a hard working dad to being Mr. Mom
Well
Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer
Crayons go up one drawer higher
Rewind Barney for the fifteenth time
Breakfast six, naps at nine
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long and it's only Monday
Mr. Mom
Football, soccer and ballet
Squeeze in Scouts and PTA
And there's that shopping list she left
That's seven pages long
How much smoke can one stove make
The kids won't eat my charcoal cake
It's more than any man can take
Being Mr. Mom
Well
Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer
Crayons go up one drawer higher
Rewind Barney for the sixteenth time
Breakfast six, naps at nine
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long and it's only Monday
Mr.Mom
Before I fall in bed tonight
If the dog didn't eat the classifieds
I'm gonna look just one more time
'Cause
Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer
Crayons go up one drawer higher
Rewind Barney for the eighteenth time
Breakfast six, naps at nine
There's bubble gum in the baby's hair
Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair
Been crazy all day long
Oh been crazy all day long and it's only Monday
Mr.Mom
Balancin' checkbooks, juggling bills
Thought there was nothing to it
Baby, now I know how you feel
What I don't know is how you do it
Honey, you're my hero
All My Love For Christmas-Lonestar
It don't jingle like a jingle bell
It ain't made by a bunch of elves
It don't come from the old North Pole
Can't be delivered by a Ho-Ho-Ho
What it is
Your gonna love it
You can't get to much of it
Here's the package baby open it up
I'm givin' you all my love for Christmas
I'm givin' you all my love
You won't find it underneath the tree
You can't buy it with a roll of green
It's the thing that makes life worth living
It's the gift that just keeps on giving
What it is
Your gonna love it
You can't get to much of it
Here's the package baby open it up
I'm givin' you all my love for Christmas
I'm givin' you all my love
Yeah what it is
Your gonna love it
You can't get to much of it
Here's the package baby open it up
I'm givin' you all my love... for Christmas
I'm givin' you all my love for Christmas
I'm givin' you all my love
I Can Only Imagine-MercyMe
I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When your face
Is before me
I can only imagine
[Chorus:]
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine
[Chorus]
I can only imagine [x2]
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
Inside Your Heaven-Carrie Underwood
I've been down
Now I'm blessed
I felt a revelation coming around
I guess its right, it's so amazing
Everytime I see you I'm alive
You're all I've got
You lift me up
The sun and the moonlight
All my dreams are in your eyes
I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows your way
I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven
When we touch, when we love
The stars light up
The wrong becomes undone
Naturally, my soul surrenders
The sun and the moonlight
All my dreams are in your eyes
And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows you away
And I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathing in
A soothing wind
I wanna be inside your heaven
When minutes turn to days and years
If mountains fall, I'll still be here
Holdin you until the day I die
And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows you away
I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows you away
I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven
Oh yes I do
I wanna be inside your heaven
The Eagle and The Hawk-John Denver
I am the eagle, I live in high country
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky
I am the hawk and theres blood on my feathers
But time is still turning they soon will be dry
And all of those who see me, all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly
Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops
Sail oer the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
And all that we can be and not what we are
Foxfire-John Denver
Spring is alive
In Carolina
Deep in the forest
Where the foxfire glows
High on a mountain
Down in a holler
Thunder and lightning
So it goes
Over a hundred years ago
We came to Carolina
Far across the water
It??s a long hard road
With little more than courage
We came seeking independence
A little less than nothin??
Is a heavy load
From the heather of the highlands
We have found the Smokie Mountains
Hard work and simple ways
And life is good
life is good
Spring is alive
In Carolina
Deep in the forest
Where the foxfire glows
High on a mountain
Down in a holler
Thunder and lightning
So it goes
You Are
You are every morning sunrise
You are every rain
You are every peal of laughter
You are every cry of pain
You are all the summer flowers
You are all the falling leaves
You are everyone rejoicing
You are everyone who greaves
You are all my unknown secrets
You are all my hidden fears
You are known in lover??s kisses
You are seen in childhood tears
You are where the stars are shining
You are where the rainbow ends
You are why the war is over
You are how the peace begins
Whisper the Wind
Whisper the wind over the water
Whisper the wind all through the night
Whisper the wind along the canyon
Whisper the wind into the night
Whisper the wind Brothers and sisters
Whisper the wind all the same
Whisper the wind love one another
Whisper the wind your precious name
Spring Is Alive (Reprise)
Spring is alive
In Carolina
Deep in the forest
Where the foxfire glows
High on a mountain
Down in a holler
Thunder and lightning
So it goes
Over a hundred years ago
We came to Carolina
Far across the water
It??s a long hard road
With little more than courage
We came seeking independence
A little less than nothin??
Is a heavy load
From the heather of the highlands
We have found the Smokie Mountains
Hard work and simple ways
And life is good
life is good
Spring is alive
In Carolina
Deep in the forest
Where the foxfire glows
High on a mountain
Down in a holler
Thunder and lightning
So it goes
Country Roads,Take Me Home-John Denver
Almost heaven, West Virginia,
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
Life is old there, older than the trees,
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
All my mem'ries, gather 'round her,
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hours she calls me,
The radio reminds me of my home far away.
And drivin' down the road,
I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday,
Yesterday.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
Take me home, country roads.
Take me home, down country roads.
Sunshine on My Shoulders-John Denver
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always make me high
If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you a day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you.
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always make me high
If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you.
I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always make me high
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
Sunshine almost always
After my favorite Jewish carpenter, Neil, was too busy to do the next step on the “cheapie 50,000” kitchen I decided to go shopping for a new carpenter. Everything seemed good during the interview: he was pleasant, seemed amiable, perfectionistic and willing to do the work for a good price. So last night he brought his tools over to set up in the garage ( I thought this was a good sign) and said he was an early bird and would be here at 8 am.
Well , the tool preparation turned out to be because he did not drive but rather took the 44 bus. Okay, no big deal. He was rather chatty and had a lot of questions which I chalked up to wanting to be perfectly clear about what he wanted. After an hour of more chat and measuring he announced that he was taking the glass doors to the table saw. Hmmmmmmmmm, after about 30 minutes of silence I asked jim what was happening and he said T had taken the doors on the bus to where his table saw was and then was going to go shopping with $20 that we gave him. This did not appear a good sign at all. Somewhere around 1 pm, after I had gone out to the bank and the hardware store and the container store and eaten a leisurely double dip chocolate almond waffle cone from Baskin Robbins the phone rang. T was asking if he could “borrow” Jim for an hour. I brought the phone to jim but listened in. seems the hinges were going to be different and even though he was making the doors smaller there would have to be a 1.4 inch gap between the door and frame.
My executive decision was that upon his return ( by bus) I would pay him $50 for his time and give him a bus ticket and call it quits. If he had scaled down the doors I would pay him $100 give him a bus ticket and say we’ll go on from here alone. But the issue of tools was still facing us ( oh he had already borrowed a foot stole, tape measure and level) so I volunteered that Jim would drive T and his tools home as long as he lived close enough not to have to cross the bridges mid-afternoon.
So 6.5 hours later we were back to base one, out a day, out $43. had some I assume stolen hinges because T said the man “gave” them to him. And jim decided that as soon as he purchased a table saw he would do the project himself. This was my first contractor failure but I think we got off well before he destroyed our doors, expected to be paid more or had us waiting around every day with endless questions. In hindsight he had said something about carpenters “living” in the house and I wonder if we were expected to set up the guest room so he didn’t have to go back and forth on the bus. Lesson: make sure your carpenter has a car, tools and a little money to buy supplies for which you reimburse him when shown the receipt.
Now a pizza is in the oven so we can eat fast and get to a modern dance concert at the PCPA downtown. And Jim has finished two coats on the library shelves so by Monday we may actually empty the boxes and get to work on the crown moldings.
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. abi and I are imprisoned inthe master suite while my husband paints the book cases for the "library" a room which was the original dining room of the 1929 house long before it was redone twice. the wiindow is open so I dont sneeze too much and because she loves to sit on the sill and smell the outer world.
the last few days have been ideal. leisurely meals with jim, naps, reading another burroughs book, and chomping chocolate covered raisens from trader joe's. tonight we will watch another prime suspect with a raging fire as we settle into a delightful routine.
Thinking about President Ford reminds me what a decent and sensible man he was and how much kinder history will be to him than the every day press were. And as much as I would have loved to see Nixon go to jail as he needed to do...the pardon was the sensible rational thing to do. I thought that maybe the presidency was recovering and now i look at the damage Dubya has done. A president who has consistently compromised the constitution hangs in there and one of the best presidents of the 20th century ( bill clinton) gets revoled due to a petty sex problem. oh enough.
we interviewed another carpenter today, a terrific and gentle man named Tom who will get some more small cabinetry work done so we can finally install my second oven. slowly this is all falling together. I think by New Year's the kitchen might actually be done. wow.
