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June 23, 2008
There's a Very Good Chance This is Only Funny to Me.

Emergency Gynecology appointment in an hour so I don't have time to write much, but I wanted to show you a video I took over the weekend.

I was on a Sound of Music kick this weekend and I kept playing the songs over and over. My daughter who apparently can not stand the sound of my voice, kept coming into the room with excuses as to why I needed to STOP!SINGING!RIGHT!THIS!MINUTE! Of course, this made me want to sing louder because "I can sing if I want to! You are not the boss of me little one!" So, I put on Edelweiss for the 80th time, turned the video camera on and placed it on my desk so that she wouldn't know it was on and began singing in the most dramatic (annoying?) voice. Within .3 seconds, she was in my room asking me to stop singing because "The baby (who does not actually exist) was sleeping!"

Keep in mind as your listening that my Uncle once told me (in front of my entire family after watching a video of me singing at church) that I sounded like "A dying cow." SO, NO NEED TO TELL ME I CAN NOT SING. I already kind of know.


Posted by Y at June 23, 2008 7:51 AM
Comments

I still think you have a great singing voice!! This video is AMAZING though, please think of the baby's feelings!

Posted by: Megan at June 23, 2008 8:32 AM

awesome. it's so funny to hear a little girl speak english. i know it's not really all that special but for a german, it is. cute. and funny. :D

Posted by: kim at June 23, 2008 8:38 AM

what're u talking about..u sound awesome!!!
and gabby sounds adorable :)

Posted by: lemonade at June 23, 2008 8:38 AM

PS: hope everything's okay gyn-wise...

Posted by: kim at June 23, 2008 8:39 AM

Oh, come on. You already know you have a really pretty singing voice, having heard it here before. And it's true! But, Gabby's opinion is the most important one, clearly.

Posted by: superaleja at June 23, 2008 8:41 AM

I could kill the IT guy for not giving me a pc with sound - kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllll!! *shake fist*

Good luck at your appointment, Y.

Posted by: mary at June 23, 2008 8:44 AM

That was awesome. I only wish I could see the expression on her face.

I hope all goes well at your appointment.

Posted by: Becki at June 23, 2008 8:52 AM

Not just you -- I thought it was hilarious. I love how she got more and more insistent as you kept singing. And I certainly don't think you sound like a dying cow!

Posted by: First Rough Draft at June 23, 2008 9:01 AM

Oh my christ, that made my morning.

Hope everything is doin as it should w/ the crotch Dr.

Posted by: CharmingDriver at June 23, 2008 9:02 AM

Aww that was cute. You can sing..... Hope you are ok! Good luck at the Dr's

Posted by: Teresa at June 23, 2008 9:09 AM

So *not* a dying cow, lol!

So, my 14yo son walked in while I was giggling and asked what I was giggling about, so I showed him. He chuckled, and then I played the video of her singing her numbers, and he cracked up!

Then he asked, "Is her mom single?"

I said, "No, why?"

"Because I want that baby!"

LOLOLOL He has a soft spot for little kids, except his sisters, whom he torments endlessly.

Posted by: Angel at June 23, 2008 9:18 AM

The baby is trying to SLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPP!!

hahaha

Posted by: Nina at June 23, 2008 9:21 AM

Yeah, I just WISH I could sing like that.

And your daughter? Adorable. :)

Posted by: Marilyn at June 23, 2008 9:26 AM

You are awesome! Gabby is adorable and thanks for posting -- and I hope everything goes well at your appointment.

Posted by: JenniferB at June 23, 2008 9:29 AM

Love it! You sound great, and I would have been HOWLING at my kid!

Hope everything is ok...

Posted by: Headless Mom at June 23, 2008 9:30 AM

I actually think you have a beautiful singing voice! Honestly...!

Hope everything is okay with your appointment...

Posted by: Krystle at June 23, 2008 9:50 AM

tell your uncle to shut up.

Posted by: Casie at June 23, 2008 9:57 AM

LOL My kids tell me to stop singing too. But you? You have a beautiful voice!

Posted by: Kimberly at June 23, 2008 10:10 AM

It sounds like you're singing a duet with Kolbe. You're addicted to singing with Kolbe.

Posted by: Black Hockey Jesus at June 23, 2008 10:10 AM

I was expecting screeching horror. Your voice is quite lovely!
Good like at the GYN. It's never a fun visit :(

Posted by: Lulu at June 23, 2008 10:25 AM

You so do not sound like a dying cow! My 2 1/2 year old daughter came running over to the computer while I was playing it and begged me to play it again--she thought it you were one of the Disney princesses!

PS: Hope everything is ok in the gyne dept.

Posted by: Kelley at June 23, 2008 10:28 AM

If that is what a dying cow sounds like- I would be so fortunate to sound like that.

Posted by: lurker at June 23, 2008 10:29 AM

You have the best giggle ever. Seriously.

Posted by: elise at June 23, 2008 10:32 AM

maybe you all need your ears checked...i would be ecstatic to have your pipes!

Posted by: Hippittee at June 23, 2008 10:33 AM

Her tiny voice is so cute! And your singing voice is beautiful - no kidding!

Posted by: Debbie at June 23, 2008 10:43 AM

Your voice isn't bad at all. I love how insistent she is that you stop. Nothing like a kid to keep you humble.

Posted by: Bethiclaus at June 23, 2008 10:45 AM

Why would anyone tell you that you have a bad singing voice? It's beautiful!

Posted by: Gina at June 23, 2008 10:58 AM

Well, personally I think you have a great singing voice, but you might want to make sure you're not singing when that imaginary baby is trying to sleep. Very distressing.

Good luck at your appointment!

Posted by: MadWomanMeg at June 23, 2008 11:00 AM

Emergency gyno appointment??? Well, good luck.

And you DO NOT sound like a dying cow, or any other dying farm animal for that matter.

Posted by: Jennifer at June 23, 2008 11:05 AM

I was expecting something awful - you have a beautiful singing voice.

Posted by: Jennifer at June 23, 2008 11:23 AM

I sing Edelweiss to my little one, and my mother sang it to me. It's nice to see someone else who is passing it on - even if the little on in question is not appreciative lol.

Posted by: Connie Brooks at June 23, 2008 11:26 AM

I think you have a great voice (and laugh)! Gabby is too funny. I bet she is entertaining to live with. There is only room for one dramatic singer in the house apparently!

Posted by: Kate at June 23, 2008 11:37 AM

Your uncle needs a swift kick in the 'nads. He must be tone deaf himself.

I love signing Sound of Music songs to torment my children. It used to be a threat..."Behave or I'll sing it. I will! Just try me!" But now I usually belt out the Goatherder Song in the middle of a store or when we're bored in line whether they're behaving or not. ;D

Posted by: Kris at June 23, 2008 11:38 AM

I think you sounded great!!

Posted by: Linda at June 23, 2008 11:50 AM

omg, that is hysterical (not your singing which holy cow is pretty damn good), but your daughter.

Posted by: kris at June 23, 2008 12:07 PM

I apologize for what I am about to say.

Shut UP, you have a beautiful singing voice! Absolutely lovely!

Very funny. My 2 year old is quite bossy and likes to tell me to stop too. My voice though, is NOT good. So she kinda has a point.

Posted by: mandy at June 23, 2008 12:13 PM

seriously? your voice is crazy good. i'm way jealous.

THOUGH, i do really admire you for posting a video of said singing, given your personal (and wrong) opinion of it. :)

Posted by: e at June 23, 2008 12:27 PM

You have a beautiful voice! And this video cracked me up!! I HEART Sound of Music!!!

Posted by: Shana at June 23, 2008 12:35 PM

I think that you have a very pretty voice!

Posted by: Hope at June 23, 2008 12:49 PM

Emergency gynos are the best-- no time to trim the bush!

Posted by: Simple Family at June 23, 2008 1:26 PM

a) I hate your uncle.

b) your voice is ALMOST as lovely as your laugh.

c) Black Hockey Jesus is crackin' me up.

d) hope your appt. goes well...

Posted by: Susan at June 23, 2008 1:41 PM

Awww...I think you actually have a very good voice!

Posted by: Lottifish at June 23, 2008 1:41 PM

hysterical! not funny only to you =) I may have ot steal your idea because my 3 year hates when I sing too. Ha!

Posted by: Michele at June 23, 2008 2:03 PM

Are you fishing for compliments? Seriously girl you know you can sing! ;)

Posted by: Kay at June 23, 2008 2:06 PM

Too cute!

And your uncle was very wrong.

Posted by: Beverly at June 23, 2008 2:31 PM

You have a beautiful voice. I'd love to sound like you!

Posted by: glamgranola at June 23, 2008 2:32 PM

Y, your singing voice is lovely! Little kids are just funny that way. :-)

And it was really mean of your uncle to say that. Even if it had been true, which it clearly isn't.

Posted by: ajnabi at June 23, 2008 2:48 PM

Why do you ignore the napping needs of your nonexistent baby? This is hilarious!

Posted by: Jessica at June 23, 2008 3:01 PM

Wow! Dying cows have the most amazing sound.
Thank you for sharing, ADOREABLE!

Posted by: Ginger at June 23, 2008 3:06 PM

My daughter ( 19) just said...who is that singing? That is someones mom? She has a beautiful voice! And you do. Funny video..its the way she gets so desperate sounding " Stop singing THE BABY IS TRYING TO SLEEP!" Perfect.

Posted by: helen at June 23, 2008 3:20 PM

You can too sing! That is way too funny about the baby sleeping, though. That girl has got some great negotiating skills.

Posted by: Cindi B at June 23, 2008 3:22 PM

Your uncle just said that cuz she was jealous!

My favorite song to sing as a child? "My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died..." Too bad you didn't sing that one at him. Her.

My singing voice is okay, but the way my kids tell it you would think I couldn't carry a tune. I CAN carry a tune, dammit, and so can you. OK, I'm going to go sing now while I do the laundry. Hope appointment went all right.

Posted by: Wacky Mommy at June 23, 2008 3:50 PM

Read all the time comment few but I had to on this one.
Your voice is good...no dying cow there! Me, my cow died loooonnnnng ago.
Of course no one telling me the "baby has got to go to sleep!" LMAO! Kinda bossy huh?

Posted by: g-mom at June 23, 2008 3:57 PM

Ha! Good for you! She's not the boss of you :) That cracked me up --- she was pretty insistent, wasn't she? "STOP SINGING! STOP!" Ha! :)

It cracked me up because my kids (ages 11 and 8) have given up on asking/telling me to stop singing. They're resigned to it, and wear expressions of silent pain when I sing.

AND you sang one of my favorite songs ever, AND you're pretty good!

Posted by: jadine at June 23, 2008 4:09 PM

Seriously? Your uncle is weird. You have a lovely voice. I love that song too.


I hope everything is okay, or rather, that it's not okay in an obvious way that the Dr's can figure out what's going on with your body and fix it!!!

Posted by: Jess at June 23, 2008 4:33 PM

Your voice is lovely. Your uncle was clearly out of his mind. Your daughter? Adorable.

Hope all went well with the doctor.

Posted by: Andrea at June 23, 2008 5:53 PM

so i'm sitting here and i hit the play button ready to hear this horrid voice... when i'm shocked by one of the most beautiful voices i have ever heard!! how dare you lie to me!

seriously Y, you're voice is awesome.

you know what's even more fun? dancing in the middle of the target (to whatever musak might be playing) while your child does the loud whisper "stop!! someone is going to see you! OMG STOOOOOOP!!!!" while he tries to hold you down. no seriously, try it. YOU will never be more amused.

Posted by: jessica at June 23, 2008 5:57 PM

I agree---you have a really nice voice! It would have been funny to see Gabby's face, but this was great. Thanks for sharing.
(one of the readers who is still around and appreciates and enjoys whatever you have to share :)

Posted by: RachelJ at June 23, 2008 6:05 PM

I hate to be the child-tormenter in the crowd, but I LOVE that your singing makes Gabby so miserable and you continue to do it. There's something so delightfully easy about messing with a little one like that. Or maybe that's just me. (I'll be the one who gets her kid taken away by the state for singing her into a frenzy) Tee hee hee hee...

Posted by: Kate at June 23, 2008 6:40 PM

Oh, p.s. I'm usually a lurker and didn't mean to make such a dumb comment-- really I wanted to say that I hope you're okay and that you'll let us know soon...

Posted by: Kate at June 23, 2008 6:42 PM

Hope the emergency was not too bad. Hope you are okay.

And I was totally cracking up. Gabby is hysterical.

Posted by: AA at June 23, 2008 7:47 PM

Dude, you can't just say "Emergency Gynecology appointment in an hour" and disappear. We worry.

Posted by: Erin at June 23, 2008 8:28 PM

Your voice is beautiful. There is no dying cow there, sorry! But that is so funny and so typical. I'm not allowed to sing either, ever. I wish I could say my kids are so polite and creative but maybe if I sounded more like you and less like a REAL dying cow they would be!!

Posted by: Nicki at June 23, 2008 8:57 PM

Okay, really, if you couldn't carry a tune, all of the Internet would be ignoring you. But the fact that we're all commenting means we can hear how well you can carry the proverbial tune even without any proverbial bucket. SO. NEVER AGAIN do we want to you apologize for your singing. You CAN and you DO SING. WE'VE HEARD IT! Own it girl! Will you become rich and famous for singing? Doubtful. But neither will the rest of us regular, decent-singing folks. BRAVA!!!

Posted by: Laura at June 23, 2008 9:33 PM

Ok, I'll never say it again. I guess I say it to address the trolls and People Who Hate Me who email me to tell me that "UR SINGING SUCKS AND SO DO YOU!"

I just don't want them wasting their precious time, but fiiiiiiiiiine, I'll not apologize for my voice again.

There.

Posted by: Y at June 23, 2008 9:38 PM

I thought this was hilarious, Y! I SO wish I could've seen Gabby's face, though. And your voice is lovely. I really enjoy when you post videos.

Anyway, I hope the gyn appt. went okay. Let us know how you're doing...

Posted by: Denise at June 23, 2008 9:47 PM

I hope everything is okay - I saw the blurb about the emergency doctor's visit and wanted to send me well wishes.

Posted by: Katie at June 23, 2008 11:07 PM

Ok, um, dying cow whattt!? You sound beautiful!!!

Omg, but I could not help but bubble with laughter at your daughter in the background. SHE IS HILARIOUS!!! PURE COMEDY!!! AY DIOS MIO!! :D

Posted by: Frannie at June 23, 2008 11:38 PM

Did you see that Shaq footage rapping about Kolbe? Shaq is no longer addicted to Kolbe.

Posted by: Black Hockey Jesus at June 24, 2008 12:31 AM

Emergency appointment? I hope you're okay.

You sound good to me. The only thing that would make this funnier is if we could see her face while she is chastizing you. :-)

Posted by: Maria at June 24, 2008 1:09 AM

I have a thought on your Uncle. May I inquire if he went to your church or supported the religious teachings of the asshat that brainwashed the congregation that you attended? It seems 5t6o me that he wasn't jealous.....It was to teach you humility because you Parents Taped You Singing In Church!!! Blasphmey or how ever the hell you spell it!!!!! It had nothing ot do with you adn everything to do with him. Chalk it up to another zealot, even a familial one. I'm not going to try to change your mind that you have a great voice, but why would people keep telling you it if it wsn't true? There are plenty of nasty people on the internet who can put nasty things on any blog, but yet I am not reading that at all. Again, I think your Uncle was trying to save your soul from the evil of the 7 deadly sins. I think he was a nutter, but a nutter that shattered your self confidence. For his own gain *sigh*. You are going to read this and say that everyone is just trying to be nice. BUT I live in PA with tons of cows all around me...and I have never heard a pasture sound like the hills were alive...with the sounds of music.

Posted by: burnurcomputer at June 24, 2008 4:46 AM

You sing beautifully. Really, truly, beautifully. And G is too funny... Flash forward 20 years when SHE'S singing Edelweiss to her newborn baby as she's trying to get him/her to sleep :)

Posted by: Missy at June 24, 2008 5:52 AM

I like your singing voice! You just need more volume and confidence. Hear that? I said you need MORE volume. Screw the baby! I wanna hear some EDELWEISS!

Posted by: Emily at June 24, 2008 6:09 AM

I think you sing just great! And Gabby is so cute when she's bossy! lol

Posted by: Cheri at June 24, 2008 7:09 AM

Dude. You can TOO sing, so don't give me that crap. I've heard you in person and you're good!

Also, if you don't return my texts, IM's and phone calls, I'm going to drive up there and kick your ass.

In love, of course. :D haha!

Posted by: Joelle at June 24, 2008 7:10 AM

You see? This is one of those times when I love you more.

Posted by: Jenny at June 24, 2008 7:16 AM

Forget the singing...your laugh is so contagious. I watch and listen to your videos just to hear you laugh. You seriously have the best laugh. (You probably hear that all the time.)

Posted by: CATE at June 24, 2008 7:30 AM

Are my ears messed up? I thought your voice sounded pretty!

I know we can't see her, but I'd be willing to bet money there was a hand on a hip to go along with all that STOPSINGING!!

Posted by: Miss Britt at June 24, 2008 7:34 AM

you sound great, but that was just too funny! um, the emergency visit? praying everything is ok.

Posted by: Bronie at June 24, 2008 7:40 AM

I absolutely love your laugh!

Posted by: CG at June 24, 2008 8:03 AM

Y!!!!!! You have a BEAUTIFUL singing voice. Keep singing honey, don't let anyone tell you different.

Posted by: Gina at June 24, 2008 10:28 AM

i have heard a dying cow - and my friend, that is not a dying cow. you sound awesome. and lil miss there is a crack up.

Posted by: deb at June 24, 2008 12:17 PM

No, you sing great! Me, I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. But you, you can sing.

Posted by: alala at June 24, 2008 2:20 PM

Wow - she IS insistent. Sheesh. I love to sing, lack of talent be darned, but I suspect when I have kids they'll kick me off the stage, too.

Posted by: holly at June 24, 2008 3:45 PM

Ha ha Thomas does the same thing!

Posted by: Karen Sugarpants at June 24, 2008 7:48 PM

So I'm thinking, somone who loves Sound of Music, sings along without any shame (and you have a lovely voice, so no shame is in order..) and can still laugh when the daughter comes in to shush you...that person is going to be ALRIGHT.

Posted by: PeetsMom at June 25, 2008 9:57 AM

Such a pretty voice and such a great laugh! together - perfection! the baby trying to sleep was SO very funny!!! that's what I call desperation - when you start to make up extra people in the house to get what you want!!!

Posted by: Amy M at June 25, 2008 12:40 PM

Your laugh makes me smile a mile wide and laugh out loud. The people in your life are so lucky to have you. And? Could you just stop singing? The baby's sleeping!

Posted by: lani at June 26, 2008 12:57 PM

She is too cute.
Your voice is beautiful.

Posted by: rachael at June 26, 2008 7:00 PM

I hope everythingin your "who"area is ok an dthings turn out well. ( that just sounds weird to say best of luck on your who)

Gabby is hillarious and if a dying cow sounds like that I would love to have a chorus of them. You sound wonderful

Posted by: Karen at June 27, 2008 8:56 AM

I'm going to de-lurk and say 1) You have an AWESOME voice and clearly your uncle was not in his right mind when he told you that you sound like a dying cow and 2) I find it hilarious to make toddlers and preschoolers hopping mad! I've done it to my son and look forward to doing it to my one year old daughter.

Sing on, sister!

Posted by: Kari at June 27, 2008 6:47 PM

Nope...it's pretty much funny to EVERYONE.

Posted by: sassy at June 27, 2008 7:15 PM

I am really tempted to download Edelweiss from iTunes right now. But, I don't want to wake the non-existent baby!!

Posted by: Rhi at July 4, 2008 5:45 PM

You have a lovely voice!

I hope that babyoutside got lots of sleep! ;)

Posted by: Victoria at July 5, 2008 4:09 PM

You sound great to me.

Posted by: Tracee Sioux at August 3, 2008 2:33 PM
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