Julia wrote: > At Lamaze class, we were told to find a focal point of some sort. If I > can take music I'm familiar with into the labor & delivery room, the music > itself can act as a focal point, and it's a bit more immediate than trying > to either keep my eyes open to focus on some physical object (anyone else > see the movie "She's Having a Baby" for other things that can go wrong > with that?) or the memory of a tire swing last seen about 20 years ago. > (Man, has it been that long? I'm getting older....) > > So anyway, I got through 5 CDs today, and I'd have gotten through a 6th if > we hadn't found the long Daria block on MTV. I'd have listened to the CD > as I was unpacking the china to put it away instead of having the TV on. There's great CD by a local artist here in Austin - David Friedman - that Mel & I listened to both times she was in labor. I don't know if it's available in stores, but I can try and find a copy, and we'd be glad to loan you ours if you're interested. We also listened to Pachalbel's Canon then, too. It's a family favorite, now - I doubt the kids remember it at all, but it's just a nice, gentle piece of music that everyone in the family can just relax to. Oh, and some Beethoven and Mozart, as well as some Nanci Griffith and Maura O'Connel for energy. > (The china is another story. Here it's been almost 10 years since we got > married, and we hadn't filled out our china set. Mom pointed out that the > pattern could be discontinued at some point, so better to act sooner > rather than later, and so on Mother's Day, Dan drove us down to the outlet > mall to, among other things, get the rest of the china we wanted in that > pattern. The other three quests there didn't work out as nicely -- but at > least I have my china, even if the probability of having a real nightstand > made out of something sturdier than cardboard anytime soon is fading into > nothingness....) China. We've got some, packed in the garage. One of these days we should unpack it... Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
