Happy Times

So, my boys and I have been working on a Mother's Day gift for my wife, their mother. I would go into the details, but she might be reading this blog right now....LMAO ROTLF. Ok, seriously, I'm writing this with her sitting next to me, and this is the CLOSEST she'll ever get to reading it. She doesn't do blogs, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Too cool for that...

Anywho, I took INXS' "Need You Tonight" and Mediate" and redid the lyrics, along with some music. We recorded the vocals and this week tried to get the video done, with all the rain going on. I have to tell you, I had a great time, and I think the boys did to at times. I know I yelled too much. I was stressed about not getting the footage done in time, and the lack of interest at times from the boys. I forget a lot of the time that they are 8 and 7 years old, and their attention spans aren't that great. But I got to hand it to them, they listened to the song twice and went in and recorded it. And then I borke out the instruments and the Rock Band and we recorded some more. I got a little nutty when it didn't stop raining and they had no interest in the video, but we got it done and it looks great! I showed it to them tonight and they are excited to give it to Mommy!

This reminds me of when I was a little lad and my Brother Stan would get out the 8mm and recorded me and family members doing crazy stuff. I have one particular one where my cousins and I are doing this dancing routine. I have some of me playing in the snow, and it carried on to my older youth as I used 8mm up until college. I think I bought my first video camera senior year of college. It was as big as a toaster...oven! LOL I have one now that fits in the palm of my hand.

I digress.

Anyway, This all reminded me of Happy Times. When I was a kid, and being creative was all I needed to think about. When I carried my cameras around and just snapped pictures and videotaped stuff.

I need more times like those....