Clothing and Music

I have two thoughts crowding my mind at the moment.

One is a MAJOR complaint:

Why, oh WHY!? can they not standardize children's clothing sizes?

Miranda fits everything from 24 mo, 2T, 3T and I often have a hard time telling if the shirt belongs to Megan at a size 4T or 4!

And what the heck is up with the T? I think it means it's shorter, but really, I've never found an explanation.

And, don't get me started on infant sizes! Veronica fits everything from a "newborn" to 12 month size! (Although she's mostly in the 9 month clothes; she's not yet six months old, and it's her length, not girth, that requires the larger size).

Oh, and you would laugh at the number of times Zoë has put on Megan's clothing and I almost can't tell the difference. I am afraid it will not be many more months before they are wearing the SAME size (yes, months, NOT years!) and then what will I do? I think I'll have to teach Zoë to do the laundry...

You'd think being able to sew your own clothes would fix that problem. It hasn't. I've been frustrated by what the pattern size is, and what ends up as the finished product, and how much it varies depending on who made the pattern.

Why can't they standardize sizes? Or go with the old boys' school- measurements that don't really change. A 28x30 is really a 28 inch waist girth and 30 inch inseam. THAT would make my life SO MUCH better!

The other topic?

I found some quotes on music that I wanted to write down. I've been carrying this paper around for ages because I LOVE the quotes on them. What better way to remember them than by sharing them? Unfortunately, I don't know who to give credit to on these quotes, but here they go:

"Music is one of Gods' greatest tools"

"Music is the sugar coating that makes lyrics palatable"

And, David Orland said, "Music is worship... some of us have really bad Gods."

I love music of most kinds. Sometimes I don't know why I like a song- it doesn't fit any particular genre or style that I normally like. I strongly dislike repetitive beats/lyrics. I mean, really, if I didn't understand what you were singing the first 10 times, repeating it throughout the whole song is NOT going to help. If I care enough, I'll do an internet search to find the lyrics.

I have also been guilty of the second. Some songs that I really like have lyrics that are not very good. I cringe sometimes when I really listen to the words (especially if my children are listening to the same song). I would pay to have some of the music without the lyrics. Or, be able to change a few words to make the song better. Sometimes it is merely changing one word to make it better.

I love music. I love how it can set a mood. I love how it can calm my children down. I dislike how it can incite angst, frustration, anxiety. I cherish how it can bring the Spirit of God into my thoughts and heart, but even better how it can bring that sweet Holy Spirit into my home.

I am grateful for good music. But good is arbitrary, and with me some "good" songs can change from moment to moment depending on my mood. I have been known to smack off the CD player if a song becomes too annoying even if it's a song I really like normally.