Ring my bell

This is my dinner bell. I love it! Thank you amazon for delivering it and thank you hubby for installing it.  I ring it when I want the kids to come into the kitchen and do you know what? It works every time! Seriosuly, why did I have to get cancer to get one of these? No more yelling up the stairs or outside. I open the window if they are outside and they can hear it. It's wonderful.

Other ways that I have adapted is that I now am the proud owner of a nautical whistle.

Thank you Baron Von Trapp for showing me the many useful calls you can use to summon your children. Although I have only managed the one long, one loud call we are working on it. Grace thinks it fun and while I wear it when we are out and about as an emergency tool to bring me comfort and decrease anxiety, little girl #2 thinks it fun to walk away just far enough to try to get me to use it!! Ugh.   And again thank you Amazon.  Seriously is there no end to your treasures?!  I loved when I got it, it came in a wooden box with some history about why they were used.   Captains used these whistles to give calls to their sailors on the water because their voice wouldn't carry over the wind and waves.   Hmmm. I totally get it. My voice gets lost in a crowded room with just the waves of other's voices.

I have been more frustrated lately with my voice.  I think it's in part due to Christmas.  I love to sing and didn't think twice when Dean came on the radio and just sang along. Not so much anymore.  I try to just listen to the music and not get annoyed but it. is. so. hard.   My son was singing Frosty and forgot a bunch of the words and asked me to sing with him.  I gave it my all but my middle range is gone. It sounds raspy and pretty much awful.  I hate it.  On the other hand my animal sounds are amazing. While reading The Big Red Barn I can moo, and whiny with the best of them.  My youngest loves it.   So while O Holy Night might not be in the repertoire,  don't be surprised if we come caroling and it's Old MacDonald instead.