She Makes It All OK

Reposted from the Sycamore Blog.

I've been having a crap day.

My computer has been on the fritz for awhile -- making me feel like I'm working with one arm tied behind my back. After refusing to turn on yesterday, Kirk took it in (for the second time in 3 weeks) and it turns out that the hard drive is toast. Luckily we had backed everything up with Time Machine, right? But oh wait -- for some reason, my iPhoto library didn't back up. That's about 9 years worth of photos.

So I had my crying fit (complete with a dive onto the bed for dramatic effect).

Then I took a hot shower to clear my head. I still felt sick to my stomach, though.

But when Ingrid woke up from her nap, I only had to see her funny, smiling face to feel better. (Okay, maybe not 100%, but I'd say at least 85% better.) I'm still amazed by how happy she makes me. Even on Especially on days like this. After all, I'd only lost some photos. I looked at Kirk holding her and realized that as long as I have the two of them, I have no right to complain.



It's fitting that I had already started working on a mix of songs that I like to sing to her. The songs for those moments when I swoop her up, squish her cheek against mine and sway back and forth. The songs for the kind of moment when I feel like I'll burst with happiness because of her. I might change a word here or there, but overall the lyrics are pretty spot on.

Click here to listen.

Oh! Darling Mix

1 ///// Oh! Darling - The Beatles
2 ///// Do I Love You? (Indeed, I do) - Chris Clarke
3 ///// Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder
4 ///// I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
5 ///// Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon
6 ///// God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
7 ///// I'm a Believer - The Monkees
8 ///// Be My Baby - The Ronettes
9 ///// For Once In My Life - Smokey Robinson
10 ///// That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding



p.s. I've been on the phone with the Apple Care people, and they've helped me go in and manually recover a few files. It's slow going, but it looks like I'll be able to get back at least some of my photos.