Fully in life’s rhythms now. I can’t think of another period of my adult life where I’ve been in such a looonnngggg stand of just doing normal things. Going to the office and coming home at the same times. I have a morning routine, an evening routine, and a firmly established weekend routine. It won’t last much longer… so I’m soaking up the final few weeks. (The travel part of my year kicks back in soon.)

Today, we’re going to take Stoney to the beach so he can run, play, and swim. Low tide is in a couple of hours and we totally look forward to playing with him the tide pools. Each time the kids claim they don’t want to go and they won’t have fun… then we have to drag them home. After that we’re meeting my mom at the nut farm. No really, we’re meeting her at Bates Nut Farm near Escondido. Let the nut jokes and innuendo begin. When we told Paul (5) where we were going he whispered to Megan (8), “When we get there I can say, ‘Oh my nuts.”

Later tonight, we may be getting a houseguest for one night. More on that later.

Right now, I am just chilling out and listening to music. Here are the next 10 tunes streaming from my iPod to my brain. I’m sharing them with you since we’re such great web-friends. As always, these are completely random and my ratings are included.

#1 Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade ****

#2 Oh the Glory of It All by David Crowder Band ****

#3 Disco Inferno by Bee Gees *****

#4 Seven Days of Lonely by I Nine ***

#5 Amazing Grace by Jadon Lavik ***

#6 Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve *****

#7 The Saints Are Coming by U2 & Green Day *****

#8 God of Wrath by David Crowder ****

#9 Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows *****

#10 Tonight by High Five ***** (Seriously, but this song.)

We just said goodbye to Kristen’s parents. They were here for 8 days. It was a really fun visit and we were all sad to see them go. Lots and lots of happy memories.

I have a feeling today will be fairly uneventful. A couple errands, a couple walks, but that’s pretty much it. Lifestyles of the rich and famous, right?

As with every Saturday, my morning gets started with a nice cup of tea and some music. Here are the next 10 songs on my ipod. As always, this is totally random and my ratings are included.

#1 Accidentally in Love by The Counting Crows *****

#2 Free Falling by John Mayer *****

#3 Already Home by Ha-Ash *****

#4 Expectations by Belle and Sebastian *****

#5 Maria Maria by Santana ****

#6 Footloose by Kenny Loggins ****

#7 VIva la Vida by Coldplay *****

#8 Amazing Grace by Jadon Lavik ****

#9 Oh the Glory of It All by David Crowder Band *****

#10 Believe by The Bravery *****

I got a reminder that I forgot to do this last week. Last weekend was so wild I don’t even know if I opened iTunes. This weekend is slightly better. While we’ve got tons going on with trying to get the yard in shape for a graduation party, trying to get the house in shape for putting it on the market, soccer, my Acts class, and a few other things… music will be an integral part of that. More to the point, I’ll be listening to music when I’m working outside, getting ready for my Acts class, and installing some stuff around la casa de McLane. 

As always, these are the next 10 songs that popped up on my iTunes. Totally random, no cheating, ratings included.

1. Anyone Else But You by The Moldy Peaches ***** (You need the Juno soundtrack)
2. How Great Thou Art by Charlie Hall ****
3. All the Small Things by Blink-182 **** (Perfect after a hymn!)
4. …Neverending…. by David Crowder Band
5. Hollywood by Collective Soul *****
6. Always Love by Addison Road ****
7. Breakdown by Daughtry **** (For my American Idol moment this morning)
8. The Best is Yet to Come by Sevenglory ****
9. What a Friend by Jadon Lavik *****
10. Born Losers by Matthew Good ****

This week I got a new MacBook. (not the Air, a black MacBook since I wasn’t impressed with the Air. Just to clarify!) In the course of moving over 40gb of data I wasn’t able to import all of my ratings from iTunes into the new computer. Total bummer on that. The result is that I have to start over with my ratings… all 5,000 songs now have to be re-rated. That said, today’s edition of the Saturday Tunes is going to be especially random. As usual, these are the next 10 tunes coming out of my iTunes shuffle, no cheating and ratings included.

1. Walkin’ by Miles Davis ****
2. Searching by Jadon Lavik **
3. Pomp and Circumstance ** <– graduation song, too funny
4. The Beginning by Lifehouse **
5. Hidden Track by Shaun Groves * (this song is so annoying, I like it but the mix is so odd, there is a girl on the recording from the audience who kills the song)
6. Restore by Daystar **
7. It’s Like Me by Kutless **
8. Listen to the Music by The Doobie Brothers ****
9. I Can Wait by Out of the Grey *
10. In My Place by Coldplay *** (Gotta be depressed to like this one)