Walking the line with the man in black

Move over Fred Penner, you've got competition.

I kid you not, darling daughter is a Johnny Cash fan. She loves him. His Greatest Hits CD is one of many in our CD collection in our car. Well, darling daughter will say, "song, song" demanding we put on the CD. She particularly enjoys Get Rhythm. Likely due to the fact that dear husband used to sing her the song when she was a baby and she was crying. The other day, she was getting fussy in the car and I immediately put on the CD. Instantly, she was smiling and bopping away in her car seat to Johnny Cash's voice. Who knew?

I guess if we ever take any long road trips we've got to get our hands on some more Johnny Cash tunes. I wonder if she'd like Willie Nelson?

It is a Fred Penner afternoon

Darling daughter is cranky. I blame it on teething. Not even a snack could cease the tears so I had to bring in the big guns: Fred Penner.

Darling daughter absolutely loves Fred Penner. Loves him. She starts to dance immediately when I turn on his CD. Unfortunately for us, we only have one Fred Penner CD. Often, we find ourselves playing it over and over again. At Christmas, dear husband couldn't find another Fred Penner CD, so he bought a children's CD instead. It did not go over so well. When he put in it the CD player, she expected to hear Fred. Instead, she heard the voices of children belting out classic kids tunes. She immediately gave dear husband a look as to say, "what the heck is the crap?" Apparently she doesn't accept substitutes.

Fred Penner seems to be working. Although she didn't start dancing when I hit the play button, she stopped crying, which was the goal of the exercise. We likely have to play the CD all afternoon until dear husband comes home. Good times, good times. I don't mind Fred Penner actually. I think he is under appreciated by the older set. I need to get another one of his CDs to at least bring some variety into my life.