A Great Christmas Gift

Yesterday must have been a very musical day.  I had so many people on my FB feed talking about music and I was one of them.  It almost seems like I am discovering music again and that is thanks to a Christmas gift.  You see, the way we play music is changing.  We have been big CD collectors and have been somewhat resistant to the change over to digital music.  The problem with that was my only way of playing music in my kitchen/living room was through our DVD player.  That meant switching sources on the TV so the kids were unable to watch TV.  Since my main music listening time would be while making meals that was also a time when I would try to occupy the kids with the TV.  End result being I haven't been listening to a hole lot of music for a while so a few months ago my husband rigged up some old computer speakers and an ipod so that I could play a little something.  The only problem with that is the ipod always seemed to be dead and I had no idea how to put the music I wanted onto it. 

Enter Christmas time.  My brother gave us a gift certificate for an electronics place and my husband had the idea of buying an actual ipod dock.  That way it charges itself while it's in there and has slightly better speakers.  lol  It has turned into one of the best Christmas gifts ever.  Note to self: Tell your brother how much his gift rocks...literally. 

This has made a huge difference for me.  I'm loving being able to listen while I cook and the kids can be entertained by their own thing without me interrupting them.  My husband also has showed me how hook it up to the computer and put what I want onto it.  I know, I know, I'm so behind the times but hey, better late than never.  Now I will be embarking on the task of putting some more of the CD's we have onto the computer so that I will once again be able to listen to them.  It could be quite a task since we happen to have a LOT of CD's.  I'm guessing some of them will not be making the cut.  lol

So with my once again renewed immersion into the world of music I am guessing there will be a lot more music posts to come.  Maybe I can remind you about a band you haven't listened to in a while, introduce you to some you haven't heard before or renew your interest in the amazing world of sound again too.
 

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