We opened up our lake cabin Mother’s Day weekend. My daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons surprised us with a last minute decision to join us for the weekend. It was really great and we had a good time.
It was especially nice for Paul to have some help putting in the dock and the grandson’s desire to go for a boat ride was a great motivator to get the boats in the water and running. It was a wonderful start to what I hope will be a sunny and warm summer.
This first weekend though was a bit cool and kept the boys inside more. We don’t keep a lot of toys at the cabin, so it didn’t take long for the boys to start looking for new interests. I decided to pull out an old standby. The pots and pans band! I never would have done this when I was a hearing aid wearer. Hearing aids amplified the sound in such a way that some things were uncomfortable. The sound with my cochlear implants is so comfortably natural that I didn’t give the idea of the boys pounding away on pots and pans a second thought.
My daughter was a little puzzled when I said, “Isn’t it interesting how the different shapes of pans make such different sounds.” I reminded her there was a time when some sounds were all the same to me.
With wooden spoons in hand
The little boys tapped a pot then a pan
To their own rhythmless beat they did drum
Not yet a tune anyone could hum
But the joy of two boys and their make believe band playing the kitchen pots and pans!
How creative! And fun!
And even better that you could HEAR it. Good for you Glenice.
Your so fortunate to have a cabin by the lake. What a wonderful place to vacation in summer. I have to admit, I am a bit envious.
🙂
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It’s a joy to read your posts Glenice. Full of cheer and optimism.
– and useful CI info too, good to know about the pans
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haha, that was always a fun way to entertain ourselves when my brother and I were growing up! 🙂
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Hi Glenice,
Love your poem, especially the line about the joy of boys and their make believe band.
Now that I’ve been wearing hearing aids for awhile I’ve wondered if they distort sound. It’s good to know that it’s different with CIs.
Sarah
P.S. Your grandsons are cuties!
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