A Blog about life and living through my life experience and perspective. I am a writer, singer/songwriter childhood savant musician...Trying to find my niche and stake my place in society...
Driving Myself To The Stars And Loving My Special K
Drive Written by The Cars on SoundCloud
I worked on this cover today although I don’t think I’m there yet with it. A difficult song to play and sing at the same time because the vocals are so different from the music. Anyway a challenge and so much fun to attempt!
Speaking of driving… I sincerely hope to replace this car one of these years! I’m so tired of all of the little problems and quirks it has lol. I’ve owned it for the past 12 years! It gets me around town so I won’t complain, much…
SOMETHING MORE THAN NOTHING (my original)
I Wanna Pull You Near (my original)
Something tells me this could be a very lucky year for me! My Special K was extra special this week. People do really win sometimes, even me!
I've been a stay at home Mom for many years...Have earned a PhD in life experience. My oldest is 30 and my youngest is 13. On a quest to see all that I can be now. I am a musician, singer/ songwriter. In the process of trying to become marketable. Would love to make money doing what I love! I love to do many domestic things also. Nothing I do seems to be profitable. Guess I am at a point in life that I would like to be compensated . My whole life I have given freely. Now, show me my money making niche. Still in the process of figuring that out. View all posts by tynajoymetzner
This sweetie turned 6. I wanted to make her feel really special. This was her first birthday with us. I planned a family party for her with her cousins. Two of them were with their Dad and couldn’t make it… The party was a lot of fun. Watching the kids dance together was so much fun! Video below posted lol…
I wanted to make a special girly cake with “My Little Pony”, figurines. This is what I came up with.
From concept to completion.
I bought two boxes of Funfetti Cake mix and made them according to the package. I baked two 9 in. rounds and, a castle Bundt cake mold.
I used the two rounds on the bottom. I used a canned white/vanilla frosting between the layers and to frost the two into a cake. I leveled the bottom of the castle cake. Positioned it on top of the frosted rounds.
I bought Neon colored food coloring gel for my concept. I melted one can of vanilla frosting, portioned out 4 bowls of frosting. I added the gel food color to my desired tint. I spooned the different frosting tints onto the cake randomly in a downward drop fashion. I used sprinkles and heart candied decor gems to decorate the cake. Spray can cake frosting for embellishments and borders. More sprinkles lol…
I paused overnight at this stage. I was able to fit this in my cake carrier overnight. The day of the party I added the whipped cream icing that I bought from my local grocery store in the bakery. This stuff works great for the snow effect! I bought 12 small My Little Pony cake toppers on Amazon to use for decorating and part of her gift. I also bought a larger My Little Pony that lights up for the very top of the cake.
Anyway, more sprinkles and embellishment…
The finished cake finally took shape and this was my end presentation.
I so enjoyed all of the rainbow color on this cake. I am obviously not a cake decorator. Anyone with an idea and some time can create this. The kids seemed to really enjoy it! I served it with Vanilla ice cream. I really thought it was delicious! I have had a lot of fun making girly cakes. This one, took the cake!
Pasta salad, baked beans, hot dogs, chips and hamburgers. BBQ, kid fare.
This video was fun. Kids having fun and showing us their moves. Sooo endearing! The weather in Phoenix was cool but not cold yesterday. Perfect for our little outdoor get together. I had the best day! The kids cracked me up!
Tribute To Two Songwriters Who Are Gone But Never Far
Today I did played. I realized that I didn’t have this cover on my YouTube channel. I have yet to produce a cover of this that I really like. This will do for awhile…
Alma Mater is written by Chicago. A Terry Kath song so to speak although Robert Lamm may have written this… his piano ballad on the original of this is amazing…
I felt that I should do a tribute song to George Michael as his passing still makes me soooo sad!
Praying For Time was written by George Michael-
Both songwriters were amazing! I sincerely hope that 2017 is a better year for the entertainment industry! So many losses last year!
I had a great time doing these today…. I forgot how fun this is to do!
I've been a stay at home Mom for many years...Have earned a PhD in life experience. My oldest is 30 and my youngest is 13. On a quest to see all that I can be now. I am a musician, singer/ songwriter. In the process of trying to become marketable. Would love to make money doing what I love! I love to do many domestic things also. Nothing I do seems to be profitable. Guess I am at a point in life that I would like to be compensated . My whole life I have given freely. Now, show me my money making niche. Still in the process of figuring that out. View all posts by tynajoymetzner
What goes up, must come down! Christmas decor, your outta here!
This is so me today. I am procrastinating in a big way. I have a lot that I should be doing but I, am sitting here drinking my coffee and watching YouTube snippets about George Michael. I watched the documentary about the band Chicago last night. I was surprised to hear from them that drugs had been such a big part of their lives. It’s amazing that they were able to be so creative and produce great music while using all kinds of drugs. I was of the illusion that this band was pretty clean/sober. They have had an amazing run. 50 years they have been giving us their all! I shed tears over this documentary. I learned a lot about the band and the inner struggles within. Wow, just wow. The passing of Terry Kath is still fresh in the hearts of all of them. They each spoke about the genius musical talent that Terry was.
This band has always been bigger than life to me. The music they have given us speaks to my core. Every time I have seen them live in concert is like going home. That feeling of true allegiance and affiliation. I have never understood this feeling. I have never met these men. I believe the reason I feel this way is due to my less than optimal childhood experience. My parents were both alcoholics. They were horrible drunks together when they would drink. Anger, fighting, crying and scary outburst would happen. When I was about 11, I was given a stereo. I had listened to the radio a lot and I liked the song, 25 Or 6 to 4. I bought my first Chicago album. I would delve into the music. Listening to every instrument and every nuance. I believe quite strongly that my love for the music of Chicago helped me escape the crappy, scary childhood I had no control over. I bought all of Chicagos records and by the time I was 13, I attended every Chicago concert that I could. I threw myself into the music, playing my flute by ear to all of Chicago II . My escape from everything insecure was music. What better way to drown out fighting parents right?
This love for the music of Chicago has carried into adulthood. I still have that sense of going home when I am sitting at a concert venue watching a show. I have always wanted to meet them and thank them for the music they have given us. For me personally, the music helped me get through some pretty tough years! Of course there were others. The music of Supertramp helped me sort out a lot of feelings. By then I was older and beginning to feel some control over my life circumstances. The early years when I felt most vulnerable and insecure were tolerable due to my ability to escape into Chicago albums. As a childhood musical savant, the challenge to play along with my flute to albums was a perfect distraction.
Colour My World
To this day, I have only a handful of Chicago covers in my repitore…
Anyway, meeting this band is certainly on my bucket list dream of things to do… I suppose really that if I don’t get to do this it’s no big deal. It’s only important to me and a very personal, one sided desire. I know how much the music has meant to me, no one else would care or get it. I can’t impart back to them the feelings. Let me just say Thank You Chicago! Your music will always be cherished in my core. Thanks for helping this kid get through some pretty hard times…
By the way, I don’t blame my parents! They when sober, were very caring and supportive! They totally supported the music savant in me. My Mom was my biggest and only fan lol. She wanted me to do something with it! I have fond memories of my parents. They had their own struggles and axes to grind. I loved them very much! Once I got over being a little kid and feeling helpless, I came to understand them better. I learned that alcohol and impaired behavior would never be a choice I would make. I never have to this day chosen drugs or alcohol for an escape or for pleasure. Music, is still my escape of choice…
I love the promise of a new year to design and create. I for one, couldn’t wait to see 2016 out! It was just a bleak, lack luster year with a lot of losses. I gained a daughter but lost hope and some of my dreams. The New Year resolutions usually don’t last so I don’t set myself up for personal shaming lol. I understand what and where my energy focus will be. I spend time visualizing what I would like to accomplish. I however refuse to give up on making and creating music! I can’t wait for some time to myself to sit and create. I look forward to seeing where the music will take me. I have hope of having a whole CD of originals.
Meanwhile, I was in entertainment mode the past few days… Homemade Spinach Dip, Cranberry -Chili sauce meatballs. Cheese balls, chips and brownies for days! Here are a few pics from my celebration. Zoe had 6 of her friends over for the evening, it was her party!
This was fun to create. Zoe smiled about it. I couldn’t tell if she was embarrassed by this or if she thought it was pretty. Teens!??
I had broken my pinky toe just before Christmas and I haven’t had a chance to just chill out and put my foot up. So, it has been rather painful to stand and cook for long periods of time. Finding a shoe to navigate around in has been a challenge.
Ouch!
Now, with the holidays wrapping up, I can get the “Christmas Splendor”away and get back to it! After I clean “House”.
The kids go back to school on Tuesday. “Silent Lucidity” is just around the corner!
Oh, by the way… a documentary about the group Chicago is on CNN tonight! I am so looking forward to this! Watch it if you have an interest about this long and enduring amazing band. Chicago is my all time favorite band, I love em! Critics Choice-
Meanwhile, I hope that you are all enjoying a peaceful and memorable celebration! I long to get to know my loyal readers. I see that you read my posts from many different countries. I thank you for taking your time to share in my blog posts. Leave me some comments. I want to know you!
I've been a stay at home Mom for many years...Have earned a PhD in life experience. My oldest is 30 and my youngest is 13. On a quest to see all that I can be now. I am a musician, singer/ songwriter. In the process of trying to become marketable. Would love to make money doing what I love! I love to do many domestic things also. Nothing I do seems to be profitable. Guess I am at a point in life that I would like to be compensated . My whole life I have given freely. Now, show me my money making niche. Still in the process of figuring that out. View all posts by tynajoymetzner
Drive Written by The Cars on SoundCloud
Speaking of driving… I sincerely hope to replace this car one of these years! I’m so tired of all of the little problems and quirks it has lol. I’ve owned it for the past 12 years! It gets me around town so I won’t complain, much… 
