Hey Mom! Told you it would be REALLY soon when I updated!
But, I just HAD to show you what I found today while I was rummaging around in Steph's room. Her guitar!
After I BEGGED her, she decided that she would show me how to play it. I knew that if I learned how to play, it would make me the COOLEST rat, ever. So, she handed me her guitar pick (it was pretty purple color) and I climbed on top. I was ready to jam, but I had one major problem. My little arms wouldn't reach.
Steph began to brainstorm about what I could play instead of the guitar. I tried to help her out too, and I remembered something else I found in her room! A lap harp! It's a trapezoidal-shaped acoustic string instrument. It comes with music cards that slip underneath the strings so that you can play the songs without having to memorize anything! Neat, huh? It also had an even BIGGER pick!
And here I am trying to decided what song card I should play. So many decision!
I decided on "Home on the Range", the hardest one out of them all! Steph gave me a bit of background on the song, and I thought you might like to hear it, too!
"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas. Dr. Brewster M. Higley originally wrote the words in a poem called "My Western Home" in the early 1870s in Smith County, Kansas. The poem was first published in a December 1873 issue of the Smith County Pioneer under the title "Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam." The music was written by a friend of Higley's named Daniel E. Kelley. Higley's original words are similar to those of the song today but not identical. The song was picked up by settlers, cowboys, and others and spread across the USA in various forms. In the early 20th century, it was arranged by Texas composer David Guion who is often credited as the composer. It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas on June 30, 1947, and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem of the American West.
Well, Mom, that's all I've got for you today!
Love,
Ricky