Adventures of Fast Turtle and Baby Bug

A little music in the background helps the day go by…so this is a rather eclectic mix of songs.

Why do I love this song so much?

Well I’ve heard there was a sacred chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?

Well it goes like this…the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall
And the major lift,
The baffled King composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing low on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you.

And she tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne
She cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well baby I have been here before
I’ve seen this room, and I’ve walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew you.

And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well there was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show that to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well maybe there is a God above
But all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.

And it’s not a cry that you hear at night
it’s not somebody who’s seen the light
it’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah, Oh

Hallelujah, Oo Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

This side of the great divide feels okay, I have to say. It was a low-key day, with a great lunch with some gal pals (eating the leftovers as I type), dinner with my kocacigim, my dear husband, and babies, and some delicious baklava to end the day!

Work has been a whirlwind lately, what with getting ready for the new school year, and soon (a week and a half!) I’ll start fall classes, too! Whew…where did summer go??

Here’s our safety-conscious babies, trying on their new helmets and knee pads…