Yeah , I know this blog is about music, but I have to write about a different kind of music! This past weekend our group headed to Indianapolis for the United State Grand Prix. And yes, Formula One cars are music. The sound is so intense. It is hard to imagine V8's twisting and sreaming to 19,000 rpm's, and it can only be appreciated in person!
What is really cool to hear though, is the combination of cars at different points on the track. Some are trying to grab traction out of a corner, and have a thunderous rumble over tone of the traction controlled cutting the lower revving engine in and out. Some are at full throttle, shrieking down the grand old front straight with exhaust ringing through the grandstands. And in the background is the up and down whine of cars between corners.
Then throw in the air driven wrenches, track announcer, and sounds of air horns coming from the crowd when their favorite driver passes, and it is mechanical symphony!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Welcome Nelson Wade!
Thank to everyone for the flowers, well wishes and support on the arrival on Nelson Wade Stevenson. He was born at 7:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jimandkims/NelsonWadeIsBorn
It was a very long few days for Kim and started Saturday night at midnight. By 3:30 a.m. we called the doctor on call who talked us into waiting a little longer to go in. Easy for him to say, eh? But by the time we arrived at the hospital at 6:00 a.m., things had slowed down, and they sent us home at 8:00 a.m. Kim was really frustrated but better to be miserable at home I guess.
Thanks to Pam Montgomery for saving the day and coming over to watch our other kids!
Kim gave me the greenlight to go to church and lead worship since our band is scheduled to play every first Sunday. I was a little dazed from not sleeping for 36 hours at that point but Brandon, Jonathan and Michael Clutz carried me! The music went really well, mainly because of them, and I was so appreciative that Michael stepped in on piano. He did an awesome job!
Back to help with the kids while poor Kim breathed through the pain on the couch. By 1:00 p.m. Sunday, she said we have to go! So the kids headed for the Montgomery's and got to attend Amanda Jane's graduation with them while went back to Riverside.
Things were moving right along, with only one big scare. At one point Kim's epidural had migrated too far towards her chest and slowed her blood pressure WAY down, and the baby's heartbeat got dangerously low. I have never seen so many people in scrubs come running into a room! We really did not panic until afterwards we heard them talking about the resusitation methods they had to use!
But at 7:02 a.m., Nelson Wade surprised us - of course we did not know what sex of baby we were having, but for some reason were convinced that the baby was going to be a girl. Surpirse!
And he is an absolutely perfect little boy. We are home, healthy and ecstatic. Thanks again to everyone for your prayers. God has been so good to us through all of this and has blessed us beyond our expectations!
http://picasaweb.google.com/jimandkims/NelsonWadeIsBorn
It was a very long few days for Kim and started Saturday night at midnight. By 3:30 a.m. we called the doctor on call who talked us into waiting a little longer to go in. Easy for him to say, eh? But by the time we arrived at the hospital at 6:00 a.m., things had slowed down, and they sent us home at 8:00 a.m. Kim was really frustrated but better to be miserable at home I guess.
Thanks to Pam Montgomery for saving the day and coming over to watch our other kids!
Kim gave me the greenlight to go to church and lead worship since our band is scheduled to play every first Sunday. I was a little dazed from not sleeping for 36 hours at that point but Brandon, Jonathan and Michael Clutz carried me! The music went really well, mainly because of them, and I was so appreciative that Michael stepped in on piano. He did an awesome job!
Back to help with the kids while poor Kim breathed through the pain on the couch. By 1:00 p.m. Sunday, she said we have to go! So the kids headed for the Montgomery's and got to attend Amanda Jane's graduation with them while went back to Riverside.
Things were moving right along, with only one big scare. At one point Kim's epidural had migrated too far towards her chest and slowed her blood pressure WAY down, and the baby's heartbeat got dangerously low. I have never seen so many people in scrubs come running into a room! We really did not panic until afterwards we heard them talking about the resusitation methods they had to use!
But at 7:02 a.m., Nelson Wade surprised us - of course we did not know what sex of baby we were having, but for some reason were convinced that the baby was going to be a girl. Surpirse!
And he is an absolutely perfect little boy. We are home, healthy and ecstatic. Thanks again to everyone for your prayers. God has been so good to us through all of this and has blessed us beyond our expectations!
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