Ah, life in a recording studio!
So, Jer is currently laying the gritty guitar track for “Bloodstained Town,” and Leanna and I are awaiting our chance at the microphone. Our basic approach in the studio has been as follows: First, we take a listen to what we recorded in pre-production and see if we still like what we’re hearing. Then, Roy selects a “beat/click track” for Jer to have in his ear as he lays down his guitar track…which occurs after Jer has selected the perfect guitar to match each particular song. (This choice in itself can take some time, as y’all might have predicted.) THEN after the main guitar part has been recorded to the satisfaction of all involved, we might add another guitar part, or Leanna might lay down some sweet keys. Then, generally speaking, the lead vocalist will take the time to nail the main vocal, followed by bgv’s (background vocals.) I then get the chance to kick in with some percussion…ranging from my good ol’ wooden spoons (yes, they’ve made the recording!), glockenspiel (first time for me!), cabasa, egg-shakers, etc. Roy also often adds some bass, djembe, etc., as required by each song.
As you might guess, a significant amount of our time is spent listening. Leanna and I are both mourning the fact that we neglected to bring our knitting, but I’ve documented in pictures below some of our other down-time activities of choice:
Drinkin'...
...Coffee!
Heady discussions 
Er, sleeping...
Lil' Bit O' Larson
Colouring books--for the young and the young-at-heart!
And of course there’s lots of time for missing our Isaiah! His most recent babysitter (my dear friend Anita and her family) sent some pictures of him yesterday and he friggin’ looks older and bigger already!!! Sigh. I had a wee cry…but am so glad to see him looking so busy and happy and such a part of things.
And while we miss him greatly (even painfully at times!) we are also enjoying things such as waking up at our leisure (rather than to his sweet little voice proclaiming, “I woke up! I’m awake. Mommy, I want a banana. Daddy, want to make Island of Sodor with me?”), having a shower as long as I want (rather than racing through while Isaiah is held captive in his booster chair with a coloring book and crayons, making his desire to be out and about and playing abundantly clear) , eating meals where we can have extended conversations with each other and other adults and focus on our own gastronomical pleasure, pouring a cup of coffee and leaving it wherever I want to (even on the floor if that’s what I so choose. ) rather than selecting one spot high out of Isaiah’s reach and then needing to remember where that spot is anytime I want a sip, going on leisurely grocery trips and spending all the time I desire on picking the perfect plum without having to physically prevent Isaiah from grabbing another plum (or any other produce within range) and eating it, throwing it, gouging it, etc. Jer and I even took the time to walk a few blocks down from here to grab an ice cream cone the other night after we were done working for the day…without having to worry about childcare and indulging our desire for an impromptu mini-date!
Anyways, I’m trying to be intentional about enjoying such things rather than focusing on the pain of separation…
Please indulge me, here’s a couple of final pictures of him to end things for the day:
Aye, Aye, Captain Cutie!
- Playing Fort with Uncle Tim and Uncle Jeff–just last week!
