Comments on: Gilligan to the rescue http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kimberly Logan http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32937 Kimberly Logan Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:01:09 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32937 Taryn, welcome to the blog. I'm so glad you found us. Shirley, I can't say that my niece and nephews ever seemed particularly soothed by my singing when they were little. Of course, I never tried the Gilligan's Island theme, LOL. Taryn, welcome to the blog. I’m so glad you found us.

Shirley, I can’t say that my niece and nephews ever seemed particularly soothed by my singing when they were little. Of course, I never tried the Gilligan’s Island theme, LOL.

]]> By: Cindy Kirk http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32710 Cindy Kirk Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:15:26 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32710 I used to sing my daughter Broadway show tunes that I'd learned in high school glee club. Songs like "If I were a Rich Man" and "Impossible Dream." Not to mention any other song that I could think of....hey, whatever works with a fussy baby :lol: I used to sing my daughter Broadway show tunes that I’d learned in high school glee club. Songs like “If I were a Rich Man” and “Impossible Dream.” Not to mention any other song that I could think of….hey, whatever works with a fussy baby :lol:

]]> By: ladydawgfan http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32691 ladydawgfan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:04:07 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32691 When my nieces and nephew were babies, I used to rock them to sleep by singing everything from Christmas Carols (Silent Night is wonderful for this) to America the Beautiful. My favorite, though, and the most successful, was my own soft version of "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from My Fair Lady. Seemed to fit and the babies loved it. When my nieces and nephew were babies, I used to rock them to sleep by singing everything from Christmas Carols (Silent Night is wonderful for this) to America the Beautiful. My favorite, though, and the most successful, was my own soft version of “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” from My Fair Lady. Seemed to fit and the babies loved it.

]]> By: Taryn Raye http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32683 Taryn Raye Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:37:05 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32683 Hello, I'm new to your blog, but was recommended by Lorraine from Coffee Time Romance, so I thought I'd check you all out. I absolutely love your topics and will be back to see what else is new. When my daughter was a baby, I sang her anything that came to mind that I knew most the words to, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jingle Bells, Rockabye Baby, and my personal favorites though not lullabies- Dream a Little Dream, Oh Sweetpea, Blue Moon, Eye on the Sparrow, He's a Rebel, My Boyfriend's Back. There was a plethoria of oldies in my list. Most lulled her to sleep even on her worst nights. Hope you don't mind, I'm going to link you on my blogspot. Hello, I’m new to your blog, but was recommended by Lorraine from Coffee Time Romance, so I thought I’d check you all out.

I absolutely love your topics and will be back to see what else is new.

When my daughter was a baby, I sang her anything that came to mind that I knew most the words to, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jingle Bells, Rockabye Baby, and my personal favorites though not lullabies- Dream a Little Dream, Oh Sweetpea, Blue Moon, Eye on the Sparrow, He’s a Rebel, My Boyfriend’s Back. There was a plethoria of oldies in my list. Most lulled her to sleep even on her worst nights.

Hope you don’t mind, I’m going to link you on my blogspot.

]]> By: Rainy http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32672 Rainy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:53:09 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32672 Funny, Shirley, but true! I'll always remember seeing an episode of the Addams Family and Morticia picking up a copy of Grimm's fairy tales and saying, "Grimm? What a lovely name." But I remember hearing rock a bye baby and never being frightened. Maybe when even the most terrible words are sung in a soothing voice, it's just not scary. And how did Ginger get to carry so many clothes on that little boat? And why couldn't that so called genius professor figure out a way to get OFF the island when someone was landing ON the island every other week? Oh well, I digress Funny, Shirley, but true!
I’ll always remember seeing an episode of the Addams Family and Morticia picking up a copy of Grimm’s fairy tales and saying, “Grimm? What a lovely name.”
But I remember hearing rock a bye baby and never being frightened. Maybe when even the most terrible words are sung in a soothing voice, it’s just not scary.
And how did Ginger get to carry so many clothes on that little boat? And why couldn’t that so called genius professor figure out a way to get OFF the island when someone was landing ON the island every other week? Oh well, I digress

]]> By: Robyn DeHart http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32649 Robyn DeHart Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:31:02 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32649 My mother was like a walking children's show and knew a gazillion kid songs. Now I know them too and I have such fond memories of the ones she sang. When my sister's kids were little they liked this guy from Austin who performed for kids, named Joe Scruggs. He's really quite charming, funny and doesn't do any of the more annoying kid songs. If you're interested, he sells CDs on his website. http://www.hellojoe.com/ But I think theme songs are perfectly good lullabies. Try The Love Boat, see if he likes that one. Oh, or the Monkees - that was always my favorite. My mother was like a walking children’s show and knew a gazillion kid songs. Now I know them too and I have such fond memories of the ones she sang. When my sister’s kids were little they liked this guy from Austin who performed for kids, named Joe Scruggs. He’s really quite charming, funny and doesn’t do any of the more annoying kid songs. If you’re interested, he sells CDs on his website. http://www.hellojoe.com/ But I think theme songs are perfectly good lullabies. Try The Love Boat, see if he likes that one. Oh, or the Monkees – that was always my favorite.

]]> By: Margo Maguire http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32636 Margo Maguire Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:42:26 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32636 Shirley, my husband did some pretty wild singing to our kids - he'd pick a tune ("A Bicycle Built For Two" for example) then make up his own words. And sing it LOUD! God knows why, but it always quieted them. It worked so well I found myself doing it after awhile! But hey - you do whatever it takes. :wink: Shirley, my husband did some pretty wild singing to our kids – he’d pick a tune (“A Bicycle Built For Two” for example) then make up his own words. And sing it LOUD! God knows why, but it always quieted them. It worked so well I found myself doing it after awhile! But hey – you do whatever it takes. :wink:

]]> By: brownone http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32630 brownone Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:30:36 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32630 Shirley..that is hilarious!! I found that my kids were soothed by "I like big butts"...I actually sing it to my nephew now! :grin: Shirley..that is hilarious!! I found that my kids were soothed by “I like big butts”…I actually sing it to my nephew now! :grin:

]]> By: Shana http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-32627 Shana Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:01:12 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/09/26/gilligan-to-the-rescue/#comment-32627 Hey, Shirley, whatever works, right? If Daniel likes Gilligan, then sing away! Hope you get some sleep! Hey, Shirley, whatever works, right? If Daniel likes Gilligan, then sing away! Hope you get some sleep!

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