OK.
I am feeling a lot of pain right now.
I want to download a song that I might want to use for my lesson this coming Sunday and I am not lying about this! [Yes, perhaps, I’ve been known to lie in the past or maybe exaggerate but . . .] I have been working on it for over three hours. I’ve had Tracy on the phone encouraging me from her sick bed and telling me [guessing] what I should do in a series of steps. She kept saying, “Oh for crying out loud, it can’t be that hard! Did you try this? Did you try that?”
What I heard: “blah, blah, blah.” as I tried to picture what SHE was looking at on HER computer, but it wasn’t the same on this one, even though — we have the exact same computers.
Of course I tried this and that. I tried several hundred thisses and thats!
Earlier she said, “You could get in the car and drive to Ogden in less time.” I know that! I’ve considered it, believe me. Even though Ogden is 120 miles away and the round trip would be about four hours. Seriously, I could have been on my way home by now! Even if I had stopped at Great Harvest for a free slice!
She said, “Well something is wrong.”
YES, something is wrong. I could tell that from where I’m sitting.
I asked if I could just pay her to give me lessons. She said no.
I think she said no in a sweet way because she thought it wasn’t going to be hard and she didn’t feel good about charging her Mother to teach her something so simple.
All I know for sure is that the little CD icon is still going around on song number three and has been going around continually for over two hours. I want song number eight, wouldn’t you know it.
I said “I think God is trying to tell me not to use the song.” A simple statement in and of itself. And I’m OK with that. I won’t use the song. My lesson will be fine without it, even though it’s a great song and I would have loved to use it . . .
Then the stinger. She said “Don’t judge God by your inadequacies.”
OK.
I am feeling a lot of pain right now.
[I’m kidding. You know I’m kidding, right? No actual pain going on here!]
Well, it’s past 8 pm but I finally have the download! I haven’t actually tried it yet, but I did burn it on a disc. We’ll see. Tracy did one and it took her 47 seconds. s.i.g.h.
Did you get the one I emailed you?
yes, but that didn’t work. it downloaded but wouldn’t open
Did the one you downloaded work?
YES! I’m so happy! It took most of the day so something’s up . . . but this morning I downloaded newer software for iTunes. Maybe that will help. Do you do the upgrades every time they appear?