Men will be boys...

The one thing my mother always told me when I was young, was this "Boys never grow up, they just get more expensive toys." Isn't that the truth!

A few Sundays ago, the Mr. plugged his cello into a fellow guitarist's distortion pedal and played around with it.

"I have GOT to HAVE one of these!" he said excitedly.

I don't know about most men, but my men tend to obsess over things. Once they get an idea in their heads, they can't let go of it. This was one of those times.

So last week, Jeremy took Joshua to his drum lesson which happens to take place at a music store, and while he was there, he casually mentioned to the clerk his experience with the pedal. The clerk said something to the extent of "I'd love to see that. You should bring your cello with you sometime." I'm paraphrasing here, because I wasn't at the music store last week, and I received this story second hand.  Besides, my men also have a tendency to use as few words as possible. It's entirely conceivable that this is exactly how the conversation went.

Jeremy apparently plotted and planned all week, because Saturday rolled around again, and he decided to take his cello into the store. The clerk hooked him all up to the pedal, and within minutes a distorted cello sound filled the air. "That's awesome," the clerk chuckled. For the next half hour, Jeremy and the clerk tried out about five different pedals finding the one that made the most noise, er, music. Meanwhile, other customers milling about the store were watching with keen interest. A few, came through the door, obviously expecting to see an electric guitar on the other side of that cable, were surprised it was a cello. Honestly, I'm not sure who was having more fun, the clerk, or Jeremy.

Of course, a pedal had to come home with us. It just begged to be bought. Jer, delighted with his new gadget, plugged it in shortly after dinner. His amp is not as nice as the one at the music store, but that didn't matter.  What mattered was my man's happiness, and I can honestly say, he was ecstatic.