Placidly Down the Liquid Solution

Everyone grows up learning traditional children's songs like Ba Ba Black Sheep (a favorite of our daughter's), The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Row, Row, Row Your Boat.  Until I met my husband, although I had heard some variations on these songs (such as the "throw your teacher overboard" version of Row, Row, Row Your Boat), I had never heard the version of Row, Row, Row Your Boat that he grew up with.  It goes like this:

Propel, propel, propel your craft
Placidly down the liquid solution
Contently, contently, contently, contently
Existence is but an illusion

Madelyn loves music, she giggles, dances, and waves her arms like a conductor any time there is music being played.  However, there is a special place in her heart for this song.  She requests it by name frequently ("row, row, row?") and gets a special smile on her face every time her daddy sings her his version of the song.



Gently down the stream or placidly down the liquid solution, we are enjoying the journey of parenthood.  How could we not?