New Year's Resolution

Please note the singular tone of that Title.  I am making one resolution this year.  It is something I've wanted to do for many years...I've always been envious of people who could do this, and I'm quite capable of learning how to do this. I am teaching myself the guitar.  Yup.  Years ago Matt gave me one of his old electric guitars to learn on and I bought a Guitar for Dummies book.  But I never read it.  This fall we got a grant for 10 new guitars at school, so that's perfect - now I have to learn because I have to teach it.  But still I thought I would only stay one step ahead of the kiddos.  BUT...BUT!!!  I have the best brother and sister-in-law in the world.  They bought me an acoustic guitar for Christmas.  My very own.  And it's pretty nice, too.  I mean, it's not top of the line.  But it's nicer than I would've bought myself, considering I don't know how to play.  So I've been practicing all freakin' day.  My fingers hurt and I think I have carpel tunnels already.  But I WILL become a guitar player this year.  This summer, when my entire family camps down at our family lot on Moosehead Lake, and my brother and cousin take out the guitars, I will, too.  That is my goal.  I may not be able to play a lot with them.  But I will play some.  And they will teach me some songs and I'll be able to follow along.  And I will not only be able to sing Me and Bobby McGee...I'll be playing it, too.  Kristofferson's version. Because he's hotter than Janice.