Fiance Thom has Direct TV, and one of the shows he gets on the 101 Network is called "Rock & A Hard Place." It's hosted by Meat Loaf, and it features two teams of bands who play against each in a game show. All of the money goes to charity, so the rules aren't as strict as a typical game show.

The bands compete in several different categories, but during the last competition, one of the team members must play a famous song on a kazoo, and the rest of their team members have to try and guess what it is.

This is our favorite category and the competition has even come up when we aren't watching the show. For instance, sometimes Thom and I will be driving down the road, a song will come on the radio, and he'll say, "Roo, could you kazoo THIS song?" For the sake of competition, I always say, "Yes, Thom, I could kazoo ANY song." He says, "Would I be able to recognize it?" And I say, "Well that has nothing to do with whether or not I could kazoo it. If you can't guess which song it is, that's not my fault." As I type this, it sounds like the conversation is more serious than it really is. It's all in fun.

A couple of months ago, I was interviewing a local doctor in town, who keeps small toys on hand for his patients' children. As he was showing me these toys, he was graciously offering them to me. I declined until he pulled out a new, red kazoo! When the doctor asked if I wanted it, I couldn't resist. I proudly took it over to Thom's to show him. That's when I found out kazoo-ing is a lot harder than I thought it was.

In these final months before the wedding, I have to admit, we haven't had as much time to watch "Rock & A Hard Place" or to play our own kazoo-ing game. But I'm thinking once things calm down a bit, I'll keep that kazoo in the glove compartment of the car. That way, the next time Thom says, "Roo could you kazoo THIS song?" We can find out for sure.