Superstar

 

Sweetness

 While Eric definitely has his two-year-old moments, he more than makes up for them with his charm and personality.

Emerging Personalities

 It really is fun to watch your children develop, grow and their innate personalities emerge. Jack and Eric are similar in many ways but there definitely are differences between them. Some not so significant, (cantelope vs. grapefruit) and others more so, (music talent vs. tool talent). Hmmm, I wonder who Jack gets his tool talent from???

Mom Advice

  I am going to do a series of these Mom Advice layouts for my kids. I like the idea of giving them things I want them to learn/know in a tangible way. Sort of like if I die they will have a written record of the things I want them to know to help them be happy in life. (That's a little morbid isn't it, although I think such a mom thing to do!)

Groovin' to Kenny Rogers

It may be in bad taste to revel in your own jokes but since this is really my journal I have to record this for the future. Whenever I need a laugh I can reread this and have a good chuckle. You need to be somewhat familiar with Kenny Rogers' songs and lyrics to get this but that's your job.

I have a hidden little fondness for Kenny Rogers, particularly the Best Of album that came out in the 1980s. It was one of the few tapes my Dad had in his truck and it got played a lot. Also I remember spending many Saturday mornings completing my hour of ironing duty to the tunes of Kenny. It's not like I have the songs on my iPod, but every once in a while they do get stuck in my head. So Friday night, "Lucille" was running through my head. You also have to understand that Darrel abhors Kenny Rogers. Actually abhors may not be a strong enough word. So of course to tease him I start singing a line of the song out loud, "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille". With a grimace Darrel tells me, "Stop, that's not even funny. That's grounds for a divorce."

To which I straight faced replied, "Do you mean you're going to "Take your love to town"?' :) Seriously, I just about peed my pants I was laughing so hard. I even got a smile out of Darrel with that one. ;)