the one where I ramble on and on about absolutely nothing cuz Ive done nothing but drink iced tea all day and I am WIRED.

We have a rule in my house:

if we're listening to a song on the radio and you start to sing it, you first have to say who sang that song originally.

Like, if we're listening to classic rock, which is usually what we listen to....and the boys start to sing, I'll yell out,

"Who sings this??!!!"

and they have to tell me....right away. You don't get much time to think about it! and then and ONLY then, if you get it right, you are allowed to sing the song.

It's fun, and let me tell ya, my kids KNOW classic rock!!!

they also know to yell out this:

"Aerosmith! Led Zepplin! Bon Jovi! Rush! Journey!!" they know it's probably one of those bands anyway.

And I'll never forget when Evan was in 5th grade, he came home MORTIFIED...
"MOM!!!! Mrs Adair DOESN'T KNOW THE WORDS TO RAPPERS DELIGHT!!! Can you BELIEVE that??!!! That should be against the law!"

So, I was hanging out with my 2 oldest boys today..in Akron. And we're on our way to lunch and "Come on Eileen" comes on the radio....and we're all singing away...but I can't for the life of me think who sings it...I know it's 3 words.....its right on the tip of my tongue.....DEXIE'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS!!!! ahhhh....did they ever sing anything else? Where's My Howard? I know he'll know the answer to this question.

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The youngest boy has become a night owl...staying up until 4am and sleeping till 2pm. So I get up the yesterday morning and THE DISHES WERE WASHED!!! WHAT? WHO?!!! HOW?!!! here, he was bored and decided to wash the dishes. I could get used to this. He also goes to his friend's house every night...he lives nearby so he rides his bike. and he takes a SHOWER before he goes down there. So I KNOW there is a girl involved somewhere! ;)


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My son got home from Poland and came bearing gifts. he is a very good gift giver to say the least. He puts time and thought into every gift he buys for someone. So what does he get his brother?...the one going off to college in a few months? shot glasses. way to go Bud. Thanks alot for that one. :)

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I've found that, if I'm not watching sports or "True Blood" then I don't really watch tv. I tried watching the movie, "Legion" the other night...boring as hell. Well, after the old lady climbed on the ceiling and took a chunk outta some guy's neck. That was the best part. I find it very hard to just sit and watch that stupid box. I have to be reading or doing something while I watch tv...I cannot just sit there, staring blindly and aimlessly at the tv. there aint nothing on tv THAT good.

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one of the boys was playing basketball in the backyard the other day and said that our neighborhood hawk came swooping down, grabbed a BIRD in its talons and flew off. all the other birds started squawking and all the little squirrels took off. Wish I could have seen that. and every night, I sit on my front porch and watch the SWARMS of bats fly over head. and I mean SWARMS. The people who used to live across the street moved in the middle of the night, and their house is standing empty. Well, not completely empty, cuz it's now full of bats. I see them swarm down the chimney and then you can see them flying around through the window. FREAKS ME THE F$#@ OUT!!!!!!

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and I need all your good thoughts coming my way...I have some big decisions to make and I need the strength to make them. nuff said.