SIRIUSly Rad!

We spent all last night and on into the morning driving from the south of California to the north. It is a drive that our family is all too familiar with. When we are lucky, our children sleep, and Adam and I are left to our own long, deep conversations. We look for shooting stars and drink Rockstar to stay awake. Once the Rockstar kicks in, my husband's mind goes into overdrive, and then the conversation gets REALLY interesting! Ahhh, fun times!

Last night's trip was going along quite as usual as ever. We were struggling to get some fuzzy AM radio reception somewhere between the Harris Ranch and Coalinga, when all of a sudden I noticed the dash button on our rental car--a button I had never seen before.

SIRIUS, it said.

I was excited. I immediately pushed it....It worked!!

The rest of our trip was anything but normal. We tuned in, exploring this completely new (to us) world of satellite radio. We found the 80's channel and stayed there. The Talkingheads, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, U2, the Cure...it was a blast (from the past)! We both agreed that it was totally rad! And when we arrived in Orland at 5 am I was wearing a side pony and Adam was wearing high tops. (Okay, I made that part up.)

Emily Bear

I just stumbled upon this video and had to share. This girl is so adorable! I love towards the middle when she plays the jazz stuff. And I love how she says "I don't know...the music just comes out of my heart." Such amazing talent. She is too cute!

What can make a bad day better?

Heart cake!!

Katelyn and I baked a couple of these beauties today (one for our neighbor and one for ourselves) to hopefully make a few bad days better. I like to call it compassionate service, rather than "emotional eating". Here's to brighter days and many more heart-shaped cakes!!

Forty Years and Counting

This morning, while Katelyn sat in the living room watching PBS Kids, Zachary and I were in my bedroom playing. We piled up all the pillows and blankets in a mountain on the bed. Zachy was laughing his head off as I lifted him up and dropped him down into the pillows over and over.

He's having more fun than Disneyland, I thought to myself, when all of a sudden he became distracted. He rushed to the edge of the bed and insisted that I help him down immediately, then he took off running down the hallway and in a flash he was gone.

I was confused. What did he hear that could be better than this, I wondered, so I perked up my ears. All I could hear was music coming from the living room:

"...Come and play, everything's A-okay.

Friendly neighbors there, that's where we meet.

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to..."

I laughed out loud. I remember being that excited when I was a little girl, too.

Happy Birthday Sesame Street!

Aaarrrrggg(k)

Whenever we're at the playground, Katelyn usually pretends the equipment is a pirate ship...and today was no different. All hands were on deck when Katelyn asked me...

Mom, are we pirates?

Me: Aaarrrggggh! (that means yes)

Katelyn: Aaarrrggggh!

Zach: Aaarrrggggk!

Kate: HEY! Zach is NOT a pirate!

Me: Yes he is. He said Aargh!

Kate: No! He said ARK!