Happy Thanksgiving! And now, for the real post. In an effort to keep things fresh, I like to mix things up a bit. I mix up the flour before I spoon it out for baking. I mix up the coffee before measuring my scoops. And while in the car I like to mix the...
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Tags: Chemical Brothers, DInosaur Jr., Elmo's Song, Fleetwood Mac, INXS, Pearl Jam
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Is this a lady? No, it’s man. No, it’s a lady! (giggling) No, it’s a man. He just has a high voice. What’s this music called? Yaz. Yaz? (full-on laughing) Y-a-z. Yaz. This is funny music, isn’t it, Mommy!
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Tags: Yaz
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We are a very musical family. Scott and I met, and fell in love, playing music together. We still play when Hayden will tolerate it, and we love to crank it up in the car when we’re on dates. One or more of us is always humming or jazz handsing around the house (okay,...
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Tags: Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Rush, School of Rock, Tom Petty, Van Halen, ZZ Top
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As I kiss Hayden goodbye, I can feel this morning’s coffee in my bladder. I go through a mental checklist of all the things I need to get done in the next three hours. As I turn the corner, my car escapes the shade of giant oaks and I can feel the warmth of...
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Tags: Built To Spill, Conner Oberst, Desaparecidos, Rolling Stones, SAHM, Spoon the band, stay at home mom
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Hayden has always loved music, and now he has found a love for creating his own. While he prefers to be on vocals, lately he’s been giving Mommy’s drums a beating. He’s a natural, don’t you think? Even if he does have a short attention span.
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Tags: like mother like son, toddler on drums
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I’ve been a neglectful blogi this week, so I am making up for it with a true story. Which you will now read. Once, when H was still in diapers, I was changing him after a Number Two. I was wiping and wiping and wiping and there was a stubborn little bit that just...
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Tags: July 4th recipes, My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin
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Okay, so I feel as if I mislead you with my recent post about Hayden’s music choices, perhaps led you to believe that I he we are some sort of music snobs, which of course couldn’t be farther from the truth. We just don’t like anything that’s lame. And this goes for kids’ music,...
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Tags: Curious George Soundtrack, Free To Be You and me, Jack Johnson, kids' music, Medeski Martin & Wood, My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin, They Might Be Giants
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