M is for Mommy On The Bus

The Wheels on the Bus is Kole's all time favorite song.  I haven't introduced him to Air Supply yet- so... ya know.  He has always really liked the "mommies on the bus" going "shh shh shh" and the "babies on the bus" going "wah wah wah."
A couple months ago we were singing it and I said "The daddies on the bus go...." and in a moment of panic (and cruel teasing) I sang "Pfft!  Pfft!  Pfft!" And I made the sound of one passing gas.  Kole was rolling.  He's two, so stinky things and toot noises are soooo funny.  Plus, Dads do pass a lot of gas.  Post here.  When Ken came home Kole wanted to sing him the new verse we made up.  Classic.  Point Patty.  She takes the lead.

I went to run some errands last week and Ken was home with the boys.  When I got home and asked about what happened in my absence; everything was reported as fine.
However!
Yesterday me and Koley were sitting on the living room floor and decided to sing his favorite song.  We did the wipers, the driver, the wheels, the tooting daddies, the babies, and when we got to the mommies... Kole sang a different verse than before.

"The mommies on the bus eat LOTS OF SNACKS!  Lots  of snacks!  Lots of snacks!"

Touche Ken.  Touche.

Last year's A to Z: M is for Moot Point.  It's all those things I heard wrong... and said wrong for so many years. Moot point not mute point.  Nip it in the bud not in the butt.

H is for Hottie

My celebrity crush list has adapted once again. The only thing constant is change- whaddup.


My list started in 2008 with:

1.  Phil Mickelson
2.  Jim Cramer
3.  Stephen Colbert

Valid reasons and drool worthy pictures found here.(Psht...as if I needed to defend those choices.  Pa-lease.)

A little later I added Hugh Jackman and Robert Pattinson.  Claiming I'd watch any (properly rated) movie they were in.  Even the dumb ones.  So... yeah... any of their movies.  And I stand by that claim.  Because, Robert Pattinson, you're on my list- but I don't like you for your acting skills.  Do you know whatI'msayin?  *pulls chin down to neck and shakes head loosely* YouknowwhatI'msaying?
Then, I got into a phase with fictional characters.
Ari Gold from Entourage. Golden Bad Boy.
Ron Weasley.  Oh, Ron.
Peeta is still fresh in my mind.  And dreams.  And I'm still writing our names on the back of my notebooks. *sigh* Oh Peeta.  The odds are so in your favor.

That takes our total to eight.  And a list of eight just feels incomplete.
To even the score.
One fictional.  One real.

9.  Barney Stinson

Barney is from the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.  He loves suits.  And he loves women.  Eh... maybe he just loves their boobs.  He writes a blog.  Mostly about the bro code.  I don't know what it is that is so hypnotic.  The one night stands every night?  The clothes?  The eyes?  The singing?  No.  No.  That's not it.  I think it's all the cheesy one liners.  I'm a sucker for a pun.  And, Barney, though you may be numerically #9 on the list... you are #1 in my heart.

10.  Leonard Cohen.
I'll let the man speak/sing for himself.

Chills, right?  Sexy, right?

I could listen to him all day. And for the last three days I have been. And how he looks right.  at.  you.  Whoa. Swoon.
So!  That completes the list.

1.  Phil Mickelson
2.  Jim Cramer
3.  Stephen Colbert
4.  Hugh Jackman
5.  Robert Pattinson
6.  Ari Gold
7.  Ron Weasley
8.  Peeta Mellark
9.  Barney Stinson
10. Leonard Cohen

Whew!  Zing zing baby!

Last year's A to Z: H is for Hirable.  I take you on a comic journey of my first few jobs.

I Need a Stage Name

When I was little, my sisters and I sang.  A lot.  We had the parts down to "Love is Spoken Here."  And Dad would (occasionally) have us perform it when the missionaries (or other families or crushes) came over.  We would also perform "Called To Serve" while marching around the coffee table and saluting to the beat of the music.
We sang while doing our After Supper Jobs.  Aladdin's "A Whole New World" was a constant performed most often by Julie and Victoria.  For a time Mulan's "Reflection" was big... and the last slam dammer was Ja-Rule and J-Lo's "I'm Real."

Julie is wearing my all-time favorite dress of hers.  She recently gave it to me. 
My goal is to wear it (and look presentable) by my birthday.

 We'd had lip synching competitions. Primarily to Lisa Loeb's "Stay."  After we each had a turn winning (twice or three times) we put in the Spice Girls' SPICE CD and lip synched "Too Much."
I may be speaking out of line, but... We were Performers.  (Capital "p" necessary.)  A new musical breathed new life into us.
Bye Bye Birdie. We became Ann Margret.  Byyyyye Byyyyyye B-herrrrrrrd-ie, the army's gotcha now.  But more than the main title... whoa.... The Telephone Hour.  I was always the dweeby Harvey Johnson calling to try to get a date.  And... the creme de la creme from that musical... "How Lovely To Be A Woman."  Oh!  Life changing.  Still one of my all time faves.  How lovely to be so grown up and FREEEEEEEE!

After we saw 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.  We each chose a brother to be our husband.  OoooooOOOooo.  OooooOOOOoooooooooooooooooo.  Can't make no voooooows, to a herd of cows.  All those Sobbin' women.  We never really could get over Dorkus.  None of us wanted to be Dorkus.

Uncle Victor brought over Thoroughly Modern Millie and we were flappers.
Saw Evita and we were dying Madames of Argentina.
We were the Mistresses of Murderers Row from Chicago.
Teachers in Siam in the King and I.
I was Chava.  I was disowned for marrying a Russian Orthodox. Tradition!
Music was magical.  Singing was liberating.

Maybe it was the six years of Concert Choir I took, maybe it was the 2 awards I received (oh.  hold up. *dusts shoulder* I had a little dirt on there), but singing has just stuck with me. 

I love it!

iPods have been a blessing.  You put those earbuds in and sing as loud as you can and you don't even know if you're on pitch or not.  I mean, I know... because I have a gift.  But "you" was meaning people in general.  When I got my first iPod the first CD I put on was Cher's Greatest Hits.  If I could turn back Ti-ime! ner-ner-ne If I could FIND a way! I take back all those words that had hurt you and you'd staaaay!  I filled my iPod in like 3 days with all my favorite songs and then I gave Ken a headache.

And thank Heaven for the Glee soundtracks, right?  I love singing to them.  I sound more like Kurt Hummel than Rachel Berry these days- but- oh... love those CDs.  Ken will ask me why I buy the Glee songs instead of the real singers.
Uh.
Because I can sound like the Glee kids.
Duh.

With the kids, and being home all day, you can bet Spotify is on.  Last week we were part of the French Revolution and I was Cosette, Fantine, Jean val Jean, Javert, and Eponine. Busy day for me. Lots of costume changes. When that got old (For Kole.  Not for me.)  we put on our jeans, tucked our shirts in and sang some George Strait for a day.  Today, when Kole gets up from his nap, he's gonna be Big Boi and I'll be Andre 3000 and we are gonna blaze with a little Outkast.

It feels good to sing.  To sing the really high loud notes.  As you spread your arms.  And turn your head up as you close your eyes.  To bring.  The house.  Down.
And then take a bow.

Try it.  Put on your favorite song.  And sing it. 

Or to try something new:
1.  Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
2.  Don't Go Breakin' My Heart- Elton John and Kiki Dee
3.  Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice
4.  There Is No Arizona- Jamie O'Neal
5.  We Are Young- Fun.
6.  I'm Not Lisa- Jessi Colter
7.  I Just Called to Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder
8.  Can't Stop Loving You- Phil Collins
9.  Come What May- Moulin Rouge Soundtrack (Do an encore with El Tango de Roxanne)
10.   Maggie May- Rod Stewart
11.  More Than A Memory- Garth Brooks
12.  Don't Stop Believing- Journey
13.  Shoop- Salt n Peppa
14.  Piano Man- Billy Joel
15.  Proud Mary- Tina Turner
16.  Stranger In My Hosue- Tamia
17.  One Two Step -Chiara
18.  The Story- Brandi Carlisle
19.  He Had It Coming- Chicage Soundtrack
20.  Long Time Gone- The Dixie Chicks
21.  I Never- Rilo Kiley

I got chills just MAKING that playlist.
Hmm.  What do you think I should add?

I'm the one in the light blue t-shirt.