Bedtime Jukebox
Normally when I am home at night I will put the boys to bed and sing them some songs to help them relax. We will usually start off with Twinkle Twinkle and that will lead to the Itsy Bitsy Spider and usually we will finish up with either ABC's or Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Blake love's the scream Play Ball at the end of the song). Well a few nights ago the boys just couldn't help themselves and kept asking me to sing different songs. I realized that I could never be a great Karaokee singer because I know very few songs, but my boys don't know that.
We started off with a song that Blake loves from the movie Dumbo, I believe it is called Baby Mine. I hummed the majority of the song until we got to BABY MINE, rest your ears and those tears Baby of Mine.
We then jumped into a song that both of the boys learned in Nursery, Popcorn Popping. The boys started to lose confidence in their father because all i remembered from that song was the part where you raise your arms and say, "Popcorn popping" and somehow it popped in an Apricot tree.
One of Colin's favorites called Frosty the Snowman was next on the list. Sounds easy enough, I have heard this song my entire life, not so much. I got as far as "Frosty the Snowman nah nah nah nah nah, with a corn cut pipe and a nah nah nah nah nah and two eyes made out of coal."
We closed with a song that is very important to me, "There was a farmer who had a dog and BINGO was his name O".
At the end the boys were so filled with energy from the many songs I destroyed with my horrible voice and made up words that they wouldn't fall asleep. The lesson that I learned from all of this, LISTEN TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE TELLS ME THAT MY SINGING COULD WAKE A HYBERNATING BEAR, because it does.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sport Story of the Week
Manny being Manny
The Dodgers have become important in Los Angeles again with the aquiring of Manny Ramirez. The problem is, what are they going to do when he turns on them the same way he turned on the Red Sox? How far are we away from Manny being found in the "All you can eat" section in Dodger Stadium because he is upset with being walked 20 straight times by the other team? All I know is that they are going to be fun to watch for the next couple of months. Maybe next year the Dodgers could resign Manny, pick up Milton Bradley and Barry Bonds to be the outhfielders, find John Rocker to help the bullpen and ask Roger Clemens to shoot up, I mean suit up, for one last go around. That team would be the best reality show in L.A.
Quote of the Week
This goes out to all of you that can't control yourself when in a public place.
Confucius say, Man who fart in church must sit in his own pew.
Confucius say, Man who fart in church must sit in his own pew.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Funny Family story of the Week
Earthquakes don't scare me!!!
Colin and Blake were sitting down today to have lunch and when I was about to set Blake's drink down on the table I felt a rumble go throughout our home. All of a sudden I realized that it was an earthquake. My fatherly instincts jumped in and I tried covering the boys heads with my hands in case anything were going to fall. Within a second I realized how stupid that was and started trying to get Blake out of his highchair while telling Colin to get under the table. During this time, Colin continued to eat his hot dog and looked at me like I was a lunatic. As I was trying to get Blake out of his chair he was telling me that he wanted more watermelon and was not done eating.
Don't these kids know what is going on, the EARTH IS SHAKING!!!
Finally, after about 30 seconds the quake has ended and I am a little light headed from all that happened during that time without any reaction from the boys. I turned to Colin and said, "Do you know what that was?" Colin replied, "That's a Hot Dog, Daddy".
Colin and Blake were sitting down today to have lunch and when I was about to set Blake's drink down on the table I felt a rumble go throughout our home. All of a sudden I realized that it was an earthquake. My fatherly instincts jumped in and I tried covering the boys heads with my hands in case anything were going to fall. Within a second I realized how stupid that was and started trying to get Blake out of his highchair while telling Colin to get under the table. During this time, Colin continued to eat his hot dog and looked at me like I was a lunatic. As I was trying to get Blake out of his chair he was telling me that he wanted more watermelon and was not done eating.
Don't these kids know what is going on, the EARTH IS SHAKING!!!
Finally, after about 30 seconds the quake has ended and I am a little light headed from all that happened during that time without any reaction from the boys. I turned to Colin and said, "Do you know what that was?" Colin replied, "That's a Hot Dog, Daddy".
Sports Stories of the Week
Trading Deadline in MLB
This is the part of the year that always look forward to. When the professionals start acting like us Fantasy Baseball owners and trade players like just for the thrill of saying, "Did you hear about the trade I made". Most years there will be one big trade that will be made and this year the award goes to, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the trade with the Atlanta Braves for Mark Teixiera. Now this is the biggest one because the Angels almost never make big trades and they traded away a fan favorite in Casey Kotchman. In an interview about the trade Angels General Manager, Tony Reagins said, "Ha, Ha, the Teixiera trade was a steal, no one will catch me now. I mean us, the Angels." Mmmm....
Quote of the Week
This goes out to all of those less then intelligent people out there, you don't know who you are.
Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
-UNKNOWN
Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
-UNKNOWN
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