Songs and Silly Stuff

When did you say your first curse word?

What’s your favorite song?

What’s the silliest thing you did as a kid, that you remember still today?

Is Eli going to remember the time (this morning) I caught him eating a candy cane for breakfast?

Mom “WHAT… never mind, just make sure you brush your teeth.”

Sneaky sister “Eli, DON’T TELL MOM I’m the one that gave it to you!”

I NEVER got caught eating powdered sugar by the spoonful in the closet with my sister. Kids these days, they don’t even TRY to hide their sugar habits!

I don’t know about FAVORITE, but I’ve been listening to some older music lately. I cringe as I write “older” cause of all the implications that go along with that (how old am I anyway???). I went through a Country Music phase a few years ago. Memories keep flashing in my mind as these songs pop up. Siblings and cousins all dancing together in the upstairs bedroom at Mom and Dad’s house. Learning Line Dancing at our cousins’ house when we went to stay with them. Blasting Billy Ray “Don’t Break My Heart” as we played out by the pool in the summer. We wore our swimsuits ALL summer long. I can picture the sunshiny day, crazy hot but we stayed out there. I can even see Mom with her typewriter on the picnic table working away on her correspondence.

My first? I was pretty young. It was at Grandpa Shorty’s house, where the men all swore all the time, and a 5 year old girl was expected to NOT pick up that habit. Jump forward to having kids. I’d never swear in front of them, just like I’d never yell, I’d never let them drink soda, or EAT CANDY for breakfast! I’ll just say – my kids know they’re not supposed to curse in front of me, but as for school or anywhere else, who knows? That’s for them to say. J

Life goes on, whether it looks like we thought it would, or takes a few twists and turns we never expected. As Grandma Shell says, “Que será será!”