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Friday, January 02, 2009

New Year's Eve and my 3 kids 

So, Julie had to attend a funeral on New Years's Eve. I stayed home with the kids. All three of them. Yes, THREE.

Emily is 6 years-old and Keith is 3 years-old.







And Jasper is 11 months-old.





Don't believe he is a child?




Then, I submit the following photograph as proof.

That is where I am supposed to sleep. Notice that Julie is surrounded by Miti (13 year-old step-cat and not really my child), Emily, Keith, and Jasper. They started out in different beds but had assembled by 2am.

CORRECTION Miti is 14 years-old.

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Thursday, January 01, 2009

Songs for Emily's iPod 

So, we got Emily an iPod Shuffle for Christmas. The price was far better than I had imagined. I am coveting her gift. I hope to purchase an iPhone soon. I need to be able to answer email while mobile during the day. And I want to listen to music during the day. But, the stores still want money for the iPhone and I am still not willing to give them money. We are at an impasse.

I have enjoyed selecting songs for her iPod. She now has 69 songs on it. I have to admit, I probably have had more fun selecting the songs than she has had listening. The selection is wide. Patsy Cline to RunDMC to Beatles to Linkin Park to MercyMe to Journey to Willie Nelson. I absolutely am a fan of only paying for the songs I like. Honestly, Van Halen's 1984 was the last album I remember buying and liking almost every song. The soundtrack for Oh Brother, Where Art Thou is about the same. But a soundtrack is a collection of various artists offering a good song. It is the equivalent of a mix tape.

I am inviting suggestions. Here are the rules:

#1 - The songs have to be suitable for a 6-year-old girl being raised by 2 normal adults who love her and want her to enjoy music.

#2 - Be creative.

#3 - If possible, the song should be available on iTunes. If not, we will have to wait and see.

Just respond in the comments section.

UPDATE
These are the songs on Emily's iPod so far:

Alvin & the Chipmunks - Witch Doctor
Blondie - Call Me
Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Breathe - Hands To Heaven
The Church - Under The Milky Way
Elvis Costello - Every Day I Write The Book
Gary Wright - Love Is Alive, Dream Weaver
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
John Lennon - Imagine
Jon Secada - Just Another Day, Do You Believe In Us, I’m Free
Kenny G - Forever In Love
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Kiss - Beth
Linkin Park - In The End
Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
Madagascar The Movie - I Like To Move It
Meatloaf - I’d Do Anything For Love
MercyMe - I Can Only Imagine
Modern English - I Melt With You
The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
Nazareth - Love Hurts
Nena - 99 Luftballons (English Version)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin In The Dark
Orleans - Dance With Me
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
Patsy Cline - Crazy, I Fall To Pieces
Paul McCartney - Band On The Run, Uncle Albert, Jet
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
The Proclaimers, - 500 Miles
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Love Rollercoaster
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Run-DMC - It’s Tricky, King Of Rock, It’s Like That
Rush - Freewill, Tom Sawyer, New World Man
Saving Jane - Girl Next Door
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Stevie Nicks - Stand Back, Edge Of Seventeen, Leather And Lace, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 / Jenny
U2 - With Or Without You
Van Halen - Jump
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl, Domino, Moondance, A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Will Smith - Getting Jiggy With It, Men In Black
Willie Nelson - Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To…, Pancho And Lefty, Blues Eyes Crying In The Rain, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Always On My Mind
Willie Nelson & Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels
Wings - Silly Love Songs

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