What's in a Month?

Ahhh, tomorrow is February. My favorite month. My birthday, J's birthday, Valentines Day, State Fair, President's Day (paid vacation lol), friend's birthdays....what could be better?

 I hate January. So much expectation, so much time spent organizing, planning, setting goals - people waste the entire month setting themselves up for a year that may or may not give them the results they were looking for.

I love February.

February doesn't ask for anything. It's pretty, romantic and doesn't need an extra couple of days tagged on to the end to make its statement.

Oscar's Not the Only Grouch on the Street!

For whatever reason, my soon-to-be 12-year-old and her friends don’t hesitate to share with me basically everything, including things they probably shouldn’t. Which just goes to show they haven't crossed over to that secretive teenage path yet. I know that will all change soon, so I’m taking what I can get now.

Today, she was with three of her friends, checking out videos on youtube. Now I’ve heard her talking about an Elmo video for weeks, even asking her dad if he’s watched it yet, so I thought it couldn’t be that bad. The rule for her as far as youtube goes is supposed to be no sex, no violence, no cursing…well this video breaks all of them, but I’m going to grant her a pass on this one because it made me laugh.

When they realized I was bringing it up on my laptop in the kitchen, my daughter started panicking at the thought of me really watching it, so she started covering, saying, “oh no, it’s bad, this is bad”….but laughing at the same time.

Don’t think I’m a bad mom, believe me she gets enough lectures from me to last a lifetime, and if this is the worst I have to deal with for the next year or so, I’ll be happy. Gotta learn to choose your battles!

So…to take a break from all the seriousness I am feeling lately, I offer you this simple, inappropriate pleasure…enjoy, and please – leave a comment!

Elmo Behind the Scenes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w14aCTMcrgQ