Everyday I Write The Book...

Okay, lots of randomness going out to you today, brought to you by a Mommy stuck in her house on a gloomy, overcast day.  Little Aaron has a fresh cold, but he's determined to take out every board game we own and scatter their contents all over the living room and office floors. For real.

First of all, yesterday's post title?

Those lyrics are from an Old Harry Connick, Jr. song, "Recipe for Love".

HLo, will you please come on over and pick something out of my prize box? Kudos to you for identifying the artist.

Now, moving on to today's title.  Anyone know the artist? I must say, this song makes me chuckle.  Not because of the lyrics themselves, but because of the words I ACTUALLY SANG for the longest time.  Chronic lyricosis strikes again.  And I guess you have to realize that my primary mode of transportation WAS the yellow school bus.  Picture a gangly, frizzy-haired and brace-faced adolescent belting out these words:  "Everyday, everyday...everyday I ride the bus."  Okay, well it makes me laugh.

I chose today's title as an introduction to another short story that our very own Miss Katelyn typed up last night.

 Please enjoy her VERY SHORT story, The Fairy and the Family:

There was a family that was cleaning a house but the daughter complained so the dad sent her up to her room to take a rest.  But the girl did not sleep, she played.  While she was playing she saw a sparkle float in the air.  It popped and became a fairy.  She blinked her eyes to see if she was awake.  The fairy said that her parents needed her.  But the girl said that she would never help her family.  So the fairy asked the girl to go with her.  So she did.  The fairy took her to a magical world.  It had signs like "be nice" and "don't brag".  Finally they got to a castle that said, "only for people who don't follow the rules".  Soon the fairy brought her to a room with two chairs and a movie screen.  The fairy showed her clips of her family working hard.  She turned off the movie screen and said, "Do you want to help them now?"  The girl said yes.  So the fairy took the girl back to her house.  The girl went downstairs and asked to help her parents.  So her mom said yes!! 

The End.

Maybe not the most dramatic story ever written, and it's pretty predictable, but I love how my baby is writing things like, "She blinked her eyes to see if she was awake".  Of course, I'm not sure what inspired her to write this one.  I mean, it's not like I FORCE her to clean or anything.  Guess it's time for a chore list or something.

And finally, want to know what this sweet face is reading?

We've been going to the new library lately, and he's getting better about letting his Dad and I read to him.  So, at night, his Daddy has been reading:

These are funny books and they lend themselves to a LOT of laughter (especially once you master pirate-speak).  Big sister Katelyn even joins in on the fun.  It warms my heart to hear soooo much giggling coming from his room. 

I also picked up this book yesterday, and it's fast becoming a favorite:

Aaron is so cute...he hides his eyes when David gets in trouble.  And he will say "I don't do that." or "That's naughty, David".  So cute!

What do you like to read to your kids?