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July 24, 2005

Saturday.....On the Porch

It wasn't the 4th of July, but it was sure hot. We had a belated birthday party for my daughter yesterday, which tradition dictates is a cookout at my sister's. Smoked brisket, BBQ ribs, smoked chicken, this vegetable medley my sister makes on the grill, my coleslaw, cake and of course....homemade ice cream. And gallons of iced tea.

It's still talking to me this morning. hehe But man was it good!

My daughter's best friend since kindergarten brought her little boy (about 2 yrs old) and his little wading pool, so we spent most of the time out on their covered deck, watching him & WildChild play in the water. They had a great time, splashing and running wild. I threatened to join them several times, just to cool off. But there was a nice breeze, so with the deck's ceiling fan on high, it really wasn't too bad out there even though the thermometer read around 97 degrees.

We were even treated to an impromtu concert by the boys, one on a xylophone and the other banging a toy....and both singing at the top of their lungs. Not quite sure what the song was, I suspect it was an original composition. It was funny, whatever it was.

WildChild has a funny quirk about singing. He loves to sing, but he HATES it when other people sing. Always has, especially the "Happy Birthday" song. When he was a baby, he would just cry & cry every time we would sing "Happy Birthday" to anyone. Now that he's bigger, he just grumbles, rolls his eyes and claps his hands over his ears....like he did yesterday.

At least he's doing better than the last couple of years, when he would do all that plus yell at the top of his lungs:

'STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!"

through the entire song.

That was a little too disruptive.

Posted by Rita at July 24, 2005 04:18 AM

Comments

He would be a great American Idol judge.

Posted by: kenneth at July 24, 2005 11:03 AM

You know I've never seen that show, except for clips of that one judge Simon whats-his-name.

WildChild would probably be even more blunt & direct than that guy, if you could ever make him sit there through a whole song. Maybe I should try that instead of time-out the next time he misbehaves.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 24, 2005 11:54 AM