Little blessings

So nannying two little boys this summer has meant a lot of time at the neighborhood pool. One afternoon while the four year old, Wyatt, was eating his snack of Teddy Grahams he had a profound revelation.

He looked at me and said: "Aren't we so lucky to have fingers?"

Then promptly returned to his munching.

I, for one, am very thankful for my fingers.

Retrospective

Today is the first day of summer.

Today is also a Saturday.

Besides the whole have-to-wake-up-and-go-to-work thing today - it kind of brings back some childhood nostalgia.

Mmm. I want a lemonade slushie and to swim all day long.

A Request

Dear Friendly Neighborhood Police Officers,

First off - thank you for your hard work and risking your life to keep me safe. I appreciate the every day convenience that this is. So, thanks.

Secondly, I have a small request. I know that my place of residence is at the bottom of a very long, steep hill and that there are several people who speed down it. I am also aware that it is your job to pull those people over and hold them to the laws set forth by our jurisdiction. However, late at night when you pull people over onto my street, would you mind turning off your flashing lights? They are like a Technicolor strobe in my bedroom whenever it is dark and not conducive to sleep in the slightest.

I hate to be so needy, but a girl has to get her beauty sleep.

Regards,
Sleepless from South KC

Counting Crows - Round Here (Yahoo Nissan Live)

This is one of my favorite songs in the world and this is probably my favorite version. I once heard Adam, the lead singer say in an interview: "We did a five minute studio version of this song - and we've never done that version since."

I love how every live version is slightly different.

I don't know what it is about it, but this song blows my mind.

Secret to Success

My parents recently celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary. In a society where the divorce rate is over fifty percent, I'd say that is pretty sensational. I asked my mom about why she thought that her marriage is still going strong while so many others fall apart. She told me this:

"I think it is because so many people don't understand that when you are married - it is never all about you."

Not being married I can't say that I know that this is true, but it seems to make pretty good sense to me.