Happily Ever After?

A gentle reminder to those whose Prince Charming didn't meet expectations yesterday:

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day, :)

Magic Marker Monday - Meet Our Neighbors

The resident artist drew pictures of our neighbors, at least the ones he sees often and interacts with.

The two at the end have kids that my son plays with. The one in the middle does not have kids though the boy still likes her. I think my son just has a crush on her, ;)

Share what your artist has been up to in Magic Marker Monday.

Not On My Watch

A couple of years ago, my mom sent the boy a handheld device that plays music, takes pictures and videos, has games and does other things that I can't figure out. He wasn't into then so it just sat in the closet. With his recent enthusiasm for handheld games, he finally showed interest and played with it.

One of his favorite features is the music player. There is one song that he would play over and over and over. I couldn't quite make out the words so I finally decided to listen to all the songs in it.

Much to my chagrin, there were several songs that contained questionable lyrics. My mom had asked the vendor to load it with modern, upbeat music. I am sure she didn't listen to any of this before sending it to him. Even if she did, I doubt she would have understood the lyrics as they were too slang.

I deleted anything with a violent message, sexual innuendo, cussing and anything inappropriate for an eight year old. The image of the boy going around singing "F--k like a porn star" really does not sit too well with me. I simply refuse to let my son listen to that. Call me prude, old-fashioned, straight-laced, bible thumping conservative all you want but not on my watch!