Multiples and More QOTW

Very seldom do I answer the QOTW at Multiples and More because I think it's weird to answer my own question, or one that Lani and I just talked about. But this week really wanted to share on this one, so here we go. This week was more of a writing prompt than a question:

Write a list of 10 surprising things about yourself

1. Scott and I dated less than a year before getting engaged, and we were married a year and a few weeks after we got engaged.
2. When the right sippy cup top isn't on the right sippy cup it throws my whole day off, I have to fix it. Some may call this OCD, I call it normal.
3. I could watch any and all episodes of Friends a million times and never get sick of them. Love that show!
4. I own the Lizzie McGuire Movie and think it's awesome. Don't judge, it's cute.
5. I never get my hair colored the same way, I always change something about it,
6. I will always stop channel surfing on the radio if I hear: "Don't Stop Believing", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Layla", any Beatles song and "Gimme that Girl" by Joe Nichols.
7. I love to bake and hate to eat it. I think I ate enough sweets in my childhood.
8. I don't like beef, but always make an exception for the braised short ribs in France during Food and Wine. I literally want to die afterward, but it's so worth it. They are delicious!
9. I watch General Hospital, everyday. I've watched it since I was a kid.
10. The most romantic thing Scott has ever done for me is he had our wedding centerpieces recreated for our first anniversary. It was like recapturing a moment in time.

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Diamonds on the soles of her shoes...

Kids always have a certain type of music that they absolutely love and will stop everything they are doing to dance/sing a long. While I was pregnant Aaron loved heavy metal, mainly Metallica, mainly the song Enter Sandman (messed up, right?), Jill my free spirit on the other hand loved Sublime, mainly the song What I got (better than Enter Sandman at least). When they were newbies they loved listening to country station on the TV rather than listening to the classical music on their swings. Then we were over the country and became fans of nature sounds, that was great, I felt like I had to pee every five seconds, but they were happy. Then we were fans of Beatles (YES YES YES) lullabies. Now that they are toddlers anything from Sesame Street or the Wiggles will make them "break it down" if you will. But now, my lovely daughter, she has a fascination with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. For real! The love affair started with Sesame Street's 25th musical celebration....


I passed this little nugget onto my sister Cathy and she sent me this...


I had no sooner hit play and Jill saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo on my computer and was in my lap dancing along to the song. Maybe this means I have a highly cultured child?
And what's Aaron's favorite? Well he'll dance to Dave Matthews Band (YES YES YES), and he laughs when the Andrews Sisters come on, but other than that he is quite content with Sesame Street and the Wiggles.

Whoops gotta run, apparently a room full of toys isn't enough and they need to have a knock down drag out over the same toy!

Way back When-esday: I want to hold your hand

Date: July 2008
I took a lot of the photos off of MiMi's camera this weekend, and this gem was on there! This was taken at MiMi and PawPaw's when the kids were 2 months old. Aunt Bettye and Cousin Karyn were visiting as well, it was the first time they got to see the kids actually, and we haven't seen them since, what's up with that?! This photo is so precious though because this was when they really started reaching out for each other and holding each others hand (it's like they knew from the beginning I was a Beatles fan and that all photos should have some tie in to a Beatles song).

I'm feeling a little better today, I'll have a big update later once the kiddos fall asleep. Hope all is well with you!

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