Taking YouTube requests from the kids is a pretty common thing for us. In fact, when they even see me just sit down near the laptop they surround me, hurling search terms out in the air - Spiderman! Barbie! Me! Lightning McQueen! Hannah Montana! Charlie Bit Me! Funny Videos!
It actually can be a lot of fun. We all really crack up over Charlie Bit My Finger and the other night we watched some boy talk about his cool Spiderman action figures for six minutes. (That one wasn't a blast for me but Nate was totally into it.) That same night, we ventured into a few "Lightning McQueen" videos. That's when we saw a cute picture of a Beagle puppy labeled, "Talking Puppy!!" Of course, I clicked on it.
The clip was fine for the first few seconds but then - well - you can just watch it and see for yourself.
Yeah. Not the best thing for the kids to see, especially right before bed when that's pretty much the last thing they'll see for that day. I told them it was pretend and that it was just some guy who was wearing a lot of scary makeup for Halloween. That, plus a few more "innocent" Spidey and Barbie videos, seemed to help them forget about the crazy man screaming at them as they were trying to watch the dang puppy say "I love you!"
Of course, I've known you never know what you're going to get with YouTube vids but my cockiness with my searching and selecting ability got the best of me. I guess I'll just have to screen the videos the best I can before pressing play.
Seriously, May 21? Seriously? It's been that long since I've posted any content? Geez.
It's not that things haven't been happening -
- Nia "graduated" from Kindergarten and now has two baby teeth missing
- Nate can now reach the pedals on his Radio Flyer tricycle and his new toy love is Spiderman (Lightning McQueen cars come in second - his beloved Thomas has been derailed)
- Andrew actually got to go golfing (twice!)
- We are now proud members of the Atlanta Zoo
- I attempted to take a trip back to my twenties with my hip, young, co-worker buddy Ashley for a No Doubt concert (the are some Facebook pictures floating around out there - it was fun!)
- We made a trip to Ohio and West Virginia and visited family in 4 and a half days (pictures just added, with more to come)
- The Web site I help manage at work is now launched
- Andrew baked a two layer cake using a circle pan!
- I've gained six pounds
- The dog started limping again
- In an act of self-defense (and a twinge of PMS - yes, I am claiming that), I pretended I was having a blast and splashed back some rough kids who were flooding us in the YMCA pool. Andrew's response: Something like, "Way to go hon - you showed those 10 year olds." Yeah, definitely not one of my better moments - I'll have to blog more about that one in a month or so!
