things I forgot to write about

1 – On Rob’s birthday, I was flipping through the radio and came across this song. I had to buy it on Amazon, burn it to a  CD and play it for him as drove to a hotel. I had been on the fence about having a birthday getaway and this song pushed me to make the reservation.  I sincerely hope Hallmark buys all rights to this song, which is kind of lame but will be perfect for one of those music playing cards. I want to see this in stores by next May. Get on it American Greetings! Beat Hallmark to it.

2 – I got a Nintendo DS for my birthday. I love it. I like it so much,  I started wishing it did more things. Like had Wi-Fi internet access. And maybe mobile phone capability. And an address book. I think I like the stylus, a throw-back to the Palm Pilot. If only it had its own kooky little shorthand system. I want Nintendo to buy Apple and fix all of the things I hate about Apple. I find the all white sleekness of Macs sort of pretentious. But I love it on the Wii. I think the touch screen on the iPhone and iPod are just going to get dirty. I am even tired of the “i” in everything. But I don’t hate the Wii, with its crazy double “i.” If Nintendo won’t do this small favor for me, I hope they start selling phones.

3 – And I am so late to the party that the new Disney tween show Jonas is an attempt to recreate the magic of the Monkees. But I did think it right away. But now that we all acknowledge it, really, Jonas, you want, at best, one of you to have the career of Davy Jones?

4 – Miranda has hatched a plan to get another American Girl doll. She is going to earn money from chores all summer, plus using birthday money and First Communion money. She is debating between Rebecca, Molly and Josephina. Josephina was winning until we discussed pronounce her name in Spanish.

5 – Henry loves T-Ball. He invites all of you to come to his games. Every Monday night, June 15 through July 28th.

6 – Bella can now crawl around the house at twice the speed of last week. Which still means you can walk faster. She thinks electrical cords are very interesting but reacts to us when we say no. At least she slows down enough for us to redirect her.

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