Poetry as I wake

Nathan woke me with poetry this morning.

Blueberries are blue,
Strawberries are red,
I love you more than all those berries.

I love you
I love you more
I love you one hundred forty four

I love my sweet baby!

I did it. I sang in public.

Tonight was one of the best nights ever. I went to open mic night at Downey's on South St and absolutely rocked. Saturday night, at work, we were hanging out bullshitting with some customers after hours. Well this guy and I got to talking about singing. I mentioned that I sing. So he had me sing a song for him. I did and he said I *had* to come to this open mic on Monday. So that gave me all of 1 day to prepare. I was scared to death.

This afternoon I got so nervous that I decided not to go. I had some friends talk me into going and my brother went with me for support. I did a duet with my buddy Cash, which wasn't so hot in my opinion. Then I had my own set. I had no music. I don't play guitar and Cash doesn't know any of my songs. So I did it a cappella. I planned to do one or two songs and then stop since I didn't have backup. But after the second they wanted more. Can you beleive it? They really liked me. So I ended up singing four. The first three lent themselves well to a cappella but the last, not so much. Either way though my voice was great. My bro said it took real balls to get up there with no music. I left with the card for an agent and a date for some studio time to sing backup vocals for one of the other performers.

Felt boards and chicken noodle soup

Last night the boys refused to go to sleep. No way! Finally, around midnight the younger one dropped off and a half hour later so did the older one. Which led to them waking at 11 am this morning. It's been a long grumpy day. The boys were throwing tantrums left and right. Fighting with each other and me. I set them up with a new movie and made them some chicken noodle soup. That settled them down a little. Then Oliver and I worked on creating a felt board. I cut pieces out as he asked for them. We made 2 people, a tree, apples, clouds, a sun, grass, and a car. They played with that for a good hour. Now the day is winding down and I am out of energy.

Karaoke

HAve I ever told you how much I love karaoke? Really? Well, guess what? I lurve it! I get to play rock star one night a week at the bar. It's so much fun! Tonight I had requests even. Woot! I get to act up, be silly, and sing the songs that I love. Now I understand why my Dad loved it so much. I wish I had my liscence back then so I could've gone more often.