S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!!

I'll give you a minute to sing that "classic" Bay City Rollers jam, now that I have implanted it in your brain. Go ahead, I will wait.........Get it out of your system? Me too, so let's rock this blog! Let me start by saying that one of my favorite new songs is "Rolling in the Deep" by the British powerhouse known as Adele. That woman can SANG!!! My vocal prowess is....well, it isn't really, but still I absolutely love to wail along with this song when I am cruising in my "Mom Van". Yes, dear readers, I am one of those weird people you see everyday that sings in her car. Sometimes, if I am really feeling the song, I might even wave one of my arms as if I were onstage singing! I am always sure to keep my eyes on the road and my hands upon the wheel (to borrow from Jim Morrison there). When I am alone in my van, I am convinced that I am the best singer there is, and that I sound JUST LIKE each of the singers with whom I croom along. I am not really that delusional, I am well aware that my voice is less than great, hell, it is less than good. But, it sure is fun to pretend! Thankfully, my son is 9 years old now, so he has outgrown his Wiggles phase, and I no longer have to listen to endless plays of "Fruit Salad, yummy yummy" or "Hot Potato". Well, now that I have typed that, I have to admit that part of me misses those days, because he was little then. Why do kids insist on growing up so fast? Now, Devin prefers AC/DC, Linkin Park & Ozzy Osbourne (I like them,too. Who do you think introduced him to metal???) over Dan Zanes and Laurie Berkner. In fact, he will deny ever liking them  if you ask him. But, I have the photos of him meeting Dan Zanes (Del Fuegos, baby!) before a concert a few years ago, and photos of him rockin' his Wiggles t-shirt. I even have a home video of a 4-year old Devin playing his toy guitar and giving me a concert where he sang the entire Drake Bell (of Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh fame) CD, so he can deny all he wants! I will tuck these items safely away in case I need to get them out in his teen years. Perhaps I will sit and cry over them when he leaves for college someday, who knows? I don't like to think about that. Right now, he is still my sweet little boy who still wants his Mommy around, so I will enjoy it while it lasts. Many women say this, and now I will, too: having Devin was the best thing I have ever done. Even when he drives me crazy, I adore him. This past week, I saw a woman on TV who went off on a trip and while she was gone, she decided she didn't want to be a full-time Mom to her kids anymore. I don't want to judge her, because I don't know all of the circumstances, but I cannot imagine leaving my son! Don't know where I am going with this, just wanted to say it. I may be biased, but I'm so proud of that kid!! Can you tell it is getting late? When I was a teenager, my two best girlfriends and I would on occasion, try to stay up all night on the weekend. You know how when you stay up really late, and start getting goofier the more tired you get? We dubbed that "Battle Fatigue", and I may be entering that phase at any moment! The results could either be bizarre or entertaining, I can't predict these things. In another random note, my cats are presently strung out on catnip. Both of them are passed out on the carpet, glassy-eyed, bellies in the air. I am ashamed to say that I am their catnip connection, an enabler, if you will. I think I used to look like that when I would binge on chocolate many years ago! On that note, I will bid you good-night. Take care!