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XO
Bunny
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Seven Words: When I'm Hungry All Bets Are Off.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to keep one energetic two-year old entertained while every other adult in the house is asleep.
Behold ! I AM A GENIUS !
YouTube ! Ah yes, that veritable treasure trove of entertainment for all ages !
I believe I've said something to this effect in the not too distant past.
Dang it YT is a wonderful thing !
Picture it;
Me-sitting in my desk chair, sipping coffee. It's early. I have a footie pajama-ed, recently white cranberry peach juiced ( no sippy cup - from a regular cup. that's right, Auntie is BAD ASSED ! NO SIPPY CUP YO ! ) two year old on my lap.
Remembering that my MIL ( a.k.a " Nana " ) has expressed to me her thoughts that our precious niece/granddaughter is a " very old soul " I thought I would try to find something that would appeal to a very old soul-ed two-year old.
Behold ! Gene Kelley ! Singing in the rain !
If my niece had a greater grasp of of the English language or a more complex sophistication of thought she would have said;
" This is SO.AWESOME ! Auntie, HOW DID YOU KNOW I WOULD DIG THIS SO ! "
Dunno kid, I'm just good like that.
Later, subsequent viewings of this very video elicited her saying " Uh-Oh " until someone hit the repeat button.
Over and over and over and over again.
What to show her next......think quick Auntie....you're losing her ! She's getting antsy ! HUUUUURRRY !
Behold ! West Side Story !
Ammmmerrrrr-eeeeeeeccccaaaa ! I VANT TO BE IN AMER-REEEK-KAH !
How hot was Rita Moreno back in the day ?
Sadly we didn't watch too much of " I vant to be in Amer-reeek-kah " as I decided that since she was in her parrot stage ( repeating everything you say ) I decided that I didn't need her parents waking to find that their precious little girl had learned the word " Spic ".
NEXT !
As my feet were beginning to hurt watching Mr. Kelley and Ms. Moreno dance for the umpteenth time I decided we were going for a swim.
Internet, meet Esther Williams.
Esther got mad skills.
You'd never seen Gwyneth don a bathing suit and attempt such.
SUCK IT PALTROW !
Again, had my niece had the capacity;
" Ok Auntie, I see where your going with this one. I can appreciate the skill and patience it must take to choreograph such a performance. That and I like their sparkly outfits. "
As my coffee kicked in and I started to feel a bit braver I decided to give MJ a try.
You can't embed any MJ videos. Sorry.
Turns out my niece LOVES MJ.
If she could;
" Auntie, this is so cool. I love Beat It. I feel badly for MJ though, I think he subjugated his needs to please others, ultimately it lead to his own demise. I hear he had some serious Daddy Issues. But I love that sparkly red jacket."
As I had polished off my first cup of coffee I was feeling brave and decided to push the envelope ( or it seems I pushed my own agenda.....) even further.
Behold !
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK !
I figured since we were on this singing and dancing roll I might as well run with it.
Sadly, Jordan, Donnie, Danny, Joe and Jon ( STILL HOT ! ) did not hold her attention for more than six seconds.
At the sound of the first " Oh, oh, ohohooo...." she squirmed out of my lap and took off.
Jordan, we got work to do baby.
Turn her to the NKOTB side I will. A choice she will have not.
XOXO
Bunny
MN: ** points at me ** No. YOU OFF !
Me: Gimme your keys, I'm calling you a cab.
MN: CAWING UM' ! ( I'll translate.. " G'head Auntie, call a cab." )
Me: ( putting plate of xmas cookies out of her reach ) That's it, we're closing up. We're skipping last call tonight. Besides, you've had enough.
MN: ( face down on the cold stone tile of the kitchen floor, beginning her sugar crash ) I OFF !
Me: You said it girlfriend.
So I guess I can add " Getting a two year old to behave " to my list of Mad Skillz.
You thought I was kidding about the powdered sugar induced spaz attack.
She licked the spilled powered sugar off the counter after we made xmas cookies.
Spaz Attack in 3........2...........1
XXOO
Bunny
a.k.a Auntie
I don't know about y'all, but I feel like throwing on a white linen jacket and rolling up the sleeves.
XO
Bunny
So it seems our niece has some mad, mad love for her Uncle. There is a picture of The Mister on her fridge and it has been related to us that she will frequently point to her Uncle and say " Dat's Bwock. "
The fun doesn't end there.....
She got a toy cell phone for her birthday and, I suppose due largely to her female DNA, ( not stereotyping here but..) she loves to talk on her phone. When asked whom she is speaking, she replies " I tawking to Bwock. "
However, should one try to pry the phone from her hands the shrieking begins;
" NOOOOO ! I TAWKING TO BWOCK ! NOOO ! "
So to avoid the shrieking she now gets to sleep with her phone.
Wait, there's more.....
After she's gone off to bed ( with her phone ) she lies in bed on her back with her little legs bent up, resting one leg over the other, chatting with " Bwock ".
Word is these " conversations " are quite lengthy.
I think the allure to Uncle The Mister lies in the fact that he seems to be the only person she regularly talks to on the phone.
I suppose that's kind of a big thing in the life of a toddler. You know, someone on the phone that actually WANTS to talk to you.
She and her parents will be coming for Christmas this year, so it'll be interesting to see how our niece reacts to the live version of Uncle Bwock.
With regard to The Mister's fan club, I am the One, my niece is the Half.
I heard Livin' La Vida Loca twice on the radio this week. But instead of torturing all of you with LLVL, I am giving you..........
The Cup Of Life from the 1999 Grammy's. I remember watching this on TV at the time and was quite impressed with Ricky Martin's performance.
Why are all the hot ones gay ?
::::::::sigh:::::::::::
Originally released in 1998 as a part of the World Cup being held in France that year.
Uncle Bwock and I got married in 1998. We were both 22.
I still look 22.
The Mister, well........ guys just get more distinguished with age don't they ?
Women just get old.
The Mister does not like the the fact that I look.....ummm.......more than a few years younger than he. I'm actually older than him, but our age difference is negligible at best.
When The Miser gets his panties in a twist over our perceived age difference, I put it to him like this......people probably think he must be hot stuff to have a trophy wife such as myself.
XOXO
Bunny

Um..... I really don't mind making salad. And, ahhhh.....I don't know about you folks, but I LIKE my Tuna sandwiches boring. Tuna is supposed to be boring. A Tuna Melt is about as stimulating as I'd like tuna to be. My life is exciting enough as it is.....remember, I've been attacked by a squirrel.
That breakfast stuff ? If someone served that to me and called it " breakfast " I'd probably throw it at them. That's not " breakfast ", that looks like shit you'd feed a rabbit.
And with regard to pizza toppings.......I'm gonna go all Gen X Betty Crocker on your asses for a minute......if you're feeling the itch to make pizza, but are as incredibly lazy as I am it is TOTALLY OK to grab a bunch of stuff from the salad bar at your local supermarket and toss it on a crust. Perfectly acceptable, I'm telling you.
Last but not least Dear Shamwow guy....... I'm gonna bet that me loving your nuts is not gonna happen in this lifetime. Not if you were the last guy on Earth.
I mean, if you and Woody Allen were the last two dudes on Earth.......well, I bet I'd have first hand knowledge as to why Woody's name is " Woody ".
In fact, I'm pretty sure that it's guys like you that turn women into Lesbians.
Dude gives me the creeps. There is something downright skeevy about this guy.
Bleech.Happy Sunday All !
GO PHILLIES !
XOXO
Bunny