Emily held the flag for a few seconds that day.
Showing posts with label Allison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Allison. Show all posts
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Allison went to school
Ok, everyone told me parents cry the first time the kids get on a bus by themselves, but not me! I'm so excited NOT to have to drive in the rain, sleet, snow, ice. I get an extra hour a day to myself! No traffic, no getting dressed at the crack of dawn, no emergency stops at the gas station....
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....I'm such a mess! She ran down the driveway, her messenger bag behind her, and jumped on the bus without looking back! No hug, no 'bye mom', no wave...nothing. Joan, her driver, told her to turn around and wave, then up the stairs she went, buckled herself into a seat, the door closed and they left.....seriously left! Left me behind!
They grow so fast!
Back to school
Wow! I can't believe it's only a week away and my little darlings begin Kindergarden! From the first bus ride they will now begin to have vivid memories of school. It starts here! The first playground fight, the first detention, making friends, learning to read and write. It's amazing they are ready to go off into the world, on their own, without me to discover their own way. They will begin to find what makes them tick, what drives their creativity, what diversity the world offers. First love, first heartache, first report card, first forging of mom's signature. Where will the road lead? What will they become? Ah my little monkeys off you go. It's a huge day for you, but I think it's gonna be bigger for me.
Allison in print again
Check out the "At Play" section of today's Chicago Tribune. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm told she's in there...maybe we should look into this 'child modeling' thing? I mean she's hit all the major papers and magazines locally, and I didn't even know? Then again, almost every child actor ends up in rehab, so maybe not.
Billie Joe & Elvis Costello "Allison"
The first album, YES ALBUM AS IN VINYL, I owned was Elvis Costello's Armed Forces. I still listen to it, and think what a brilliant songwriter he was and still is. Not to mention his tour last year 2006 was fantastic!!!When I found out I was having twin girls, I knew I would name one Allison. I toyed with the idea of naming the other Veronica, but never really liked the name, so she became Emily, after my Grandmother.
I digress...So, the other day I'm playing around on Greendayauthority.com and what do I find? A video duet of Allison with Billie Joe! I sat Allison (an absolute Billie Joe fan) down to see the video, knowing she would like it and the strangest thing happened. As soon as it started she had a smile from ear to ear (she knows she was named after the song) BUT when they sang "Allison...." and Billie Joe looked right into the camera, she turned bright red and burried her head in my lap! I couldn't get her to look up until after the song ended, and asked her what was wrong??? There was a ton of nervous laughter, and finally she said "He sang to me. Billie Joe knows my name and he sang my song to me!" Since she's almost 5 I don't have the heart to tell her the truth. So Ally, this song is for you, afterall you were names after it!
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