The winner, and not because she got it right, but guessed correctly first.

The right answer? Her tights itched. Jessica offered to buy her new tights and ballet was back on :)

Jessica is in the other room doing school with Evie.  The 4 year old is now becoming an educated little girl.  May the learning never end, little girl, may you find yourself always in wonder of the new things to know in life.

Kicker

Originally uploaded by RandyPeterman.

Last night my in-law’s dog Kicker died on the way home from the vet. As much as my sour attitude lent itself to the name Kicker, he was a great dog and it will be weird to go to their place and not have him running around and barking at pretty much anything that moved outside.

One of my all time favorite memories with Kicker was when I used to tickle Jessica when we were dating and her laughter would lead him to bark at me and try to jump up to get me to stop. He was a loving dog and he was much loved. We will miss him.

American Idol had a clip from House of Pain’s Jump in the background.  A song that came up on the honey moon trip of Jessica and I.  A song we didn’t pick, but one that we couldn’t remember the name of.  I woke Jessica up late that night to tell her I had thought of the song’s name.  It is NOT our song, but it does make me laugh every time I hear it.