T.W.I.P. Notes (This Week In Parenting)

1) Parker has taken a keen interest in letters and the act of spelling her name. She can write her name however the sequence of the letters tends to be a bit erroneous (“Parekr”, “Pakrer”, or “Parkre”). Usually she brings it up when I’m wearing a shirt with writing on it. She also makes a point to verbally point out letters that are in my name as well as Georgia’s name. It's an interesting cerebral process she goes through. To witness it as a parent is divine.

2) Everybody was sick last week-Georgia, Parker, and Laura. Somehow I avoided the big mucus-laden mess. Luckily it wasn’t the flu, just head colds and congestion but it lasted all week.

3) CD number two of the Magnificent Fantastic’s new double cd “Sweet” is being finalized. This 48-song double cd will be our second (and final) effort. This project has taken about a year and a half to record with continual writing, recording, mixing, remixing, etc….ugh. I'm tired of it.



With that said this will be the final children’s music cd however, there is a new music project currently in development. The overall concept is to re-interpret the songs from the recent cd, “Sweet” into a homosexually-themed concept album. The name of the project will be “The Fagnificent Mantastic".

Now hear me out...

This quite original yet highly-controversial musical project will take the song titles from “Sweet” and re-interpret the lyrics to meet the project directive...a celebration of all things "gay". Song titles from the children’s cd will be used in both projects. These songs include “Pink Thongs”, “Spank Me”, “Mr. Fancy Pants”, “Play With Your Toys”, and “Tickle Here, Tickle There”.

Other project ideas that were bandied about yet determined to be too controversial were:

-A collection of songs celebrating the greatness of the Dahl family called “The Bragnificent Clantastic”. Songs include "Let's Cheat at Snarts", "The Toilet is Full of Crap and SO IS THE GARAGE!", and the country classic "The House Looks Empty With Just Three Cars Parked In Front of it".

-A grouping of musical numbers acknowledging older ladies with cleavage titled “The Sagnificent Cantastic”

-A jubilant celebration of the menses with the working title “The Ragnificent Madtastic”