The Girls Trip 2012 Playlist

It’s still birthday week here at Crazybananas! In fact, let’s just assume it’s going to be birthday week this entire week, okay? I think that should save us all a bit of time. If you’re a longtime reader of this here weblog, you might remember a few years ago when I went on my first ever girls trip with my best friends to Destin, Florida. It was pretty fantastic, except for the fact that I found out two weeks before I was pregnant with Mr. Tater Tot…which was wonderful! But, oh man, my first ever girls trip and I’m pregnant? Anyone need a designated driver? Womp womp.

Well, this Thursday we are all headed out (on my birthday, squee!!!) for the second annual girls trip, this time in fabulous Las Vegas. There shall be debauchery. Oh, will there ever be debauchery.

(Hilarious sidenote: We were posting about said trip on Facebook and one of our wonderful mom’s pointed out that we were going to be so cute, running around Vegas in our sparkliest outfits…and that’s when we realized any guy that hits on us will be bombarded by photos of our nine (NINE!) children. Talk about a buzzkill…)

In honor of our upcoming trip, I’ve been posting songs to the Crazybananas Facebook page that make up our “Girls Trip Soundtrack” and I thought it would be a good idea to post the entire enchilada right here, for your listening entertainment. Let’s party!!!

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(P.S. Some of the songs are not suitable for work, so you might want to wear headphones. They are, however, very suitable for getting drunk with your best friends whilst wearing an abundance of sequins.)

Girls Trip 2012 by Crazybananas on Grooveshark

Pinterested – Girls in Glasses

Okay, yes, I admit it. I’m a girl and I love Pinterest. I am such a tragic cliche. But a tragic cliche with a brand new headboard that I made myself, bitches! So Pinterest haters can suck it, because I can’t help but spread the love. One thing I have noticed, however, is Pinterest can make your preferences pretty stinking obvious. I was looking through my boards (admiring my impeccable taste) when I realized there are a few items and styles I find myself pinning again and again. In fact, it borders on ridiculous. First up, girls in thick, dark rimmed glasses.

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I mean, really, Megan? How many images do you need to pin of brunettes with long wavy hair wearing dark rimmed glasses? A million, apparently. What can I say, it’s a look I love.

Image sources: sunday brunch stripes : shopbop elizabeth and james : nat the fat rat : the chloe conspiracy : color blocking love : kristine or polly

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CB Reads Sometimes: Our Favorite Kids Books (The Classics)

Lucy has finally reached an age where reading to her has become a total pleasure. She can now read quite well herself, so the short storybooks of bedtimes past have been replaced with easy chapter books. This is the stuff I LOVE. I do voices and get animated and imagine and Lu seems to have a blast. One of my favorite things to do is read outloud to kids (yes, I am a class A nerd), and watch their little faces as they get lost in your story. So far we’ve tackled a few different novels, and I’ll be honest, they haven’t all been big hits. We still haven’t finished the first Harry Potter (I know, blasphemy!) because it was just a bit over Lulu’s head when we started, and she quickly lost interest. Our plan is to try again in a few months. In the meantime, I’ve rediscovered some classic books I loved when I was young, and lucky for me, Lu seems to love them too.

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Ozma of Oz is the third book in the “Land of Oz” series written by Frank L. Baum. The story takes place after the story we all know from the famous film “The Wizard of Oz,” and begins with Dorothy and her Uncle Henry on a ship, which is taking them to Australia. There is turbulence and Dorothy is knocked overboard, and again she finds herself in the wonderful Land of Oz. The story follows Dorothy as she meets the new, young queen, Ozma of Oz and they end up on a quest to save the queen and children of a fellow kingdom from the horrible Gnome King. This took Lu and I a while to get through, but once we got going, she didn’t want to stop at a chapter per night.

The Phantom Tollbooth
is an adventure novel written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. The story follows a little boy named Milo (one of my long lost baby boy names…) who is always bored. One day, Milo receives a tollbooth in the mail, and after he drives through it in a toy car, he finds himself lost in a place called The Kingdom of Wisdom. The book is full of action and fun, but the best part is that the whole thing is basically a lesson on how education is an adventure. I wore out my copy of this one as a kid, so when I saw it at Target in paperback, I had to snatch it up. Lucy and I are about six chapters in, and today while I was reading, she paced around the room the entire time. When I told her she needed to sit still and listen, she said, “Mom, I’m just really worried about Milo. I have to know what happens next!” I can’t give you a better endorsement than that.

We’ve also read Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder and Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Lu was so-so on the first, but loved Ramona! We can’t wait to read more in that series (Beverly Cleary is a genius). Are there any books you’d recommend for us to try? Any that you remember from your childhood? Do you want me to film myself doing the voices of the Doldrums from The Phantom Tollbooth? (The answer to that is no, but trust me, it is pretty amazing…)

Happy reading!

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Editors Note: For some reason, comments weren’t working when I posted this, but there are a ton of great recommendations from readers over at the Crazybananas Facebook page. Hooray!

Finally, the Girl Power Pop Playlist

Lulu-Playlist

A few weeks ago I posted about how I was struggling to find music on the radio that Lucy and I would agree on. Mostly this is due to her love of pop music and my hatred of all the skanky lyrics on the radio these days (and get off my lawn!). As I said earlier, most pop music doesn’t sound that bad, until you hear a six-year-old singing the words. Then you’ll probably want to buy some permanent earmuffs.

After asking some awesome people over on the Crazybananas Facebook page for advice, I put together this Lucy approved playlist of current and past pop/rock hits, all sung by girls (a must for Miss Lu) that won’t leave you feeling icky when you hear a first grader singing along. There are some fun oldies on here from The Go-Go’s, ABBA, Miss Jackson and No Doubt, along with some current pop hits that were Lulu’s special request. Let’s party!

Girl Power Pop by Crazybananas on Grooveshark

[If you are reading this through an RSS feed reader, like Google Reader, you’ll have to click on the actual post to see and hear the playlist. Thanks!]

Happy Labor Day!

I hope you spend yours laboriously eating giant turkey legs as we did.

It doesn't get much hotter than this. #turkeyleg #renaissancefairDay 2 without kids. Goal: Eat giant turkey leg at the Renaissance Fair. Mission, completed.

(Giant turkey legs eaten at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival)

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