The secret to a happy marriage...

I had to laugh today when I read the article saying that the secret to a happy marriage is sleep (for women).

http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2009/06/22/they-say-good-marriage-good-sleep-for-women/

Obviously, moms don't get sleep, esp. moms of small kids like me. I think the nurse cursed me after I had Alexander, and she insisted that I take a nap before holding my son. "It'll be the best nap you'll ever have..." And, sadly, she was right.

Boom Boom Boom...

I'm cleaning the house (shocking, I know), and I have the TV set to one of those radio hit's stations. A Black Eyed Peas song comes on the radio "Boom Boom Pow". Both kids completely STOP mid-play as in some sort of trance. They turn to the TV.

The girl starts to shake her little tushie frantically to the rhythm. She's captivated. She waves her hands in the air. A natural dancer.

The boy starts to sing Boom Boom Boom to the tune. He doesn't know the words, but he hears the rhythm.

Hmm...

So I load it up on YouTube. Both kids frantically clap and sing "boom boom boom". They want me to play it again, and again, and again, and...

After 6 times straight, I had enough and put the computer away.

Later that evening, the boy starts singing in his sleep "boom boom boom".

I'm thinking there's some sort of subliminal message there.