12M ~ May 2020

Day 15: A song you like that's a cover by another artist!

The Doc: All Along The Watchtower - Dave Matthews Band
Me: Simply the Best - Noah Reid from Schitt's Creek
David: Weezer - Take On Me
Shaun: Africa - Weezer
Evan: Smooth Criminal - Naya Rivera and Grant Gustin ft. 2Cellos from Glee

I had a lot of choices for this one and so it was hard to narrow down.  The classic choice would have been Joe Cocker's version of With a Little Help from my Friends, this is probably a rare case where I prefer the cover more to the original and I big puffy heart love The Beatles.  I also had The White Stripes version of Jolene and Fugees version of Killing Me Softly on my honorable mentions list, along with a number of Pentatonix covers; they are all amazing, especially Hallelujah.  But I am choosing this one because it was a big surprise for me.  The original isn't a bad song, but I would definitely change the radio station if it came on the radio because, whatever.   Then I saw this version while binge watching Schitt's Creek one night and bawled my eyes out.  I've been obsessed every since.  I love the stripped down version so, so much.  I also feel compelled to let you all know that if you haven't binged this show yet, you're missing out.

April Homecation:

Today Evan is TEN!  Happy Birthday Evan! Given the circumstances, I think we did a great job making the BIG TEN something special! Special social distanced lunch with Auntie, Grammy and Scottie, a special phone call from his teacher, a special birthday sing a long with friends in the street, lots of cards and signs, take out dinner from El Rodeo and ice cream cake from Arnie's! BEST DAY EVER. 🥳💕😊

Auntie Robyn decorated her car and drove in playing music to surprise Evan!

Social Distancing Birthday Lunch!

We just lit a Yankee Candle for him to blow out! 😂

Special Birthday FaceTime with his teacher! 

Surprise #2 - a gathering of friends on the street to sing to Evan!

Best Birthday Present Ever!

A quick jump in the pool before birthday dinner and presents!

Mum!  I haz prezent?

Whiskey Friday was replaced with tequila Friday on account of the Mexican takeout tonight - from scratch margaritas! 🍹

12M ~ April 2020

Day 13: A song you'd love to be played at your wedding!

The Doc: I Will Not Take These Things For Granted - Toad the Wet Sprocket (He said we already had our wedding so...he chose our actual wedding song 🙄)

Me: Brighter than Sunshine - Aqualung
David: Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Shaun: Celebration  - Kool & The Gang
Evan: Your Song - Elton John

Don't get me wrong, I love our wedding song, it has very special meaning to us, but this song came out after we got married and I would have seriously campaigned for this to be our song choice!  I love, love, love this song.  I first heard it when I watched what has become one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies - A Lot Like Love, and I have been obsessed ever since.

April Homecation: 

30 squats a day for 30 days! We did it! 💪🏻🥊

Outsourced dinner duty to the 13 year old!

Homemade meatballs

I ordered myself a new bread baker (Happy early Mother's Day to me!) and made some homemade French bread!

12M ~ April 2020

Day 12: A song from from the 70's!

The Doc: Surrender - Cheap Trick
Me: Imagine - John Lennon
David: September - Earth, Wind & Fire 
Shaun: Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Evan: Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John ft. Kiki Dee

This was probably the easiest choice for me yet. Song writing today isn't what it used to be.

April Homecation:

Now that is more like it! 🌞 Too bad it doesn't last. Rain again tomorrow and Friday. ☔😒

Remy loving the porch life!

12M ~ April 2020

Day 12: A song from your preteen years!

The Doc: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Me: Vogue - Madonna
David: Pop Out - Polo G Feat. Lil Tjay
Shaun: Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
Evan: Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

Greta Garbo and Monroe; Bette Davis we love you!  When I think of "preteen years", I think of being 11 and 12 years old and so for us, that means songs from 1990 and 1991, for the older two boys I told them to search for songs when they were that age and for Evan (who isn't even 10 yet - he turns 10 on Friday!), I told him to choose a song that came in the last year. As I thought about songs from those years, I had to choose Vogue by Madonna.  I was obsessed.  Like A Prayer is still one of my all time favorite albums (start to finish), but that album was released in 1989 and did not fit the criteria I set.  Vogue is still classic though, I mean who doesn't like to strike a pose?

April Homecation:

Cruising down the main drag getting a treat from Dunkin Donuts!

Still cloudy and cool, but no rain means momma got some alone time with her favorite podcast guys (Jon, Jon, Tommy and Dan @crookedmedia @podsaveamerica).

Had some fun with my sourdough starter and made some sourdough bagels (started the process the night before) and some homemade sourdough tortillas.

Sourdough bagels!

Sourdough tortillas

12M ~ April 2020

Day 11: A song you never get tired of!

The Doc: He said that he could not do this theme because there isn't any song that he doesn't eventually get tired of....🤦‍♀️😂
Me: I'll be there for you - The Rembrandts
David: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Shaun: Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Evan: Into the Unknown - Panic! At The Disco

Yes the theme song to Friends! Could there be a better song? This has to be one of my all time favorite shows ever. Between TBS during the day and Nick at Nite in the evening I have re-watched every season numerous times over. And so I am choosing this song, because hearing this song, means there is an episode to watch and I will never get tired of that!

April Homecation: It  was cold (averaged 38 degrees), raining and we couldn't go anywhere so we had a lots of screen time today, but we did manage to get in some reading too.

April Homecation - No where to go and 38 degrees and raining is some next level bullshit. Guess I will snuggle on the couch with the cat and read a book. Haven't been doing that for a minute. 🙀📖🙄