Music

Sometimes it's hard to keep the peace in a household with five kids (between 12 and 5 years old). I tell my kids all the time that the more kids there are means the more rules there has to be in order to keep everyone safe and their mother sane ;)

Still my kids manage to find things to fight about, no matter how silly or random.

Lately they are fighting over music. Yup, you read it right. They each have decided that there are certain songs that are "their" songs and NO ONE ELSE is allowed to sing them. If someone else DOES sing them then I have to listen to screaming and fighting. It's so ridiculous that I don't even want to get involved most of the time.

My youngest is 5 years-old and "his" songs are "Fireflies" by Owl City and "Bad Romance" by Lady GaGa.

My 6 year-old daughter claims my newest favorite song "California Gurls" by Katy Perry (yes that's spelled accurately) and P!nks "Rockstar".

My 10 year-old son loves "Alejandro" by Lady GaGa.

My 11 year-old stepson has claim on "Gives You Hell" by the All American Rejects (another one of my personal favorites heh heh) and Train's "Hey Soul Sister" song.

My oldest girl who is my 12 year-old stepdaughter pretty much keeps all Kelly Clarkson songs to herself - she gave me my favorite "Already Gone".

In any case my general rule while driving is anyone can sing as long as it doesn't bother anyone else and they (mostly directed at Poinsettia) keep their volume levels below the radio's volume. But then I hear screaming "SHE'S BOTHERING ME!!" When someone is singing someone else's song.

SIGH. I know they need to work out some things for themselves but sometimes it is awfully hard to ban the radio altogether when they fight over the music LOL! I guess I COULD just keep it on the classical station. Pretty sure I've got claim to all the songs on there ;)

In other music news (not really NEWS I guess) I have been ripping every CD I own onto my computer. I've suddenly become obsessed with making playlists. I even found the first CD I've ever had - Hootie & The Blowfish (their first album). I can't wait to find my Spice Girls CD just to show how big of a music looser I really am LMBO!