Anne is a 30-something full-time SAHM mom of 5 ranging from 3 to 17 and grandma of 1 who resides in Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) Wisconsin. She started blogging in 2008 as a way to regain her sanity. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, cheeseburgers and vodka along with spending time with her husband and kids.
In less then 36 hours, the Libby and I will be boarding a plane for the first time.
We will be traveling to new places for the first time.
We will be seeing New York for the first time.
As the day is rapidly approaching, not only has the sheer excitement of it all arrived, but so have the nerves.
I’m freaked out about flying.
I’m freaked out about missing a flight.
I’m freaked out about getting lost in the airport.
Needless to say, I’m a real bundle of joy right now.
In all honesty, I can’t wait to just get the first flight over with.
After that first flight, I will know what it’s like.
I’ll know what to expect.
I’ll know how the Libby will react.
But until that first part of our journey is out of the way,
I will continue to be a bundle of excitement and nerves.
Wish us luck!
I’m hoping I can find some time to post an update while we are gone and at least share a picture or two over the weekend.
If not, I’ll see you Monday and I’m sure I will have tons to tell you!
My 2 year old, Alexander, is a musical child. He loves to listen to it, sing with it and dance to it. When he was an infant and moved from his bassinet in our room to his crib in the room he shares with his brother, we had to come up with an easy way to blur out the background noise of the house. This was solved by a boombox and a cd of lullabies. I think it is because of that music, my kid has the music in him.
These days, he has grown out of the ‘lullaby’ stage and has moved on to Cradle Rock!
Yes, you heard me right!
Cradle Rock!
Cradle Rock is a series of children’s lullaby albums that are produced and created by Brash Music and Treetop Records.
Cradle Rock uses vibraphones, glockenspiels and mellotrons to turn iconic songs and albums by top artists such as Kenny Chesney and Johnny Cash into naptime-friendly listening material. With Cradle Rock, parents can introduce their children to some of the greatest albums ever recorded including the first ever urban album turned into lullabies, Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
My little man’s favorite is Cradle Rock Pop which is lullaby versions of songs recorded by Michael Jackson. Or as the cover suggests, ‘Thrillabys’!
He LOVES Beat It, Billie Jean and Human Nature.
Alexander has also been getting his country on and has checked out Cradle Rock Country which is lullaby versions of songs recorded by Johnny Cash and Kenny Chesney. You can check out Alexander’s favorite song, Beat It from Cradle Rock Pop below! Beat It – Cradle Rock Pop
If you enjoyed that, you can win one of your very own! That’s right, one lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy will win their choice of one Cradle Rock CD. That means you get to choose from Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash or Kenny Chesney.
Here’s how to enter! MANDATORY 1st ENTRY: What lullabies do you use to get your little one to sleep at night?
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This is my new friend, Stuart T. Squirrel.
As I waited in the van today at the park adjacent to the school, Stuart T. Squirrel kept me company.
He would sit next to my van, sit on his hind legs and just stare at me.
Then, he would wander off, only to return a few minutes later.
