All I Ask for Anymore

It was a home run when the game was tied,

a pick up truck when I could drive

one pink line when katie said I'm late

it was a passing grade, a pretty girl

all the money in the world

what mattered then kept changing every day

But when I bow my head tonight

there'll be no me myself and I

just watch my wife and kids please Lord

that's all I ask for anymore

Now a days it's crazy how

a passing storm, a siren sound

can make me drop it all and pick up the phone

to hear her say that all's okay

is all I need to know these days

can't wait to see their faces when I get home

and when I bow my head tonight

there'll be no me myself and I

just watch my wife and kids please Lord

that's all I ask for anymore

let 'em outlive me by a hundred years

let their laughter dry up all their tears

let 'em love and be loved back like I have been

When I bow my head tonight

there'll be no me myself and I

just watch my wife and kids please Lord

that's all I ask for any more

that's all that matters anymore

I love this new song by Trace Adkins! Emma has been extra loving and affectionate ever since school started. Emma has always been very loving, but even more so lately. She's telling David and I she loves us so many times during the day- it's wonderful! Not to mention more hugs and kisses. She's also had a lively imagination and an ever-expanding vocabulary. Here are some of her newer phrases:

"I think I got bit by a seahorse"

"Oh my gracious"

"That's awesome"

"I'm bored"

"Mom, why can't you keep up?" Nice...

"How does the baby come out of your tummy?" I told her the truth about this one and the questions continue...

"When can I have a baby?" to which I said "After you go to school for a long time and get married." Which usually leads to...

"When can I get married?"

DD and I think we should start saving for law school instead of Vet school as Emma has become quite the negotiator. We try to give her options and here's an example of how she puts her twist on things. If we're at a restaurant that has peppermints, she'll ask for one and we'll remind her that if she has something now, she can't ask for a treat when we get home. When we get home and she remembers there are fruit gummies, pudding etc. she'll ask and try to say that she didn't want a peppermint, that we made her eat it. Also, if we say she can have one of something, one m&m, she'll try to work a deal for more. Stinker. But my stinker, love her!