a d d y l a y n e

I've told you before- I have some cool kids.
I'm listening to Chappelle's Block Party CD right now… Addy was in the room listening to The Roots.. My CD lands on "You got me" So Addy forwards her CD To "You got me" on her CD. Throws open her door and says- MOM I love listening to music- but I can listen to both of our songs a the same time…" So proud.

Just picture her, The Hippie. Belled jeans, the bottoms long and torn up at the heel. A long sleeve green Henley with a red t-shirt over top that says "Love is all you need. Beatles" Chunky thick framed purple glasses… and that Fro! It's peeking out under her green Hanky for a doo-rag.

By the time the music has moved on to The Beatles, Come together- she is skateboarding down the hall on the board Miah left… " Come together, right now, over me…" Thud. "Mom, wouldn't it be funny if you ran to me just then when I was singing that Come together?"

Giggle.

Not one of my kids fits into a familiar box where being a kid is concerned. Addy has been invited to be 1 of 20 students in her school to join a new club called "O's Ambassadors" An organization for kids to help Oprah make a difference for kids. That's right up Addy's ally. Monday is the first meeting and they are starting off with Poverty in the World.

I look forward to how this opportunity is going to mold and shape Addy. She's a future tree hugger with some life to experience before she can connect with people on a more human level and know where they're coming from.

Miah- she might run off with the PeaceCorps and start some No Panty Wearing Band in some remote village way far away.
Nazy- She'll be a doctor like her dad and Find the Cure for Breast Cancer and AIDS.

But Addy, she's going to be holding the hands of those people while she brings food on a big boat, to feed their kids.
She'll skate through the streets with her book of songs in her backpack- listening to some cool music, taking phenomenal pictures, all around the world….
After all- she was student of the month in her Piano Class for October and she said: "When I grow up I want to be a Vegetarian Artist living in Germany…"
Tomorrow morning she gets student of the month for her class in school- wonder what she wants to be when she grows up this month…