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Have yourself a merry metal christmas!

metalmommies — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:12:49 +0000

I saw this cd that I had to share with you guys.

We Wish You a Metal Xmas…and a Headbanging New Year

Check out the tracklisting:

1. Run Rudolph Run (Lemmy / Billy F. Gibbons / Dave Grohl)

2. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Alice Cooper / John 5 / Billy Sheehan / Vinny Appice)

3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Ronnie James Dio / Tony Iommi / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright)

4. Little Drummer Boy (Dug Pinnick / George Lynch / Billy Sheehan / Simon Phillips

5. Santa Claus Is Back In Town (Tim “Ripper” Owens / Steve Morse / Juan Garcia / Marco Mendoza / Vinny Appice)

6. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Tommy Shaw / Steve Lukather / Marco Mendoza / Kenny Aronoff)

7. Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer (Stephen Pearcy / Billy Sheehan / Greg Bissonette)

8. Rocking Round the Xmas Tree (Joe Lynn Turner / Bruce Kulick / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright)

9. Silent Night (Chuck Billy / Scott Ian / Jon Donais / Chris Wyse / John Tempesta / Geoff Tate)

10. Silver Bells (Jeff Scott Soto / Carlos Cavazo / James Lomenzo / Ray Luzier)11. Deck the Halls (Oni Logan / Craig Goldy / Tony Franklin / John Tempesta)

11. We Wish You A Merry Xmas (Mark Slaughter / Doug Aldrich / Chris Wyse / Ray Luzier)

The things that 3 year old brains absorb

metalmommies — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:43:58 +0000

If you read my previous post, you will know that dd has been refusing to go to sleep. She stayed up and watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech a few nights ago. I didn’t really think she understood what he was talking about. That was until a few minutes ago. We ate lunch and we were talking about things. Out of no where, she said to me: Barack Obama is going to be the next guy mom, he is going to make changes now. My jaw dropped to the floor. She watched, listened and actually is still thinking about that speech. How truly amazing.

The ability to cope

metalmommies — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:30:25 +0000

This is the definition of cope from dictionary.com:

cope [kohp] Pronunciation Key – Pronunciation verb, coped, cop·ing. –verb (used without object)

1. to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually fol. by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness.
2. to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, esp. successfully or in a calm or adequate manner: After his breakdown he couldn’t cope any longer.

Before I had a child, I never thought about the inherent things you need to teach them. The ability to cope is one that we are currently working on. My DD has a very hard time when she doesn’t get her way. And I realized that by not giving in to her every time, I am teaching her the ability to cope. I find it strange that I was doing this without even realizing that is what I was doing. It doing this it dawned on me that I know several people (adults) who were never taught how to cope.

My daughter’s love for Slayer

metalmommies — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:23 +0000

It started a few years ago…….

2nd time seeing slayer (1st time was in utero! )

She loved the show and actually managed to fall asleep as they were playing. So after you read my last post, this one probably seems hilarious. She can’t go to sleep in her own bed but at a slayer show, yes, sleeping is no problem. Hahahah.

How can a 3 year old be so stubborn?

metalmommies — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:33:58 +0000

DD has always been stubborn. We knew when she was a few hours old that she was very strong willed and destined to be VERY stubborn. It’s crazy that she already had that trait so young. Well las tnight (and many other nights before) she decided that she didn’t want to go to sleep. I got int he terrible habit of going into bed with her and staying there until she was asleep. She just refuses to stay in her big girl bed on her own. We tried for weeks to just put her to bed and walk out. She would stay in her bed for 20-30 seconds and then come running out of her room. No matter what we did, she just wouldn’t stay put. And it’s almost a year later and she still won’t stay put. So, last night, we get into bed at 8pm. She just wants to play and play and play. She ends up being very bad and hits & kicks me. I did my best to keep my cool. But after being beat up for close to 45 minutes, I just about lost it. So, she came out of bed and sat with her dad for a while. She still refused to go to sleep. So he took her for a ride in the car. This used to work wonders when we she was younger. She did fall asleep and he carried her up to her bed. The second he went to lay her down in bed, she opened her eyes and refused to stay in bed. AAARRRRGGGGG! It was 10PM by now. So she stayed up with us and watch Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. She finally passed out at 10:30. I can’t for the life of me understand how she can function on so little sleep. Oh and did I mention that she gave up napping at 18 Months? I’m tired…….

I believe I can fly

metalmommies — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:15:47 +0000

DD has been exposed to lots of music. We think that it’s important for her to have an open mind about music. We were talking this am about something. I started to say “I believe” and got distracted and next thing I know, She finished my sentence by saying “I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.” I was shocked. I had no idea my daughter knew the words to an R Kelly song! I couldn’t for the life of me imagine where she would have heard that. No R Kelly music exists in our home! LOL. So I asked her how she knew that song. She tells me that it’s in Ice Age: The Meltdown. So I guess she is turning out to be open minded about music.

My 1st attempt at blogging and welcome

metalmommies — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:28:35 +0000

Welcome metal mommies! Thanks for stopping by. Make sure you sign up for the RSS feed so you know whenever we update.

Lots of metal going on in my world today.

We showed DD a little bit of Iron Maiden’s Live After Death video a few days ago. She loved Eddie as the mummy! This morning she proceeded to put her kee kee (her blankie) on her head and walk around saying “I am Eddie the mummy”. Gotta love the imagination of a 3 1/2 year old

Would love to hear what fun things your kids do relating to metal.