McLingo

I may not have snapped any pix of the McKinlay visit...but we had Good Times (do you remember that show - DY-NO-MITE?) http://www.tvland.com/theme_songs/. We all get along really well: the kids, the parents...family nirvana. A possible reason for this may be that Alex and I were separated at birth and apparently that birth was in a low-rent crack-house based on the music we seem to bond over. For instance, we created a play list of potential workout songs to download (clean):

Push It (Remix)
Pump Up the Jam
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Single Version)
Paralyzer
Low (feat. T-Pain)
Kiss Kiss (feat. T-Pain)
The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)
It Takes Two
Fantastic Voyage
California Love (Single Version) [feat. Dr. Dre]
Country Grammar (Hot...)
Ride Wit Me
E.I.
Mo Money Mo Problems (Featuring Mase & Puff Daddy)
Glamorous (Extended Workout Mix)
Jump
One, Two Step
Lose Control (Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
Headsprung (Radio Version)
Delirious
Good Vibrations
Naughty Girl (Calderone Quayle Club Mix Edit)
Gangsta's Paradise (Amended LP Version)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Wherever I May Roam
Enter Sandman
Ain't No Other Man

Ok, I'm not 100% sure Alex was down with the Prince, Michael Jackson, or Metallica for that matter...but you can feel the vibe. The thing that is funny is that I think that Alex busts this in the OR.

The Mc's little girl, Halle, and Calvin match up in age, and suprisingly, in linguistic temperment. They would have these RIDICULOUS outburts and then stop to say the sweetest 'thank you' if you gave them something. Jon and I refer to this behavior as 'politely ferocious'. And it's amazing we even discovered these shared traits since Halle is only awake 6 HOURS A DAY. So, whenever Halle was awake, we were all excited that she was making 'an appearance'!

Lastly, our weekend wouldn't be complete (or comprehensible) without decoding the lingo:

(M) Cankles: the anatomical situation where the calf muscle and ankle blend together without definition (big ankles) formerly referred to as 'corndog legs'

(F) Bevvy: beverage

(M) Shelf-booty: booty big enough to balance a bevvy

(M) Ten-fold: times ten in particular regard to getting back at one's spouse formerly known as 'the hammer'

(M) CSB: cold sweet beverage

(M) Tonsil hockey: what Alex determined Jon must be doing after looking at how big my tonsils are

Lastly, it was determined by all parties that Alex has the softest hair ever. Even by Jon - but we won't get into that.