Big mistake. We can't go ANYWHERE now without Kate saying, "Ever!" That's her way of telling us what she wants to hear. She's a backseat DJ. For months, she's been commanding us to play one of the songs from a CD with lots of kids' church songs. I don't even get her strapped in the car seat before she's saying "Build" and hitting her fist into her palm. That's what she calls "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock." Some days her request is "Whole World" ("He's Got the Whole World In His Hands") and she forms her hands into a circle. And her third request is "Choo Choo" and she makes a motion like she's pulling the chain on a train whistle. That's for the song "This Train Is Bound for Glory."
Kelley and I both have this CD of kids' church songs in our car, out of necessity. At first, Kate just sang the songs at church, and when we'd drive somewhere, she'd make her requests and Kelley or I would sing the songs to her. Then, Kelley got the CD and started playing it in her car. From then on, when Kate would make her requests in my car, and I'd start singing, she'd fuss and say, "Noooooooooooooooooooooo!" So I'd sing another song, and she'd eventually start crying. This happened all in a day, so I didn't know what was wrong. I didn't know she'd been listening to the CD with Kelley. She didn't WANT me to sing (and I don't blame her). She wanted to hear the CD. So I got the CD, too. And that's been life in the car for us ever since.
But now Kate has a 4th request - "Ever." I don't have the CD, and I'm not getting it. She will just have to tough it out when riding with me.
