Pondside concert

The twins and I headed up to Gramma Hobs and Papaw Gee's today to play.  Anthony was chomping at the bit to get there.  He ran to the house and immediately took Papaw Gee downstairs so he could play his "tar" (guitar).  He just adores his ukulele, best $2 mom ever spent in Goodwill.  I talked him into going to the neighbors pond to feed fish.  He insisted on taking his guitar with him and sat on the bank and sang to them "You got a prend in me, You got a prend in me" from Toy Story.  Don't forget the foot tap, VERY important to keep the tempo of the song. 

He cracks me up with the foot tap.  He holds his guitar tightly to his chest (keep in mind it keeps sliding down his belly) and leans over his guitar to look at his foot.  It is always the left foot that starts tapping.  After he gets the rhythm going with his foot he will look up and make eye contact with you and start to strum the strings.  Once he starts to sing the eyebrows go up and the nose crinkles to hit the high notes.  I have to get it on video.  I would probably win some money with it on AVF.  Don't you dare laugh at him either.  He will knock you over.

Well needless to say the fish were far from impressed but Anthony wasn't aware.  He kept playing on until he saw the foot and a half long orange Koi come to the surface to grab a bite of bread.  Anthony lost it!  He was so excited to see that fish and now has decided that it is his fish. 

Had a great time visiting while James and Victoria was at his folks house working on the truck for the new company he is starting this week.  Rush (his former employer) gave all of the guys on the lane that he was on (including my dad) a pay cut of over $500 a week among a bunch of other really nasty things to do to their employees.  James packed up the truck and headed on down the road to a new company.  He will be driving over the road again not on a dedicated lane.  It is going to suck not knowing where he is going to be heading and no set schedule but we hope and pray (so does dad because he is wanting to leave Rush as well) that this company will do what they say and treat James right.  Bless his heart he is such a hard worker on the road.  He just can't find a company that will keep the truck moving and pay him a good rate so that he can go to work and come home to relax.  Here is hoping that this time will be easier for him.