boss in my car, boss of my heart
for the last few days, boo has been learning X-mas songs. she rocks “jingle bells” and is learning “santa claus is coming to town”. my dad has a dancing santa thing that sings SCICTT, and she kept pushing the button to make him sing and dance. she did this about twenty times the last time we were over there. and while we are in the car, she always wants to sing songs.
today, on our way to daycare, i had the X-mas station on the radio and Bruce Springsteen’s version of SCICTT came on the radio. i told her it was the “santa song” and she got a big smile on her face and listened to me and the Boss singing, i really hammed it up too - especially with clarence’s ho-ho-ho’s. she’s funny about new versions of things that she knows. it’s a riot to see recognition come over her face, but in a different way. when the song ended she giggled and wanted me to sing it again. i told her when i came to pick her up later, we’d sing it again, since i’m sure it will be on the radio once or twice before X-mas.
then she said, “mommy, you’re so silly” and i totally agree.
i’m not a huge Boss fan, never have been. but hearing him today, and sharing it with boo, well, i have to tell ya…it was like a slingshot into the holiday season. for too long it’s been a downer, and this year, while there are many people missing, there isn’t a sense of impending doom. just excitement of sharing the season with her and hubbin and family. it’s been far too long since i’ve allowed myself to get into X-mas.
good to be back.