Rocka Bama

Nothing too interesting has occurred in the Bloom household...just feeling guilty for not posting  much.  Oh-Ella did ask me the other day after the news was on if "Rocka Bama" was a bad word...yeah.  It was pretty funny, taking into account that lately, Ella thinks EVERYTHING is a "bad word".  So far, the really, really, bad word is "darn".  If you say "darn" in our house, you are apparently committing a cardinal sin.  Seriously, we can't say anything without mini-me voice quipping, "Is that a bad word?"  No, "tilapia" (tonight's dinner) is not a bad word; no, "exhausted" (every night) is not a  bad word; no, "aggravated"  (my word for our local cable company's service) is not a bad word.  So, I had to explain to Ella that no, Rocka Bama is not a bad word, and that, in fact, Barack Obama is our new President. Now that she knows it isn't a bad word she loves trying to work the name into a conversation.  Me-Ella, what did you do today?  Ella-I watched Imagination Movers, played Bingo, and Rocka Bama!!  Makes no sense, but hey--she's five, you know?