In the Car with Ramire

I haven't written about Ramire in a long time, and sadly, until today I hadn't seen him for almost a year. He has always been one of my favorite kids, and I think it's fair to say that until Johan was born, he was my #1. He's still right up there. He's a cool 9 year old now, but I was pleased to find that he is just as kind,thoughtful, affectionate, and insightful as he's always been.

My cousins and I took our kids to a great park this afternoon and Ramire rode with me. He's big enough to be in the front seat now. We decided to crank some Black Eyed Peas on the way to French Regional Park (where you can only speak French, and a beret is required).

We both really like "Imma be" (or, in the alternative, "I'm a bee"- awesome visual, right?) and Ramire asked me who my favorite Pea is.

I said Will.i.am. Of course.

He said Fergie. I asked him why.

And he said, "because her voice sounds different in every song and she looks different in every video. She's really got a wide spectrum of talent."

And in my head, I'm all "wow, I thought you were going to say because she's cute."

Out loud I said "That's a fair point."

Then he said, "Remember a long time ago when we would drive around honking at John Kerry signs?"

And I said, "We did that once on Election Day in 2004."

And he said: "Oh, well it seemed like we did that a lot. Do you ever do that with Johan?"

I replied "Nobody has John Kerry signs anymore, babe."

And he said: "Fair point."