Emily

My niece, Emily, has been staying over a lot this month, helping me out with the babies before she goes back to school. She is 11. Man, is she funny!

She is wonderful with the children--just loves feeding the Lion and changing diapers. She also watches a lot of TV. All those reality shows--like Little People, Big World and 10 Years Younger. But her favorite, favorite show is The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on the Disney channel. I was in the guest room while she was getting into bed last night, and there was a little picture of either Zack or Cody (whichever one is Cole Sprouse) in a frame by the bed! So I am learning a lot about Cole Sprouse while she is here. His favorite color, for example, is blue.

This reminds me of my crush on Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell.

Here's a good one--the other morning, I was in here, on the computer, and Emily came rushing in, saying, "Aunt Erin, did you know Alicia Keyes has AIDS?" I was like, "Oh my God! Where did you hear that?" And she told me, "It was just on the bottom of the TV screen. It said Alicia Keyes fights AIDS!"