I can only hope that when I have been married to John for 62 years we will be in as good of shape physically and mentally! The way the story goes, this is Francis and Marlow Cowan, who on a visit to the Mayo Clinic, found a piano in the atrium and busted out this impromptu duet of The Old Gray Bonnet. Oh, and he turned 90 in February 2008!

A couple months later, one of their friends told them he had seen the clip on YouTube and that it was very popular! Francis and Marlow then recorded this clip explaining how the original clip had come to be. They are a really sweet couple, you gotta love 'em!

Last Friday I had to pick Melody up early from daycare, so i took advantage of the time together and we had a Mommy Daughter Date.  I took her down to the Huntington Pier since it was a sunny afternoon, though a bit windy.  I hoped the kites would be flying and that would be a great treat for her.  As you can see in this video, Melody had a terrific time.  She chased pigeons with some other children, tried to join a volleyball game (or at least play with the ball), we stopped for pictures on the pier in the wind, bought a kite, saw a California Brown Pelican, ate dinner at Ruby's where Mom put together the 2nd most difficult kids-menu-vehicle ever, avoided some creepy pan handlers on the way back to the car, and then Melody danced in her car seat to some funky Irish music I had on the iPod.  It was a very fun evening and I can't wait to do it again!