Cough Drop Hell, Popstars and Artwork

I am in cough drop hell.  If I don't have a frigging coughdrop in my mouth at all times I hack and hack away.  Please note I am SICK of coughdrops and that scummy feeling you have in your mouth after about 10 or 20.  I managed some sleep, mostly because Ernie unearthed a sample of AdvilPM and gave me the last of the Jameson's we bought for our party in a beautiful little 19th century wineglass (Owen has become enamored of these wines and now likes to carry one around drinking water out of it....I just don't know....).  Right now however, I am back to the damn cough drops. 

More important things are afoot however!  Behold the beauty of this year's school pictures.  Do they look like little pop stars to you....or is it just me?  I really must spend some time on youtube finding some likenesses.  Speaking of youtube....on our page it now says that we have watched 10,808 videos.  What the hell is wrong with us?

Next we have some artwork by Owen.  (I wish I could share artwork by Leo but he pretty much sticks to Lego these days....)  First up, we have a classic Indiana Jones portrait.  Unfortunately my scanner cut off a few details...but you get the idea....

Next, we have a picture of Owen's mythical band "The Rodeos" playing a show.  As you can see he does these quite quickly.  It's all about expression for Owen---in ALL aspects of his life. Sometimes he quickly draws a picture, throws it on the floor, draws another picture, throws it on the floor....and on and on until he's surrounded by a sea of his artwork.  The other day Ernie said to me, "you know how Owen was throwing all his drawings on the floor last night?"  I nodded and he continued, "part of me was irritated that he was making a mess....but part of me really liked it."  Yup.  That's why I like my husband.  Anyway----here are The Rodeos, playing a show complete with light equipment above them and the audience out in front....