Madeline cracked the code on our song list recently. Most songs we sing on a regular basis come from the same basic tune. ABC, Twinkle Twinkle, and Bah Bah Black Sheep are essentially the same song. So Madeline has been busy working out transitions between them like A,B,C,D ha’ you any wool and Twinkle Twinkle little star now I know my A, B, Cs. The most interesting was when she decided to come-up with her own song. I tried to switch the song to the itsy bitsy spider but Madeline sung out “How about acorn?” and then proceeded to sing, to the tune of twinkle, etc. “Acorn, Acorn, how you are? Acorn Acorn how you are?” It isn’t much for a first lyrical effort but it was fun to hear her make up her own song. She has gotten a stronger will. Last week she asked me for a cookie so I said “How about a carrot?” She replied “How about a cookie daddy?”