Solid

I was on the phone with Lo today and I said to her, "As unlikely as it sounds, I fear I may have come to the end of people's interest in reading about Olive's bowel habits." 

Lo said, "Oh, I'm good for a few more entries."  She was kidding, just as she was when she suggested the name "Olive" to LB and me as a name for our sixth child.  But that's the thing about Lo: she's always right, even when she's not even trying.

This past week I've found myself with one word in my head, a Mantra if you will.  Having LB as Nurse Keshet's contact person hasn't lessened my own concern over Olive's bowel movements at school.  Are they formed?  Are they frequent? 

The word is there when I wake up, when I pick Olive up at the end of the day, and when I, in spite of my oath to take a week off from this worry, ask her teacher how the day went.  We pretend I'm asking about Olive's behaviors, but we both know what I really want to hear.

The word comes to me in song.  I often sing this ditty to Olive when she is on the toilet:

Or this one. I don't know what it means to be on the "solid" side of the line, but it must be good.

YouTube searches of my Mantra yield some interesting results, like this classic, actually written in my lifetime:

I've never seen this cartoon before, but apparently, I'm not the only person obsessed by this turn of phrase:

 

Comments

[Lo]

OK. Enuff now. No kidding. Do us all a solid.

[Stephanie]

I am absolutely good for a few more entries. And then some more after that if the mood strikes you. I'm in here for the long haul :)

[TXC]

I hate to say it, but I am just about ready to abandon this blog, which would be sad. And here's a sad face emoticon: :-(

[Miss Susan]

I read for entertainment, love and joy. I've yet to be disappointed as I assume you write about what interests and amuses you, therefore does the same for your readers. Yet, I was disappointed to see that you left out the tribute to Linda Ronstadt, "She's Rock Solid" which is now a free download. This either speaks to Linda's generosity or her star quality as of now. I'll let the reader decide. http://www.anatta.tv/video/3X7j_EqGPqE/SHE-S-ROCK-SOLID-a-song-by-Doug-Voice-download-free.html

[Robin]

If it helps you to get it all out, I'm alright for a few more entries. I know what it's like to be constantly worrying about something that's affecting one of my children.

[TXC]

No! I'm not ready to abandon the blog! Not in the least! Keep writing about people's gastrointestinal situations! Delete my earlier comment!