How I Failed Five Today

Didn't go to his basketball game. Who's going to watch him play? Dad doesn't count because he's the coach. And neither does Three because he's like an assistant.

Lyrics to Live By

Keep the earth below my feet
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Let me learn from where I have been
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn

"Below My Feet"

MUMFORD & SONS

Lyrics to Live By

Keep the earth below my feet
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Let me learn from where I have been
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn

"Below My Feet"

MUMFORD & SONS

How I Failed Five Today

Made him go to school. Everyone hates school. If you were to ask everyone they would all say they hate school, especially when you have to go all the way until you're an adult. And if they don't hate school, or wouldn't rather be doing something else, they're freaks.

Lyrics to Live By

tonight i'm gonna dance
for all that we've been through
but I don't wanna dance
if i'm not dancing with you

tonight i'm gonna dance
like you were in this room
but i don't wanna dance
if i'm not dancing with you

"Holy Ground"

Taylor Swift

How I Failed Five Today

All of his LEGO sets are broken. People shouldn't take his LEGOs and put them in places where they can get broken.

Lyrics to Live By

You took the time to memorize me
My fears my hopes and dreams
I just like hanging out with you
All the time

All those times that you didn't leave
It's been occcuring to me
I'd like to hang out with you
For my whole life

Stay...and I'll be loving you for quite some time
No one else is gonna love me when I get mad, mad, mad
So I think that it's best if we both stay

"Stay Stay Stay"

Taylor Swift

How I Failed Five Today

He didn't know he had a colored towel. Dad asked him what his color was and he didn't know! When did we start using colors?

Lyrics To Live By

Gotta get through my thick head
I was so close to bein' dead, yeah
Life, live it, nobody sell tips
Man, I'm just walkin' without bein' led

See the world is so crazy and filled with such risk
I just know I gotta dodge them
The beginnings are followed by an end
In the in-between time I'm not runnin' or hidin' in

See, things
Do
Come
Around
And make sense eventually

Things
Do
Come
Around
But some things trouble me

"Ghost"

KID CUDI

(R Evans, Emile Haynie, Scott Mescudi, Victoria Pike, Teddy Randazzo)

How I Failed Five Today

You know, he was up all night. He'd like to come out and tell us, but he knows we'll be mad.

Lyrics to Live By

Guitar coming through the speakers
That song you never want to end
Give me some of that you and me
Some of that way back when
A little bit of wild and free
I want to feel that again

"Feel That Again"

JASON ALDEAN

(Neil Thrasher, Wendell Morley, Vicky McGehee)

How I Failed Five Today

Made him stay quarantined in my room with me. How is it any different if he just lays on the couch?

Lyrics To Live By

Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name
You acting kind of shady, ain't callin' me baby
Betta say my name

"Say My Name"

DESTINY'S CHILD

How I Failed Five Today

I got him a chocolate glazed doughnut. He wanted a plain glazed. He ate it anyway, but he really has a craving for a plain glazed one.

Lyrics to Live By

These accidents of faith and nature
They tend to stick in the spokes of you
But every now and then the trend bucks
And you're repaired by more than glue

Worry not everything is sound
This is the safest place you've found
The only noise beating out is ours
Lacing our tea from honey jars
Why don't you rest your fragile bones
A minute ago you looked alone
Stop waving your arms you're safe and dry
Breathe in and drink up the winter sky.

"The Sunlight Through The Flags"

SNOW PATROL

How I Failed Five Today

He is stressed.

Lyrics to Live By

I'm under pressure
Seven billion people in the world trying to fit in
Keep it together,
Smile on your face even though your heart is frowning
But hey, you know girl,
We both know it's a cruel world
But I will take my chances

As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love me, love me, love me
As long as you love me, love me, love me

"As Long As You Love Me"
JUSTIN BIEBER

How I Failed Five Today

I didn't! I finally got around to letting him call Jonny so they could plan a play date. Mostly, he made funny noises and giggled on the phone, so I don't know if an actual plan was made, but I'm off the hook!

Lyrics to Live By

I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete

Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I am trying to hold on
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
But I'm not blind anymore
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

"Wide Awake"
KATY PERRY

How I Failed Five Today

Why did I buy Log Cabin syrup? Don't I remember when he was six, and he told me he SPECIFICALLY doesn't like Log Cabin syrup?

Lyrics to Live By

 

Wake up if you believe
Love is not a fading dream
Tell me I'm not the only one
Who feels this way right now

Lonely needs a friend
Ask him where he's been
You could be the Light that comes
And turns his world around

I don't wanna run, I don't wanna hide
When someone needs somebody
I don't wanna say, I don't got the time
When someone needs somebody
With a little faith and a little soul
We can't go wrong
We can't go wrong

"The Vision of Love"
KRIS ALLEN

How I Failed Five Today

Really disappointed him by just turning out the lights and not even rubbing his back. He was really disappointed in me.

Lyrics to Live By

See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colours came out
It was a beautiful day
A beautiful day
Don't let it get away

"Beautiful Day"
U2

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't make him waffles. Pancakes are not the same.

Lyrics to Live By

Well, I'm going home, back to the place where I belong
And where your love has always been enough for me
I'm not running from, no, I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home, well I'm going home

"Home"
DAUGHTRY

How I Failed Five Today

Told him to close his eyes and go to sleep. I know he has fears, real ones, and that he feels better if a grown-up is in the room. Yes, there are at least six people in the house at all times, but he's paranoid, and it doesn't matter if Four is in bed next to him, because he's already asleep and that doesn't help.

How I Failed Five Today

Made him go up and get the paper.

Lyrics to Live By

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,
The breezes so balmy and light,
That I would not exchange my home on the range
For all of the cities so bright.

"Home on the Range"
(One of the many versions)

JOHN A. LOMAX (1910)

Lyrics to Live By

On the plains of Oklahoma
With a windshield sunset in your eyes
Like a water-color painted sky
You'll think heaven's doors have opened
You'll understand why God made those fly over states

Take a ride across the Badlands
Feel that freedom on your face
Breathe in all that open space
And meet a girl from Amarillo
You'll understand why God made...
You might even wanna plant your stakes
In those fly over states

"Fly Over States"

JASON ALDEAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1GZzucDMlQ

How I Failed Five Today

 I should have stopped him from watching "Minecraft" videos because he saw one that scared him. This would have been easier for me to do if he wasn't wearing ear phones, but it won't happen again.

Lyrics to Live By

We'll drive until the city lights
Dissolve into a country sky
Just me and you
Lay underneath the harvest moon
Do all the things that lovers do
Just me and you

Just as free
Free as we'll ever be
Just as free
Free as we'll ever be

No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money
No we don't have a lot of money

All we need is love

"Free"

ZAC BROWN BAND
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQG7vcrQIlg

How I Failed Five Today

Said I would come back and lay down after I dried my hair, and I didn't. And then when he came back out to look for me, Dad told him I had gone to get Three. But when he saw the car lights come down the driveway, he waited, and I still didn't go in to see him.

(Because this was a dual-parent failure, the Captain agreed to let him snuggle in the big bed.)

Lyrics to Live By

Climb every mountain
Search high and low
Follow every byway
Every path you know

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Till you find your dream

A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live

"Climb Every Mountain"

RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't lay down with him. I looked tired, and you know what beds are good for? Laying down and resting.

Lyrics to Live By

You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe
At the end of it all, you're still my best friend
But there's something inside that I need to release
Which way is right, which way is wrong
How do I say that I need to move on
You know we're headed separate ways

You gave me more that I can return
Yet there's so much that you deserve
Nothing to say, nothing to do
I've nothing to give
I must leave without you
You know we're headed separate ways

And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way

"Too Close"

ALEX CLARE

How I Failed Five Today

Made him go to school. Let me tell you, he's considering another school for next year. He can't take it anymore.

Lyrics To Live By

Now no more smiling mid-crestfall
No more managing unmanageables
No more holding still in the hailstorm

Now enter your watchwoman

I’ll be your keeper for life as your guardian
I’ll be your warrior of care your first warden
I’ll be your angel on call, I’ll be on demand
The greatest honor of all, as your guardian

"Guardian"

ALANIS MORISSETTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCBIG28On0o

How I Failed Five Today

Made him bacon and eggs for breakfast. Why?

Lyrics to Live By

Can we go away this weekend
Take me to Broadway
Let's go shopping baby
Then we'll go to a cafe
Let's go on the subway
Take me to your 'hood
I neva been to Brooklyn
And I'd like to see what's good

Dress in all your fancy clothes
Sneakers looking Fresh to Def
I'm lovin' those Shell Toes
Walkin' that walk
Talk that slick talk
I'm likin' this American boy, American boy

"American Boy"

ESTELLE

How I Failed Five Today

He was downstairs and he couldn't hook up the PS3 because there are way too many wires back there, so he couldn't play Need For Speed, and now it's time for bed! It's so unfair!

Lyrics To Live By

Life's a game but it's not fair
I break the rules, so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain

Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gonna run this town tonight

"Run This Town"

Jay-Z

How The Captain Failed Five Today

He was getting coffee and a breakfast sandwich when Five got hit in the head with a baseball.*

*Five is fine. The Captain took a little longer to recover. I'm waiting to see how this will all turn out to be my fault.

Lyrics to Live By

'Cause she work like a boss, play like a boss
Car and crib, she 'bout to pay 'em both off
And her bills are paid on time

She made for a boss, only a boss
Anythin' less she tellin' them to get lost
That's the girl that's on my mind

She got her own thing
That's why I love her
Miss Independent
Won't you come and spend a little time?

"Miss Independent"

NE-YO

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't feed him eggs for breakfast. People who have puked get eggs all the time. They're healthy!

How I Failed Five Today

Gave him the wrong lunchbox. It didn't matter that it had the right lunch inside, it was still the wrong lunchbox. He hates that.

Lyrics to Live By

Just last night I woke from some unconscionable dream
And had it nailed to my forehead again
To keep this boat afloat
There are things you can't afford to know
So I save all my breath for the sails.

"Fighting in a Sack"

THE SHINS

Lyrics to Live By

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I dont feel so bad

"My Favorite Things"
The Sound of Music

Rodgers and Hammerstein

How I Failed Five Today

The recurring nightmare of Bad Puppet.

How I Epically Failed Five Today

Two words: bad puppet.

Lyrics to Live By

I love this song. I am a romance writer because I believe in overcoming odds, remaining forever hopeful, and taking chances. I believe in "Why not me?" Watch "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdN5GyTl8K0&ob=av2e

How I Failed Five Today

Clicked off his game before he clicked "okay." If he comes home and it's not saved, he's going to blame me.

How I Failed Five Today

When he says he wants toast of course he means with cinnamon sugar. How could I not know that?

Lyrics to Live By

It's been minutes, it's been days
It's been all I will remember
Happy lost in your hair
And the cold side of the pillow

Your hills and valleys
Are mapped by my intrepid fingers
And in a naked slumber
I dream all this again

Crack the shutters open wide
I want to bathe you in the light of day
And just watch you as the rays tangle up
Around your face and body

I could sit for hours
Finding new ways to be awed each minute
'Cause the daylight seems to want you
Just as much as I want you

"Crack the Shutters"

SNOW PATROL

Lyrics To Live by

LYRICS TO LIVE BY

I close my eyes
Think about the path I took
Just when I think these times
Have gotten the best of me

I can see my mother in the kitchen
My father on the floor
Watching television
It's a wonderful life

Cinnamon candles burning
Snowball fights outside
Smile below each nose
And above each chin

Stomp my boots before I go back in

"Boots"

THE KILLERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UymN_kjYeFk

How I Failed Five Today

Why won't I buy more than two boxes of waffles? They get eaten in, like, two days!

Movies To Live By

Here is the trailer to one of my favorite movies. It's loud and ridiculous, but I love how the family works together. Basically, were it not for surgical intervention, this would be my life. Especially because Bonnie Hunt plays a mom/author!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ9j1mRhLhw

How I Failed Five Today

Lost the eBay bid for "Jurassic Park Operation Genesis PC" because I wouldn't bid above $22.50 for a game that was minted in 2003.

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't drive him to Costco to get a churro.

Lyrics To Live By

Mom and I dance to this at every wedding.
She is much better at the jitterbug, so she leads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3K5uB-wMA

"In The Mood"

GLENN MILLER

How I Failed Five Today

Didn't make One help him save his on-line game. Every time he asks, One just says he's busy, and there were no instructions on how to save the game, and he couldn't use the cheat codes, and if people have videos posted on how to make a colorful dinosaur then it shouldn't be so hard to figure it out!

Lyrics to Live By

The world is on my side
I have no reason to run
So will someone come and carry me home tonight
The angels never arrived
But I can hear the choir
So will someone come and carry me home tonight

Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
Than the sun

"We Are Young"

fun.

Lyrics to Live By

Oh my!
Feels just like I don't try
Looks so good I might die
All I know is everybody loves me
Get down
Swaying to my own sound
Flashes in my face now
All I know is everybody loves me

"Everybody Loves Me"

ONE REPUBLIC

How I Failed Five Today

Didn't sign his book report form. Everyone in class is already reading their books!

Lyrics To Live By

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on Highway 9
Chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected, and steppin' out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

"Born To Run"

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

How I Failed Five Today

He's getting really tired of not having waffles.

Lyrics to Live By

And after the storm
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up
On my knees and out of luck, I look up

Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won't rot, I won't rot
Not this mind and not this heart, I won't rot

"After the Storm"

MUMFORD & SONS

How I Failed Five Today

Did I have waffles? Of course not.

Lyrics to Live By

Roll away your stone, I'll roll away mine
Together we can see what we will find
Don't leave me alone at this time
For I'm afraid of what I will discover inside
...............................................
It seems that all my bridges have been burnt
But you say that's exactly how this grace thing works
It's not the long walk home that will change this heart
But the welcome I receive with the restart

"Roll Away Your Stone"

MUMFORD & SONS

How I Failed Five Today

Had no waffles.

Lyrics to Live By

Even if it ain't all it seems
I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

"Empire State of Mind (Part II)"

ALICIA KEYS

How I Failed Five

Didn't have any cheese for his salami sandwich. See? This is what's wrong with my plan to eat up all the food before I buy new stuff. He's going to starve.

Lyrics and Failures

Lady peaceful, lady happy
That's what I long to be
All the odds are
They're in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's gonna happen
Happen sometime
Maybe this time I'll win.

"Maybe This Time"

KANDER AND EBB
"Cabaret" or, if you're younger, "Glee"

How I Failed Five Today

He found some of his LEGOS in a bucket, and they were broken. And that is something I would totally do, because he would never put his LEGOS in a bucket.

Lyrics to Live By

I get no kick from champagne/
Mere alcohol doesn't move me at all/
So tell me why should it be true/
That I get a kick out of you.

"I Get A Kick Out Of You"

COLE PORTER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOM0rsYdAQ

How I Failed Five Today

Still haven't fixed the computer. He's got to spend his crowns on Wizard 101!

Lyrics to Live By

Here's to every time that you rocked the boat.
Here's to every word that you ever wrote.
There were clues but it was never clear.
You got to choose your own way out of here.

If I could say anything be anyone.
See anything do anything.
Say anything be anyone.
Do anything it would be this.

"dead american writers"

TIRED PONY

How I Failed Five Today

Forgot to call his friend Tom G. to arrange a play-date. Now, it'll be days before they can get together!

Lyrics to Live By

No one gets me like you, and when you kiss me/
Girl, you rock me harder than some downtown band/
I thought I knew what love was but I didn't have a clue/
I never found anything that makes me feel like I do about you.

"You"

CHRIS YOUNG

How I Failed Five Today

Had to take him to the dentist. It's just an automatic failure, no matter how well it turns out.

Lyrics To Live By

Everybody knows/
A little place like Kokomo/
Now if you wanna go/
And get away from it all/
Go down to Kokomo

"Kokomo"

THE BEACH BOYS

How I Failed Five Today

I am away. It's logistically impossible to fail him, right? Right?

Lyrics to Live By

A break-up song, just in time for Valentine's Day!


Now and then I think of when we were together/
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die/
Told myself that you were right for me/
But felt so lonely in your company/
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember./

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness/
Like resignation to the end, always the end/
So when we found that we could not make sense/
Well you said that we would still be friends/
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over./

But you didn't have to cut me off/
Make out like it never happened/
And that we were nothing/
And I don't even need your love/
But you treat me like a stranger/
And that feels so rough/
You didn't have to stoop so low/
Have your friends collect your records/
And then change your number/
I guess that I don't need that though/
Now you're just somebody that I used to know/


"Somebody That I Used To Know"

GOYTE

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't take him to Toys R Us for the new shipment of Skylanders. Yes, he's home sick, but that means he has time to go!

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't let him eat stew! Sure, he was on the couch with a fever and nausea, but it smelled so good!

Lyrics to Live By

A scientific theory isn't just a hunch or guess/
It's more like a question that's been put through a lot of tests.

"Science is Real"

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

How I Failed Five Today

Did not! I remembered that it is School Store day, and packed money in his lunchbox!

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't get anyone to play with him during the Super Bowl. He was bored!

How I Failed Five Today

Wouldn't let him open a youtube account to post videos. He even promised there wouldn't be any cursing!

Lyrics to Live By

Choose me to be your champion/
I am possessing of a very righteous style/
I understand what's happening/
I have charisma and of course a winning smile

"Choose Me to Be Your Champion"
RASPUTINA

How I Failed Five

Did not, because of today's post!

Lyrics to Live By

I've got some issues that nobody can see/
And all of these emotions are pouring out of me/
I bring them to light for you/
It's only right/
This is the soundtrack to my life/
The soundtrack to my life.

"Soundtrack 2 My Life"

KID CUDI

How I Failed Five Today

Why can't he stay home from school like Four? He's been having trouble breathing, and I don't believe him.

Lyrics to Live By

A new empire beckons a new kingdom in the distance/
No gods are present just the sky the earth and us/
No wings no halos nor the thunder in the footsteps/
Because fear and anger they are a law unto themselves.

It's the weight of love in your arms/
It's the weight of love in your arms/
It's the weight of love in your arms/
It's the weight of love so gentle in your arms.

"The Weight of Love"

SNOW PATROL

How I Failed Five Today

Made him do all his Sunday School homework. You know, everyone says you get the day off from school on the weekend, but then you have to go to Sunday School, which has "school" right in its name. It's not fair.

Lyrics to Live By

There's the river there's your house and there's the church/
And there's us years ago/
Deep in the garden where the nettle met the rose/
Is where we'd hide ourselves/
Yes we were just kids/
But you couldn't tell us that/
These are the garden rules/
That's what you always said.

Oh you'll never know how much I love you so/
Oh you will never know how much I love you.

"The Garden Rules"

SNOW PATROL

How I Failed Five Today

He was playing with Ethan and then I made them go with me to drop Two at the high school. And when we got back, Ethan's mom was here to take him to Tae Kwon Do, and they didn't get to finish playing. I lied to him!

Lyrics to Live By

Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say/
"Pride will tear us both apart"/
Well now pride's gone out the window/
Cross the rooftops, run away/
Left me in the vacuum of my heart./

What is happening to me?/
Crazy, some'd say/
Where is my friend when I need you most?/
Gone away/

But I won't cry for yesterday/
There's an ordinary world/
Somehow I have to find./

And as I try to make my way/
To the ordinary world/
I will learn to survive.

"Ordinary World"

DURAN DURAN

How I Failed Five Today

Did not! I remembered that the school store was open today, and packed money. However, it wasn't, and won't be open again until February 5th. I will not remember that, so chalk it up as a future fail.

How I Failed Five Today

Didn't have waffles for breakfast. Even after I checked again. Because you know, every time I say I don't have waffles, I look again and I always find one

Lyrics to Live By

I've been a-waiting for you/
And you've been a-waiting for me/
Tell me that you'll always be true/
And you'll be the only one for me/

Forget me not, my dear, my darling/
Forget me not, my love/

I just want to hold your hand/
Hang on every word you say/
Let's write a song for us/
And sing it till we're old and gray/

Forget me not, my dear, my darling/
Forget me not, my love/

I'm coming home real soon/
Please leave a light on for me/
Tell me that you'll always be true/
And you'll be the only one for me/
Yes, you'll be the only one for me

"Forget Me Not"

THE CIVIL WARS

How I Failed Five Today

We're starting fresh in 2012. For now: no failures!