About six months ago – when Ken and I didn’t think we could take anymore Laurie Berkner (http://www.twotomatoes.com/site/) or Dane Zanes (http://www.danzanes.com) – we started making Ellie mixes on our iTunes.

The original Ellie mix contained songs from the Sound of Music and the Beatles, a few of which we made into a cd that was demanded every time we got into the car.

After watching Across the Universe I downloaded the soundtrack. It is safe to say I had it on heavy rotation in the house. Ellie quickly decided that her new favorite song was Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (yup always fun when your 2 1/2 year old sings trippy songs at daycare). I feel safe in saying that if she grows up and wants to go on American Idol, she won’t be scratching her head and saying “the Beatles?”

I made a new mix including loads of songs from the soundtrack as well as a few others I like. Among those songs was the James song Sit Down. Oh, the flood of memories of sitting on dirty, crowded bar floors singing as loud as I could that that song brings back.

Last night, on our way back from getting fried chicken for dinner, Ken turned to me and said listen to your daughter. I was shocked to hear her singing in her sweet little voice in the back seat “oh sit down, oh sit down, sit down next to me.” I couldn’t have been prouder.