the chitter-chatter was non-stop as the kids & i drove north to my parents' house last friday evening.  as soon as one child stopped talking, the other would pick right up.  in usual road trip fashion, the topics of discussion ranged from inquisitive to just plain silly.  this, i believe, would classify as silly.{source}malia:  mom, are you glad we weren't born in the 80s?me:  huh?  what do you mean?  {because did my child not realize that i was HER age in the 80s...yes and no, i suppose...}malia:  us.  born in the 80s.  we weren't, but aren't you glad we weren't?aidan:  yeah, the 80s were crazy.malia:  you know, mom...the 80s.  the hippies.  the peace signs.  the blow outs*.me:  sweetie, hippies & peace signs were from the 60s.  and, what are blow outs*?malia … [Read more...]