Sing along

Even though Kimmie is non-verbal, she likes singing. Well, she likes some songs.

She usually asks me to sing from Aladdin - the one where he is marching into Agrabah with the magical troupe to impress Princess Jasmine.

At church, she likes some of the songs -- she will even sign part of the lyrics that she knows.

But, her one solo is from The Jungle Book. "We're your friend" features Mowgli, the Vultures -- and the fearsome tiger, Sher Khan. Khan is a basso profundo, but for reasons known only to her, Kimmie has adopted the closing line of his low bass "that's what friends are for" for her only predictable sing along.

For the uninitiated, it sounds more like a big yawn than singing.

I once read that it was better to sing off-key but with great enthusiasm, than be technically perfect with no soul. She would never pass an Amreican Idol audition, but there's no question about her intensity and her joy.

--Dad