Super Emilee!

I know you've all been on the edge of your seats in anticipation. So without further delay, I present "SUPER EMILEE!"



Able to unwrap presents with a single pull.



She's so super that she even shares her playdough!

Holiday Traveling

I got to take some time off from the daycare to fly home to Indiana for Christmas. We just got back from the hills of Kentucky and my sister's house.

My niece Emilee is still revelling in the last few months of being the only grandchild. Come April her benign dictatorship will be threatened by the birth of her little brother (AKA Baby Mysterio).

This Christmas she was definitely flush with gifts. I contributed some playdough toys, finger puppets, and Superman pajamas to her booty. She insisted on having her Superman top on immediately and then proceeded to fly around the house.

Tomorrow is Christmas and my youngest brother is finally enough of a teenager that he hasn't threatened us with a 5 a.m. wake-up call. After opening up the remainder of the presents and feasting once again, it's off to the airport.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season. As soon as I get back to a high-speed connection I'll be able to share the cuteness of Super Emilee.

Nor'easter #1 = 10 inches

Jay and I have weathered our first major Nor'easter today. Apparently, his name was Armand but pronounced without a French accent.

The snow started around 6:00 this morning and stopped around 1 this afternoon.

We learned some interesting facts.

1. It is illegal to drive with snow on the top of your car.

2. New Englanders take their plowing very seriously.

3. There is nothing cuter than 2 year olds falling down into snow drifts and flailing about in their puffy snow outfits. They're like human penguins.

Hope you all enjoyed your own winter weather this week. We'll have pictures tomorrow.

Diaper Fashion

In case anyone was wondering about the current diaper fashion, the news from the preschool front is that Sesame Street is still the kids' favorite.

Which is cool because it creates a bond between me and 2 year olds that are still having trouble with the concept of biting not being a socially acceptable behavior.

The problem occurs when the child loves the Elmo diaper too much to actually put it on their backside.

That's where the singing comes in. Having a song to sing seems to distract a child long enough for me to pry the diaper out of their freakishly strong hands and maneuver it into position. This process is made easier if they are first allowed to kiss and hug the characters on the diaper.

As most anyone who knows me can tell you, I can't sing. I can kind of hold a tune for "Back Home Again in Indiana" but that's only sometimes and not really even then.

However, I'm all for the public humiliation of off-key singing if it means that my preschool kids aren't running around naked.

So far I've got Elmo's World, the Cookie Monster Song, the Sesame Street theme song, and Rubber Ducky in my diaper time repertoire.

I'm in desperate need of a song for the Bert diapers. The theme song has already been assigned to Big Bird.

The Bert diapers are definitely the least popular and they really need a good song to boost their standings.

Really, I need a good song so that when a kid is down to Bert diapers they don't throw a fit and bemoan (read as: scream and flail about) the fact that they've already used up their Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird allotments.

Please help!