Dear Laney,
Here's the latest round-up of things you think are super cool:
1) "The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That" on PBS. You love this show. Martin Short does the voice of The Cat, which explains why the first dozen times I watched it, I wondered why the main character sounded so much like Ed Grimley, I must say.
2) Burritos. Waitresses always look at me like I'm nuts when I order a 22-month old her own entree, but then you show 'em.
3) The Wii-mote. You've learned how to cue up and start your own TV shows on Netflix Instant. Since it's a browsable menu with pictures of the shows, you're easily able to find your way from Dora to Elmo, depending on your mood. What you can't do is turn on the television itself. So when your dad told you yesterday that you weren't allowed to watch TV, you stood in front of the black screen, clutching your little Wiimote, trying to make magic happen, with tears on your face. Saddest display ever. I hope you grow up to run a major network, because otherwise letting you program your own entertainment just makes us bad parents.
4) Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Your current favorite book - we read it three times a day. Trixie - who can't talk yet - and her dad go to the laundromat, where Trixie accidentally leaves her favorite toy behind. She spends most of the book trying to explain to her dad why they have to go back, using words like "Aggle, Flaggle, Klabble." You have memorized Trixie's dialogue, and say it along with me. Can we get you to use real words? Rarely. But fake words? You betcha.
5) Sigh. Your dad has a stack of flash cards left over from his days as a Navy pilot. On the front of each card is a way in which a helicopter could go kerflooey. On the back are the steps a pilot should take if that particular disaster were to happen. You love to stack, sort and distribute these cards, even though they have terrible titles like "Hellfire Misfire." I always assume I'm going to turn the cards over and the "action steps" will read STEP ONE: ATONE FOR YOUR SINS or at least STEP ONE: BEND OVER, PUT YOUR HEAD BETWEEN YOUR KNEES AND KISS YOUR BUTT GOODBYE. But they usually just read something boring like "Alert the crew."
6) Applesauce in a squeezable packet. I guess you like your snacks at maximum velocity.
Love,
Mom
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