Sunday's with Dad

LB- Wahhhhhhhhh! Waa Waaa Waaaaah! (Translation - Where is Mom?)
Dave- Are you hungry? Here, have some bacon.
LB- Ahhh ummmmm! (Translation - What an exciting new flavor, you aren't so bad)
Dave- Are you thirsty? Milk or Corona?
LB- Wah Wah Wah Wah Wah! (Translation - I make noise and I get treated to new things: sucker!)
Dave- Are you bored? Let’s watch the Wonder Pets. There’s Winnie, Tuck and Ming Ming too! We are the Wonder Pet’s and we’ll help you. What’s gonna work- Teamwork! What’s gonna work – Teamwork!
LB (after 15 minutes of silence)- Eh! (Translation- this is too easy)
Dave- Do you want to watch football? How about the Eagles?
Dave (15 minutes into the game)- Wah Wah Wah Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! (Translation- When does baseball start?)

Ding Dong- You're Wrong!

The most underrated Christmas Special of all time. Can’t you see the gang parading through the streets? And Bob with his masterful sign language singing a song with his hands…

I believe in miracles and I can tell you why
Once a year the street I live on sparkles like the sky
All hung with lights for Christmas
Twinkling everywhere
The world turns bright for Christmas
And if that isn't a true blue miracle
I don't know what one is

Bert and his uni-brow. Snuffy squishing into those oil barrels pretending he is Santa. The rubber ducky. The paper clip collection. And Mr. Hooper coming through in the end. Man that Mr. Hooper was a class act. Whatever happened to the neighborhood general store? I don’t see Walmart on Sesame Street.

The music, the characters, the story… timeless. And completely relevant over 30 years later.

Dear Santa

My name is Leighton Belle and I heard you love milk. Me too.
Someone also told me you know when I have been naughty or nice.
Just in case you haven’t been watching, I would like to share some of my stories.
I can walk. And if you were standing here, I would walk right into your arms.
I can talk. When I can’t find the words, I will laugh at you. Because your beard is funny. And you look like my someone in my family.
I can sing. American Idol…if only there wasn’t a minimum age.
I guess I should tell you that me and the vegetables are not friends. They are always on my plate even though I yell at them. Please do not hold that against me.