Ghost Babies and the Dull Truth

Ghost Kitty!

Two things:

It is really creepy when your husband is gone and your babies are asleep and you're sitting on the couch in the dark and you hear...a musical baby toy go off. The resident ghost baby strikes again! For real, Carol has a scary ghost story about our neighborhood involving a woman named Rachel and her baby. She told it at the seance in the basement a few years ago. Perhaps we should revisit that story at this year's Halloween party.

When I am home with the boys, I put the TV on PBS. We like the background noise and the little dudes enjoy watching the lights and colors (a bit too much, I have decided...the television is only going to be on for a very limited time from now on, but that's another story). Most of the shows on PBS are pretty groovy, but there are some annoying ones. I can hardly tolerate Sid the Science Kid (especially that Grandmother's laugh) and The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot about That. Now, I want to tell you that I was at first captivated by The Cat in the Hat. I mean, it's The Cat in the Hat! The voice of the Cat is Martin Short, who is a pretty funny dude (come on! the dude was hilarious as Frank Eggelhoffer in Father of the Bride). But mostly, I was fascinated by this show because I thought it was ultra progressive. First of all, the sister (Sally) is white and the brother (Nick) is black (FYI--there is also a biracial couple and child in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood). Secondly, there is never mention of a dad. There are 2 mothers! So, naturally, I thought it was a lesbian household. Two mothers! Whoa! You better do it, PBS. But then, an episode came on the other day that revealed the truth about the characters of the show. The truth was so incredibly dull and disappointing. The two children, Sally and Nick, are not siblings as in the book. No. They are NEIGHBORS. How lame! And, for the record, Martin Short aka The Cat is incredibly irritating in the show; his laugh rivals that of Sid's Grandma. Just stick with Dinosaur Train, people.