Africa

Once in awhile, kids are absolutely adorable.

I take Drew to pre-school twice a week, and pick him up once a week.

The school is very strict about dropping the kids off. You must wait in your vehicle with them until the teacher comes to get them at 8:35, but you cannot park there before 8:30 as the older children are being dropped off at that point.

When we get there at, say, 8:28 we have to wait in the parking lot which makes Drew very ancy. So, when we were almost to school at 8:25 this morning, I gave Drew two options - he could pick the songs on the radio while we waited in the parking lot or I could drive around.

He picked the latter, thinking that was a very cool option.

We drove into a cute little neighborhood, and I did not even notice the retention basin with tall grass and wheat until Drew excitedly exclaimed, "KAT! We're in AFRICA!!!"

He asked if we could go to Africa when I picked him up from school, too.

Sometimes - maybe like 20% of the time - kids are really cute. The rest of the time they are realllllly good birth control.

It is Fall.

Can anyone tell me - what the heck is the show Yo Gabba Gabba?!?!

We did NOT have shows like that when I was little.

From what I gather it is a bunch of scary-alien-like characters that exist with an uber-creepy DJ man (pictured in orange hat) who smiles all the time and talks like Brian Fellows from the SNL skit.

Whaaat?!
These people are on crack. Well not crack, more likely shrooms - this stuff is TRIPPY.

FURTHERMORE, celebs are lined up to guest star and dance around while singing songs to children whose parents are whacked out enough to let them watch this show. Jack Black. Rachel Dratch. Some chick from the office. Adam Sandberg. Brad Pitt was DJ Lance for Halloween.

The songs aren't your traditional kiddie show songs...no...they are more like.

"Don't. Don't Bite your friends" and "It is Fall! It is Fall! The leaves are falling everwhere - THAT MEANS IT'S FALL!" in robotic voices.

And...kids love it. I'm worry about when these little tots are going to start running the world.

Seriously. Tune in. And maybe toke up first.