We love Sandra Boynton around here, too, but I've never heard of Philadelphia Chickens, Horns to Toes, Hippos Go Berserk, or Barnyard Dance.

I'ma have to go shopping again soon.

I can recite Hippos Go Berserk by heart. It was the first Boynton book we got and I read it to Em every morning when she nursed.

One hippo all alone,
calls two hippos on the phone...

Is this the one with big gay things?

I love it when I can recite the kids' books. We recite Moo, Baa, La La La together, and Aidan makes the animal sounds. We've gone from that to saying, "Aidan is a ...." and whatever we say, he makes the sound for. It's especially funny when you say, "Aidan is a pigeon." Because then he goes Mo Willems and says, "Lemme drive da bus!"

Kara can recite most of Wolves in the Walls.

Aidan learned to tolerate stuffed animals with the Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy book and the bedtime routine is easier with the Going to Bed Book.

Em needs Paul Strickland's, Dinosaur Stomp. I use a southern accent with that one and the kids LOVE it.

Aidan reads Maisy books to himself. He loves the illustrations and, since he watches the show, he knows every character's name and the basic activities in which Maisy engages. He tells a good story.

Is this the one with big gay things?

Nope, that's "Hey! Wake up!"

Glad your resignation went smoothly, Beej. That kind of thing can be nervous-making.

I don't know the Boynton books, so I have no input there.

Hershey's candy cane kisses are yum. Perhaps too yum.

Congratulations Beej! Brava on taking a big step towards doing what you really want to.

I can't believe I forgot to ask about the side effects when I was at the pharmacy. Well, choosing to do only one errand was definitely the right thing. The pharmacy is at the clinic which is one street over. And I was okay walking to it but I could barely bend my knee walking back. I'm getting ready to do the heat pad thing with my knee again.

I will be googling the oxaprozin.

the bedtime routine is easier with the Going to Bed Book.

Love! That's been off our rotation for a long time, now. I wonder if I can remember it.

The sun has set, not long ago.
Now everybody goes below,
to take a bath in one big tub,
with soap all over.
Scrub scrub scrub.
They hang their towels on the wall,
and find pajamas BIG and small.
With some on top
and some beneath,
they brush and brush
and brush their teeth
And when the moon is on the rise
they all go up,
to exercise!
Then down once more
but not so fast
they're on their way to bed
at last!
The day is done.
They say, "Good night."
Then somebody turns off the light.
The moon is high.
The sea is deep.
They rock, and rock, and rock
to sleep.

Also, psychopharmacologist has too many syllables.

"Psychopharmacology," which has the same number, has enough syllables to fill an entire line of a Bif Naked song.

Go Cindy!! We love The Going to Bed Book as well.