Max and Ruby? I actually LIKE that one. Along with Wonder Pets and Backyardigans. It's Dora and Diego who make me want to tear out my eyes so I don't have to see their freaky staring visages and puncture my eardrums so I don't have to listen to their SHOUTING VOICES ever again.

I think there's a law that you must loathe at least one show your child thinks is the best EVAH.

Emeline loves all of the above. She frequently needs the Wonder Pets theme song sang to her at bedtime.

We're not too big and we're not too tough but when we work together we've got the right stuff! Goooo Wonder Pets! YAAAAAAAAAAYY!

That song must be like a toddler/preschooler earworm--Annabel loves to sing it, too.

It's possible that I've occasionally responded to Big Events by turning to DH and singing, Ming-Ming style, "This. Is. Seewious."

That definitely sounds like progress!

I had a weird phone call that was transfered to me from the main line-

Caller: "Can I speak to X"

Me: "I'm sorry, he's not available, I can take your name and number and have him call you back."

Caller: "Um, does anyone else doing buying for X?"

Me (cheerfully): "Yes, but they aren't here now and are frequently away from their office, I can take your name and number and have them call you back!" (Translation -- there's no way in hell I'm giving you another name)

Caller (now sounding shady): "My, uh, my receptionist is, uh, away and I can't, um, take the call. Icallback."

Me (fishing): "Okay, May I ask what company you are calling from so they can expect your call?"

Caller: "Um...uh....um....uh" CLICK!

Okay, who stumbles over the name of their business? Seriously that was shady. And then he called back fishing for someone else's name again when I told him X had gone home. Again I didn't give it to him and tried to get a name and number and he hung up on me. I did get his phone number off caller id, but it's either busy or there's no answer.

I am going mad.

In the ten minutes I spent taking out trash, cleaning the shit out of the back yard and helping Aimee's mom put away a couple of groceries, she managed to spill water everywhere, write with water on two windows with a Q-tip, write on the computer screen with (thankfully washable) marker, get blocks everywhere, denude the couch and loveseat of throw pillows and spread her books over three counties.

She is an already aggressive chimpanzee on crack. I am a deranged father with a headache.

She is an already aggressive chimpanzee on crack.

Has she been getting lessons from Gud's kids?

I think they may be ready to co-teach. It's like Dumbledore's Army, except trade "Dumbledore" for "Bedlam".

"Bedlam"

Barry Edward Lamb?

Has she been getting lessons from Gud's kids?

Plus some side-helpings from Kara and Clovis. Watch out, MM, or she'll dub you Schmacky the man-pony.

P-C, I'd call it a good sign. Depends on whether there are any repercussions.

MM, I can't offer any help. My policy for dealing with toddlers is to avoid them competely.