KatieThe best part though, is that little miss sticky fingers hauled a couple DVDs from the regular-priced racks at Circuit City right into her stroller, and she actually convinced me to buy them for her. By convinced, here I mean that I decided based on pancake-induced delirium and random pop culture lunacies that she desperately wanted and needed them.
The first one was a very responsible DVD about Ernie singing the alphabet. How can I say no to that? Knowledge is power.
The second one was Thumbelina. I’ve never seen Thumbelina. And the back cover freaks me out a little when it talks about a midget girl being kidnapped by a gang of toads. But then I read something magical. Thumbelina, a beloved children’s movie, boasts on the back cover that it features songs “written by award-winning composer Barry Manilow”!!
Barry Freakin’ Manilow!
For those of you who aren’t aware, I am a Fanilow. I got to see Barry in concert this April in Las Vegas (during my first vacation in more than six years), and actually got to dance with him and hold his hand oh so briefly. I was second row on the far side of the stage where he spent 80% of the entire show. I swear to you, he sang “Mandy”, and he looked right at me more than once.
A picture I snapped at the concert
Before that experience I celebrated his entire catalog of songs based on their repeated inclusion in the best of 1970s pop movies. So naturally, Thumbelina had to be mine. I have to pass Barry on to the next generation.
And that, my friends, was the highlight of my Friday night. Making me officially the saddest, lamest mommy that ever lived. How’s your weekend going?
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