My day home alone with the girls on Monday was good in some ways, bad in others. They broke the DVD burner drive on the computer. I feel terrible about this. I wish it hadn't happened but it was one of those fast things that just happens. The girls were fairly happy and well managed most of the day until nap time. They scream and scream at nap time. And then when they finally sleep it is only for about 20 minutes and then they are cranky for hours until they sleep again.

PBS saved me, though. Both girls were screaming their heads off, so I turned on the TV to take myself out of the situation for a minute, to calm down. The Boohbahs were coming on. Both girls turned to the TV from their crying and started to watch and clap. I was floored. They never watch TV and I have never seen them react to something like this. They watched the whole show and even crawled closer to the TV and started clapping and dancing.

Amazing. Later, they watched about 10 minutes of Shrek 2, mostly the donkey and the cat. While I know the facts about how TV is bad for the little ones, I am not at all anti-tv with my kids. I mean, we keep the tv off, but I don't emotionally feel like they shouldn't be TV watchers as adults. Certain TV is just as much art and good storytelling as books, ya know? What makes Narnia better than Farscape, ya know? Anyway, what I really loved was the interest they showed and how they felt better after watching the Boohbahs.

Rachi's interest in books surpasses that of the Boohbahs, though, so don't worry! She says boo boo and we get a book. We read Good Dog Carl because all of the other books within reach are by Sandra what's her head and they get on my nerves. I like Good Dog Carl because it is told in pictures. Rachi likes it, too. She laughs and laughs at the baby climbing out of her crib to ride on the dog's back.

All this media interaction really makes me excited about the future. I can't wait to read them good books, show them seasons and seasons of good TV shows, etc. I can't wait for them to love Totoro as much as I do or ask me what will happen next to Lyra in the Golden Compass. I can't wait to see who likes what. I, even, can't wait for them to reject all these things that I love and make the world their own. I can't wait.