God bless Sesame Street.

For those of you with kids in your lives (your own or ones you babysit on a pretty regular basis or even your significant others...hah, sorry, couldn't resist), you know the power that that giant yellow bird, that three-year-old red fuzzy monster with a pet goldfish, the wacky pair B & E, and company hold over young minds.

God bless Sesame Street. For an entire hour every single weekday, I can do whatever I need to do to get done. How do I spend this hour today? Instead of packing for our weekend trip to the mountains, finishing the housework, or even paying bills to get ahead of myself, I am blogging. Talk about priorities!

Okay, now for the best part of the day. The Promise I bestowed upon all those who are lucky. I know I have this picture as my Facebook picture, but it's so much better large and in charge, right? We call this picture: Vader's First Tantrum. Fear the Dark Side. I'm so tempted to make a poster of this kid, he is hilarious. He's crying because he hates that hat and I kept pulling his hands away from his head until he finally gave up and just cried. Then, click! Picture taken, memory captured forever. Grown-up Max is going to hate me one day. That kid is so, so funny. I love the pictures we get of him throwing those tantrums. They have so much more character than his "sweet" pictures. It's the real Max. Not that he's a crybaby, but he is a stubborn one. And he knows what he wants and when he wants it. And he'll let you know if he's not happy with your parenting skills. Isn't he great? I wish everyone could meet him. He's such a joy. I can't wait until all my friends start having kids. Are they in for a ride!