Keepin' the Muppets Alive a Little Longer

I don't know what it is about Jim Henson's awesomeness, but I can't get the new muppet movie out of my mind. Even after unpackaging countless Barbies, Polly pockets, Strawberry Shortcake figures, Littel people play sets, videos, and helping construct a Lego Millennium Falcon, and seeing the lights on Temple Square, it's stuck in there.

So tonight's post refers back to that and my childhood (yes, again). Don't worry, though; I can't go too far back. It also connects a bit with previous encounters with Legos.

"We Built This City"

Merry Muppet Christmas Eve!

So, following our annual tradition, we took our kids to a matinee before going to dinner (at the Brick Oven) and the nativity at Aunt Carol's house. And this year's feature happened to be the New Muppet Movie. So as you may have already guessed what's in my head, I'm sharing with you so you could get it stuck in yours. Merry Christmas! ("Mahna Mahna.")

We also had a very touching moment or two during the nativity, as put on by the kids. We finished, as always with "Silent Night." So today's two-fer should leave you pondering more than the jolly red-suited fat dudw who needs to shortly make an appearance.

Again, Merry Christmas.

Bad Dad! Bad Dad!

Tonight I discovered that I had been slacking in my role as a father. My children had been deprived of one of the great iconic features in the world of childhood, puppetry, and good old family fun. They had never seen The Muppet Movie. Ever. And so, as repentance, I post the last few minutes of the movie, including the song, "The Rainbow Connection."

By the way, the title of this post should be read in Animal's voice.

I can't relive my childhood without the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, or even Labyrinth. Jim Henson is/was the man! Even though they haven't been the same since he passed on , they still rock!

Anybody who loves the Muppets, holla!