Here in my part of the world, we got socked with the western end of
the big snowstorm that hit the Midwest and into New England.
Which
means that today I am facing down the bane of any work-at-home parent:
The Snow Day. Remember how these used to be fun when we were kids? Now,
not so much.
As I write, I have a little girl
plastered against my side, playing with my hair, and I am typing with
the other arm, writing away while she watches Noggin.
Go
ahead and judge, it's TV, and I am fully aware of all the evil that is
supposed to entail. But it's blessedly free of ads, most of the shows
have some kind of educational component, and some of it is just plain
awesome, educational or no (I've written before about my love for
Jack's Big Music Show, just for starters).
So I greeted this news with interest: Noggin is going 24 hours on Dec. 31
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