Omi gets a hairdo

This week Naomi paid her first visit to Miss Nicci at a Portland institution, Bishops barbershop. One of her favorite games right now is "salon" (a close second is "tag, you're it!"), so she was pretty excited about going. She was also very vocal about how she wanted her hair: "curly".

Naomi has a suprising amount of girly-girl in her, considering the amount of time she spends playing in the mud with her dad, and also considering the fact that I spend an average of one minute per day doing my hair and makeup. Nicci was so sweet with her, and Naomi was quite taken with Miss Nicci.

I asked Naomi how she wanted her hair next and she was very decisive: "pink".

Sesame Street Old School

Want to see Maria as a 70's street kid? Want to see a fresh-faced Bob, just after his big gig as pop star in Japan? Want to see three different Gordons (sometimes with hair!) and Susan wearing minidresses? You know you do.

I am proud to say I would have ordered this whether I had a child or not. Watching it with Naomi, however, means having to explain why everything is slightly different than in the current version (Naomi: "Why Oscar orange?" Me: "That's Oscar's...grandpa?"). Also, Snuffy's eyes point in two different directions, and Big Bird has a tiny head and a wigged-out personality.

The best part is not the episodes, but the bonus muscial numbers. "Would you like to buy an 'O'," anyone? Or the perennial favorite, "I Love Trash". Man, I love this show.