Little Elvis here is happy just where he is, all curled up with his fave blankie. But when his doting owner marches into the room to announce that it's time to get up and go to bed, this hound dog's mood takes a turn for the nasty. Oh.
Drop Dead Fred, a wickedly immature comedy about maintaining imaginary friends into adulthood and blaming "them" for one's obscene behavior, was one of my fave movies in the early '90s — naturally. The irreverent tyke in the following scene portrays the protagonist as a young girl. Her response to her mother's lame-ass bedtime story is quite possibly the best advice any growing girl (or grown woman) could ever hear.
Nursery rhymes? Nah. Hugs and kisses?
When Pachelbel composed his "Canon in D," I'm sure it was without these lyrics in mind. Watch this dad sit down and play the tune while crooning about his day-to-day toils and parenting trials. Lullabies are typically soft and soothing, but hearing dad whine about his life wouldn't exactly put me on the train to sweet dream-ville.
"Whatcha waitin' for? Can I hear Goodnight Moon tonight?"
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Holy crap. The icicles that guard my frozen heart are melting into a piddling puddle as I watch this video. This adorable man croons "Goodnight, Sweetheart" to a bunch of whining puppies who, as if by magic, slowly get into snuggle position and fall asleep.
Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. Today, a professional pastry chef will offer her common sense advice.
Nighttime is a popular snuggling time for most couples — it's a great way to unwind together and de-stress from your long day at work, but what happens when one of you wants to hit the hay before the other? Is staggering your bedtimes no big deal to you, or do you have a hard time falling asleep unless you go to bed at the same time? Tell me where you stand in the comments below.
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A friend of mine and her family just moved to the area where I live, and they are currently waiting to move into their new home. They asked my husband and I if they could stay the weekend with us because their house wasn't quite ready. They have two kids; ages three and seven, and I have a 16-month-old baby who is on a eating, playing, and napping schedule.
In case your bedtime is earlier than SNL or you were out doing something more fun last night, here's the Tina Fey as Sarah Palin sketch. She certainly looks the part and it was fun to see her back on the show. .