The Gnome-Mobile

It's been a gloomy day, made a bit brighter by the appearance of Mommy and Madison for a very nice lunch. It's been cold inside the office, but Mommy brought brownies that were actually still warm from the oven! Yummy!

Madison had a good day at school today, and at her music class as well. She knows those half notes now, and also "do-re-mi" on the scale. Life is good!

The weather is starting to turn cooler, as fall is on the way. Mommy has put out the fall decor in the house, which looks really nice. Madison likes the pumpkins and the leaves. But one thing we all like is the crock pot: Mommy is making chicken dumplings for us tonight, and pretty much declaring that one night a week be "crock pot night." This, in essence, is because Mommy is gone a large part of the day getting Madison from school and being with her for music class. But no one is complaining. When the weather starts to turn cooler, that sort of food starts getting mighty appealing!

This morning, Daddy played an excerpt or two from the movie "The Gnomemobile" on the computer. Strangely, Madison really likes this song and this movie. We showed it to her Sunday night - this is the first live action movie since "Mary Poppins" to really get her attention.

It all started with a very good friend who had a daughter who herself was quite captivated with "The Gnomemobile." We laughed about it, because of all the movies there are, it was this one that got her attention. He even made a gnome house for her at Christmastime, and we sent her a copy of the movie on DVD. This girl really liked that movie.

SO, after talking with our friend at the wedding this weekend, the story came back up - and Daddy thought he'd see if Madison liked the movie. Sure enough, it was a hit. I just wish I had a recording of her singing along with the theme song. It sort of gets trapped in your head..

"The Gnome-Mobile, the Gnome-Mobile - hunting for gnomes in the Gnomemobile. Sooner or later we feel that we'll find where they are in the Gnome-Mobile!"