Fudge Mountain

Here it is, the mythical Fudge Mountain. Of course, it isn't really mythical. It's a real place, located inside Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. If Madison could, she'd be eating from this mountain every moment possible. And yes, Daddy would be somewhere nearby. Madison loves chocolate, and as Easter is coming up soon, it stands to reason that she'll probably be getting all sorts of chocolate from Ye-Ye, Nana and the Easter Bunny as well. There's no question that she'll have enough chocolate to make her own version of Fudge Mountain inside the house.The

week after

Easter, we'll have to mount our own expedition and see if we can climb to the top of it. Don't worry - we'll have all our proper climbing gear on, and we'll dress warmly. I'm sure the temperature gets quite a bit colder as you climb in altitude. And you have to be careful when you approach the top: you've probably heard of the "Death Zone" past a certain elevation because of lower oxygen levels. Well, on Fudge Mountain, there's an even scary "Death by Chocolate Zone." Seriously, you have to be completely prepared when you attempt an ascent such as this. But we'll be tethered together as we scale the chocolate face of things. It could be perilous, and many may ask the question: "Why climb at all?" Because it's there, my friends. We must climb Fudge Mountain!

Madison did very, very well for piano practice today. She went with Mommy, who was quite impressed. There were certain things she was doing better than the rest of the class too - and this was thrilling to Mommy. It was a great day for Madison overall - today we learned about the letter X. We learned about a fox and a box and ox and Scandinavian lox. We also learned about pirates, who are all experts about the letter X. They are always looking for an X, as any good pirate should. The X-Men are quite familiar with the letter as well, but we haven't spoken with them yet about their experience with the 24th letter. We're not quite sure where they are right now - perhaps they're with the pirates looking for treasure. Or possibly they're up in the higher altitudes... on Fudge Mountain!

"I'd rather not talk about this one."

- Willy Wonka