Day 152: You may have noticed that many of my posts are about memories, things of the past. Today's Happy certainly fits within that category, but is also current too. Allow me to explain. Some of my favourite memories as a little kid were those times after the evening bath when we were allowed to come downstairs again before we had to go to bed. I vividly remember wearing a yellow one-piece number that had the feet on it and a zipper that went from my ankle to my throat. It was so comfortable and I think if I could find it in my size today I would wear it all the time. I remember feeling nice and fresh after my bath, cozy and starting to get sleepy. We were allowed to watch TV for a bit if we wanted, but were only allowed to choose between two stations: TVO (channel 2) and PBS (channel 19). In the evenings we mostly watched TVO and would see things like The Polka-Dot Door, Dr. Snuggles (points if you remember that obscure one), and my personal all-time fave: The Elephant Show. I LOVED Sharon, Lois and Bram. I still do. Two summers ago I met Fred Penner and nearly fainted. I don't know what I would do if I met one of these three legends. I loved everything about their show: the storyline, the places they took us (the zoo, zoo, zoo) and oh...the music. Confession: I still have Sharon, Lois and Bram on my iPod. True. If I'm feeling blue, I can put on "Ha-Ha This A Way" or "I Am Slowly Going Crazy", or "Skinnamarink" and instantly be transported to feeling like that little kid in those fuzzy PJs again. I love it. I love it so much that I am trying to indoctrinate my nieces and nephews into loving it too. I've made CDs, collected VHS tapes and pinned YouTube links so I can hopefully show them what *good* kids tv was like. And you know what? Apparently it's paying off. At least two of them are loving the CDs I've made, and when it came on in the family truck after I saw them at Christmas little H shouted out: "That's Auntie K's favourite!" I wish they were still touring. What I would give to see them play live, or even just to somehow tell them how much their music meant to me growing up. Sharon, Lois and Bram, you guys make me really Happy. #365happydays
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