Mooken Junkie

Remi is a little bit of a music junkie (that would be "mooken" junkie in Roo-speak). Probably a trait she gets from Dada.

Back when it was just Roo and Mama hanging out most of the time, she used to listen to toddler music. And she's definitely got some toddler favorites. But any music, and toddler music in particular, really grates on the nerves after the 100th listen. (Unless, of course, you're a toddler, in which case that's about the time it's just getting good.)

So in steps Dada, who has a much lower tolerance for "Six Little Ducks" than Mama does. And suddenly we're driving around listening to regular, adult mooken. And a whole new world of rock-n-roll opens up. And now Remi's music favorites have expanded to include "Kung Foo Fighting" and Devo's "Peekaboo." Not that she has forsaken her love of Charlotte Diamond -- she still loves a good listen of "Looking for Dracula," especially when Ena is visiting -- but we're slowly opening the horizons. A move we will no longer regret when she becomes a teenager who is looking to expand our musical horizons.