Where the People Are Happy They Say...

If you grew up in the west and your mother was fond of very cheery music that taught children values of the utmost importance, then perhaps at one point in your childhood you shimmied along to some Brite Music. I know I did.

My mom very recently bought the entire set for my sister and my kiddies. Awes. I think I was more excited to rip those babies open and pop them into the CD player than Lena is before she receives a handful of nana. My mom informed me she stayed up till the wee hours of the night the day they arrived on her doorstep. Pure unadulterated nostalgia folks. That's what it was. Lyrics came crawling forward from every part of my brain with each song change.

I LOVED this music as a kid. My mom always made things fun for us with music. I can remember many fond memories that involved being silly or doing chores to music. We always made up dances as kids (what young girl doesn't?) and I hope to pass the same enthusiasm on to my kids. Lena and I are dancing fools. So we have been digging in deep into our Brite Music. They haven't changed a thing. Nothing. Some of the songs definitely sound outdated with spooky children voices singing them, but I never seemed to notice as a kid. Lena even likes them the spookier the better. If you don't know much about it, you should probably do your kids a favor and find out. Consider this my official endorsement.

Don't mind the mess behind her (those clothes have your future baby boy's name all over them, sisty) but here is a funny snip it of Leen learning how to enter the "Land of Obey".

she's in in my book.