are "Small fry" and "Half Pint." These courtesy of Drew, who was forced against his will to watch "Little House on the Prairie" with his mom and sister when he was growing up. That was probably why he turned to punk rock and snarky TV. I just read today that Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura in the original TV series, is starring as "Ma" in a musical of the same name at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
He came up the with the nickname "Wumpus Gallumpus" as well. Last week my non-Jewish husband put a Yiddish twist on it (maybe he got the inspiration from listening to "The Yiddish Hour" on KBOO Radio Sunday mornings at 10). He now calls her "Wumpusha Gallumpusha."
At daycare today when I asked how Rachel's day was, Shannon (mom of Jahmari) said Rachel was happy as usual. "It was Monday, the usual chaos after the weekend," she said. "When the other kids were having their meltdowns, Rachel was just happily playing with the toys by herself." It seems she's pretty self-reliant except when the other kids get in her space (oh, aren't we all like that...). She's different from the other kids, who are always tugging on the daycare ladies' legs to be lifted up. When Rachel wants something, like a nap or a bottle, she makes a little whimpering noise like "uh" and then they know to attend to her. And because she's so happy by nature, they can tell right away when she's sick or feeling "off" for some reason.
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The Little House played debuted at the Guthrie last summer, starring Melissa Gilbert. it's traveling now. They want to bring it to Broadway. The young woman who starred as Laura got the best reviews, as I recall. the run broke box-office records.
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