I LOVE SPRINGTIME. And it’s almost here! Have you walked through Target lately? It’s all cute clothes and Cadbury eggs and colorful flip flops as far as the eye can see. Even though it’s only in the 30s today, I know spring is just around the corner! March is coming! In March, we finally start to see a little more daylight, and the weather finally starts to warm up a little (although here in Colorado, we get the bulk of our seasonal snow in March and April! Boooo!) And, best of all…MY BIRTHDAY! Yep, my birthday is on the first day of spring. And now I have another reason to get super giddy about March! March 8th begins Season 3 of Yo Gabba Gabba, also known as THE GREATEST SHOW EVER MADE.

If you aren’t watching Yo Gabba Gabba, you just haven’t LIVED. Besides teaching kids important life lessons and catchy songs, Yo Gabba Gabba features the greatest guest stars! And Season Three is going to ROCK! The first week alone, you’ll see Sarah Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic, Black Kids, Jack McBrayer, Paul Scheer, Weezer, Anthony Bourdain, Of Montreal, Mos Def, Devo, The Aquabats, Mark Mothersbaugh, Biz Markie and a special remix by Travis Barker. Throughout the season, there will be appearances by Fred Armisen, Erykah Badu, Band of Horses, Blitzen Trapper, Chairlift, Rob Dyrdek, The Faint, Flaming Lips, The Killers, Solange Knowles, Mix Master Mike, Angela Kinsey, The Sounds, Taking Back Sunday, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Charlyne Yi and John Francis Daley, Samm Levine and Martin Starr from “Freaks and Greeks.”

Here’s the schedule for the first week of the new season.

Yo Gabba Gabba – Season 3

Monday, March 8 – “Circus” – Weird Al Yankovic plays the circus ringmaster; Sarah Silverman teaches the “Time to Mime” dancey dance and Black Kids sing the original Yo Gabba Gabba! song, “We Love Clowns.” The episode also features Jack McBrayer and Paul Scheer telling a “Knock Knock” joke and Mark Mothersbaugh in his “Marks’ Magic Pictures” segment.

Tuesday, March 9 – “Bugs” – Weezer performs an original Yo Gabba Gabba! song, “My Friends Are All Insects” and Mark Mothersbaugh is featured in his “Mark’s Magic Pictures” segment. The episode also features a special remix segment arranged by Travis Barker.

Wednesday, March 10 – “Doctor” – Anthony Bourdain plays the doctor when Toodee gets sick. Of Montreal performs an original Yo Gabba Gabba! song “Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast!” and Biz Markie is featured in the “Biz’s Beat of the Day” segment.

Thursday, March 11 – “Superhero”– Mos Def plays a superhero; Devo performs their song “Watch Us Work It;” Biz Markie is featured in the “Biz’s Beat of the Day” segment and The Aquabats perform a “Numbers” segment.

Friday, March 12 – Encore of “Circus”

I can’t wait to tell Kayley that Weezer’s going to be on Yo Gabba Gabba! We enjoy the show as much as the little ones do. The only thing I’m having trouble with lately is Muno – my favorite, darling Muno – now that I realize Adam Deibert does his voice, I have this weird mixup in my head. I “see” Adam Deibert when I hear Muno on the show, and I “hear” Muno when I read Adam Deibert’s tweets. ‘Tis the chance you take when you start stalking the creative geniuses behind your favorite show, I guess.

Need a little Yo Gabba Gabba love in your life? Be sure to follow Yo Gabba Gabba, and Gabbafriends on Twitter!

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When we moved into this house a year ago, I was quite pleased about having a gas fireplace. (Actually, we have two! There’s one in the basement, too.) The only thing that bummed me out was that the built-in “media center” lacked a MANTLE. Where was I supposed to put my knick-knacks and framed pictures and whatnot?

As you can see in this picture from nearly exactly one year ago, there’s a little “bump” of a mantle barely big enough to set the remote on. (And as you can also see, it’s about time for me to vacuum the blinds again!)

No more, though. My handy enginerd husband built me a beautiful mantle! It’s made of pine, designed to match our rustico style coffee table. I LOVE it. This picture doesn’t do it justice at all – it is gorgeous in person!

I had no idea it’d be so easy for him to build, either, or I would have bitched about it a lot more right after we moved in. He built it in just a few hours, stained it that evening, polyurethaned it before bed, and hung it up the next day. And I threw all this Christmas shit up there within about five minutes of him placing the final screw.

Now, I’m dying to put all that Christmas shit AWAY so I can go shopping for new stuff to put on my mantle! Yay!

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