With a name like "TMX", I was expecting the newest Elmo to sport a diamond grille and perhaps baggy pants. Alas, the reality is somewhat different, if no less surreal. Fortunately, at least for now, Olivia seems to have lost most of her interest in Elmo. She's now graduated to more action-oriented things. The latest fave? An anime chop-sake show called "Avatar". After just one episode, she started yelling, "daddy! Watch me! I'm Avatar!" Whereapon she'd go through some karate chops, a few "hiii-YAH"s, hop in the air and land on her butt with a solid thud. Or she'd spin around a few times, yell "Avatar!", stumble into something, and land on the floor.

Hey, she is my child after all.