...and Now For Something Completely Different:

We like to say our youngest son is a little different. He most likely has dreams of taking over the planet with the use of 6 story tall robots and some cool magnetic devices. He is also fascinated with hammocks and escaping from them, as we discovered during our family reunion in July. So, I present to you (pretend you hear the fanfare playing):

Noah Taylor -- Mindfreak


Text: Noah's idea of a good time had some escape artist overtones. He asked Michael to take a carabiner and clip him into the hammock. After about 20 minutes he couldn't figure out how to escape and he needed to go to the bathroom, so he called for help and Michael released him from his self-requested confinement.

Text on photo: You have to Start Somewhere!

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:::::::::::::::::Cookies:::::::

Today I made several dozen peanut butter cookies. Noah was my taste tester and with his mouth full gave me a thumbs up and walked off with two more clutched in his little hands. I had promised a week ago to make him some peanut butter cookies and I also had an appointment to go visiting teaching, so the whole two birds with one stone analogy worked quite well.

::::::::::::::::::Eye Update...Update::::::

The doctor said the abrasion has healed. I can read to the fifth line down on the eye chart. Things still have a bit of a ghostly doubled effect, but that should be gone soon. And lunch with Michael and the kids was nice.

::::::::::::::::::Right, They're Cleaning:::

The kids have been given the task to clean their rooms. It has been slow going...think continental drift since the time of Pangea. They have assured me that they are on task, and to prove it they have brought me photos of Jasper, or very cute ferret, sleeping upside down on a grocery bag in Aaron and Noah's room. They are trying to prevail on me with cute furry photos, but I'm not falling for it. Well, he is quite an adorable ferret.



:::::::::::::::::The Best Time of Day:::::::

Here is a great article from Real Simple about what times are best for certain tasks. I thought I started cleaning at 4 p.m. because Michael got home at 4:30 p.m., but now I know it is just the right time to get started. I love that!

Smiles!

D'OH!

Yes folks, I pulled a Homer Simpson this morning! As I stumbled out of bed for nature's call I went to brush some hair from my eyes. I managed to, instead, poke two fingers in my left eye causing an abrasion. I curled up on the bed and as my eye burned and teared up. We went over to my mom's house and she put a patch on it that I kept on for awhile. Since Noah had an eye exam scheduled Michael encouraged me to come along. The doctor asked me what was wrong with my eye and I told her what I had done. She finished up with Noah, then checked my eye.
She put some anesthetic drops in and some drops that allowed her to see the abrasion that shown bright under blue light. She said, "You did a number on your eye! It looks like the shape of Texas!" Her solution was to put a soft contact with no perscription on my eye to protect it and prescribed an antibotic that would be put in my eyes ever 30 minutes. She also dialated my eye so the eye muscles wouldn't constrict. Her office is closed tomorrow, Sunday, but she has to stop by her office and asked if I could drop by so she could check my eye. I would also need to come by on Monday. This doctor was super nice.
BTW, Noah has a slight astigmatism and is slightly far-sighted. She said she thought he saw well enough without glasses, but gave me a prescription for glasses that could be used for reading only if the teacher notices any problems.

::::::::::::::The Bourne Ultimatim::::::

DO NOT HOLD POPCORN OR DRINK...you will most likely toss it in the air as you go along with Jason Bourne on his adventure to square one.

The jerky camera movements and frentic pace conveys the intensity of the situation Jason is in throughout the film. The stunts are spectacular! I really enjoyed Joan Allen's portrayal of someone trying to maintain integrity throughout all of the films. She is smart and takes risks. The trio of Bourne films is like a repentance process for Jason Bourne and you see him literally and figuratively try to cleanse the blood from his hands. Two thumbs up!

BTW...here are two errors in the film that I noticed that have no impact on the quality of the film, but I thought it was funny that continuity didn't pick up on it:

1. the character called Neal Daniels is also spelled Niel Daniels on documents in the film.
2. Jason Bourne's blood type is listed as A+ on one document and O- on another.

SEE...I was paying attention!

:::::::::::::::::::::Ignite:::::

is the band my husband's friend Dave plays with. He is their bass player. We got to listen to them play outside a church in Tucker. They sounded great! My mom came along and enjoyed herself, too! To see a photo check Michael's blog. You can also see the new cool climbing shoes and chalk bag that Michael picked up for Rachel.

My eye is aching so I will go now!

Smiles from the winky one!