Rock n' Roll!

Here's a screen shot from a video we did this past Wednesday.  Daddy looks a little odd - although that's largely a state of being for him around KidPak.  He's shouting "Rock n' roll!"  This is something we used to randomly shout as we peeled away from the drive-thru of various fast food restaurants.  Why did we do this?  I'm not sure.

Today was a decent day filled with piano practice and tennis.  Yes, we managed to head down to the tennis courts (now armed with a code to actually get into the tennis courts).  Madison hit three balls in a row, right back at Daddy over the net.  She's getting better and better at practice, and she actually really enjoys going out to do it too!  I think Nana and Ba-Ba will be impressed when they return.

The story of the day, unfortunately, was in Oklahoma.  It was a huge tornado, two miles wide.  And there were schools with children involved.  It was upsetting news, one that captured our full attention for quite some time.  We were hoping and praying for so many - and still are.

Just before bed, we prayed for those in Oklahoma, and we read a few more of our library books towards the summer program.  Then it was time for some more research television:  writing skits for this Summer Xtreme, we've been looking for some jokes and themes that have an "island" theme.  Our destination was the island of Kinkow, which is home to a "Pair of Kings."  We've sort of been on a marathon ever since, writing down corny jokes and premises.  It's actually a pretty fun show, at least for the first season.  The funny thing about television these days is that you can watch an entire season over the course of a week.  Kids these days have no idea about the serial nature of television:  it used to be when the announcer was saying "Join us next time - same Bat time, same Bat channel," that meant we had to wait a while to find out what happens next.  The biggest example of this was Han Solo.  My generation had to wait THREE YEARS to find out what happened to Han Solo.  Could you imagine that happening now?  But now with an entire season or series at your fingertips, the only question mark might be with the season finale.  Yet even then you might have season two nearby, so there's no worry.

So, what will we write about next?  Join us next time and find out!