Mommy was doing a bit of prep tonight for the big dance tomorrow, which meant doing Madison's nails and putting curls in her hair as well. This is a process that evidently requires a bit of time and patience - and these long things that Madison had to have in her hair overnight. The end result, according to Mommy, is that she looked like Kit Fisto.
You be the judge. Madison was having a lot of this done as Daddy was reading to her the nightly routine: Bible, followed by comics. Tonight, we covered Naaman, followed by the last issue of Ka-Zar in that great series. This is where there's a happy ending for everyone involved, and the Savage Land is saved.
Speaking of which, and as a complete aside, did you know they just recently discovered an area in Antarctica that is completely covered in ice. It's a huge valley that nobody knew existed, and instead of a sky overhead, it's a massive sheet of ice. Could it be that there's a Savage Land beneath?
Only if there's a Terraformer device, apparently. That's the thing that makes the Savage Land what it is, complete with dinosaurs and local tribes. This is what Madison has been learning lately.
Another thing she's been learning lately is manners. Believe it or not, they've been talking about having good manners at school. To me, this is something we should cover on Day 1! Madison was sitting at the table like a princess tonight, one hand in her lap on a napkin, and her chair pulled in just right. Usually, it's a struggle, as she eats like a cast member from "Planet of the Apes." We are in a constant battle to get her to sit properly, which is not an epic struggle, mind you. It's just one of those daily reminders: sit on your bottom, pull the chair in, get the plate closer to the vicinity you are actually eating at. Tonight we had tacos, so you can imagine this was more of a challenge than usual.
We had ballet tonight too. The last fifteen minutes of class, the teacher left the door open, and Daddy could watch Madison dance. She did so well, and was very much into it. They are dancing to the "Skater's Waltz," a song Daddy had to look up. I knew the music, but couldn't remember the title (we weren't told the title either). So I went home and started humming it to Mommy, who didn't know the title either. All we could remember is that people ice skated to it at Rockefeller Center, and Bugs Bunny used to hum it. I think. And since you can't type in a search engine, "Da, da, da-daaaaaaah... da, da, da-daaaaaah," we finally found it using the words "skating" and "classic." And when we did, we got Madison to perform a bit at home. It wasn't the same exact version of the song, but we saw enough of it to give her applause and encourage her.
You be the judge. Madison was having a lot of this done as Daddy was reading to her the nightly routine: Bible, followed by comics. Tonight, we covered Naaman, followed by the last issue of Ka-Zar in that great series. This is where there's a happy ending for everyone involved, and the Savage Land is saved.
Speaking of which, and as a complete aside, did you know they just recently discovered an area in Antarctica that is completely covered in ice. It's a huge valley that nobody knew existed, and instead of a sky overhead, it's a massive sheet of ice. Could it be that there's a Savage Land beneath?
Only if there's a Terraformer device, apparently. That's the thing that makes the Savage Land what it is, complete with dinosaurs and local tribes. This is what Madison has been learning lately.
Another thing she's been learning lately is manners. Believe it or not, they've been talking about having good manners at school. To me, this is something we should cover on Day 1! Madison was sitting at the table like a princess tonight, one hand in her lap on a napkin, and her chair pulled in just right. Usually, it's a struggle, as she eats like a cast member from "Planet of the Apes." We are in a constant battle to get her to sit properly, which is not an epic struggle, mind you. It's just one of those daily reminders: sit on your bottom, pull the chair in, get the plate closer to the vicinity you are actually eating at. Tonight we had tacos, so you can imagine this was more of a challenge than usual.
We had ballet tonight too. The last fifteen minutes of class, the teacher left the door open, and Daddy could watch Madison dance. She did so well, and was very much into it. They are dancing to the "Skater's Waltz," a song Daddy had to look up. I knew the music, but couldn't remember the title (we weren't told the title either). So I went home and started humming it to Mommy, who didn't know the title either. All we could remember is that people ice skated to it at Rockefeller Center, and Bugs Bunny used to hum it. I think. And since you can't type in a search engine, "Da, da, da-daaaaaaah... da, da, da-daaaaaah," we finally found it using the words "skating" and "classic." And when we did, we got Madison to perform a bit at home. It wasn't the same exact version of the song, but we saw enough of it to give her applause and encourage her.
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