Today was another play practice this afternoon, but it was a special one: we had ensemble characters showing up to appear in supporting (non-speaking) roles. One of those actresses that showed up was Madison! She was reluctant to be in the play, as she was somewhat nervous about being on stage. But Daddy told her that she didn't have to worry about speaking any parts, and simply invited her to join us on stage today to see if it was something she wanted to do. Afterwards, Daddy was quite happy to hear that it was in fact something that she wanted to do.
We had a bit of fun with our stage directions, and Daddy couldn't help but notice Madison's part in the play. She was acting things out very well on stage, pretending to straighten out a friend's costume, or pretending to go shopping all around her. Whatever she did, she did it very well. Of course, I'm somewhat biased as a Daddy!
All the kids that showed up did well, and they'll serve their purpose perfectly in the background, setting up the atmosphere on stage. This play is coming along nicely, although we'll get to some real meat tomorrow. Today, we saw some stage designs that look good, but may create some complications with our blocking. We'll have to take a look at that when it comes.
The rest of the day was spent at the office. Madison was playing on the iPad, or watching movies, or helping clean up, or helping put things in chairs. We've only got a few more Sundays of this series left, and we're essentially ready to move on to something new now. But it has been fun. And Madison has been really enjoying the LEGO bricks at home, always constructing something new. Today, she made a carousel that spins like a windmill - she put the figures on it and blew them in circles, testing it out.
She makes her own fun. The church is a pretty big place, complete with a nice indoor playground with slides and nooks and crannies to hide in. Also, there are video games and air hockey tables and pool tables, so there's a little bit of fun in there as well. Madison still prefers just hanging out in the office though, being nearby friends and family. There were plenty of friends there today, setting things up, and of course dealing with the practice today.
The temperature is dropping, but it hasn't reached the basement yet. That comes later on this week, but in the meantime, we're all bundled up, even in the office. The wind blows outside, and when we get home we've got logs in the fireplace. Tonight, Madison went to bed quickly - she was ready for some sleep.
Mommy and Daddy stayed up - Mr. Josh was with us tonight, and the three of us decided to watch the latest X-Men movie, "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Daddy, of course, is a ginormous X-Men fan. And the movie was good, though the second X-Men movie is still by far the best. There were a few hiccups in this movie, but a few bright shining moments, including that amazing scene with Quicksilver, and that post-credits scene with Apocalypse. I could have done without some of the stronger language though. I don't remember that sort of language in the X-men comics. Mainly because it wasn't there. It might be there now in the comics released nowadays. Daddy doesn't collect them anymore.
This is one big difference between the Marvel movies and the Twentieth Century Fox movies that use Marvel characters. Perhaps it is the Disney influence - I'm not sure. But sometimes that sort of language just seems forced and unnecessary. Or even lazy. Regardless, we're very happy to see one thing: this movie cancels out everything that happened in "X-Men 3: The Last Stand." That was easily the worst comic book movie ever. Sure, Dolph Lundgren's Punisher movie was cheesy. And the Spawn movie was just dumb. And that Fantastic Four movie with the really awful special effects was ...well, awful. And of course "Batman and Robin" was nearly a franchise killer. But "X-Men: The Last Stand" was pathetic, insulting, disrespectful, and just plain dumb. All that the previous two movies built up for was completely trashed. Certain Marvel characters were utterly disrespected, and in doing so, the fans were too. I'm evidently pretty passionate about this, but I am qualified, having hundreds of X-Men comics still in the house. Daddy's a huge fan, and that movie was a terrible insult. This new movie, however, was a step back in the right direction. And because of the time traveling in the movie, it erases everything that happened in that terrible, repulsive, disgusting "X-Men: The Last Stand." There I go again...
So it is late again here, and the wind is still blowing cold outside. We're going to bed now in our quiet neighborhood, thankful there aren't any Sentinals out there, hunting us down....
We had a bit of fun with our stage directions, and Daddy couldn't help but notice Madison's part in the play. She was acting things out very well on stage, pretending to straighten out a friend's costume, or pretending to go shopping all around her. Whatever she did, she did it very well. Of course, I'm somewhat biased as a Daddy!
All the kids that showed up did well, and they'll serve their purpose perfectly in the background, setting up the atmosphere on stage. This play is coming along nicely, although we'll get to some real meat tomorrow. Today, we saw some stage designs that look good, but may create some complications with our blocking. We'll have to take a look at that when it comes.
The rest of the day was spent at the office. Madison was playing on the iPad, or watching movies, or helping clean up, or helping put things in chairs. We've only got a few more Sundays of this series left, and we're essentially ready to move on to something new now. But it has been fun. And Madison has been really enjoying the LEGO bricks at home, always constructing something new. Today, she made a carousel that spins like a windmill - she put the figures on it and blew them in circles, testing it out.
She makes her own fun. The church is a pretty big place, complete with a nice indoor playground with slides and nooks and crannies to hide in. Also, there are video games and air hockey tables and pool tables, so there's a little bit of fun in there as well. Madison still prefers just hanging out in the office though, being nearby friends and family. There were plenty of friends there today, setting things up, and of course dealing with the practice today.
The temperature is dropping, but it hasn't reached the basement yet. That comes later on this week, but in the meantime, we're all bundled up, even in the office. The wind blows outside, and when we get home we've got logs in the fireplace. Tonight, Madison went to bed quickly - she was ready for some sleep.
Mommy and Daddy stayed up - Mr. Josh was with us tonight, and the three of us decided to watch the latest X-Men movie, "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Daddy, of course, is a ginormous X-Men fan. And the movie was good, though the second X-Men movie is still by far the best. There were a few hiccups in this movie, but a few bright shining moments, including that amazing scene with Quicksilver, and that post-credits scene with Apocalypse. I could have done without some of the stronger language though. I don't remember that sort of language in the X-men comics. Mainly because it wasn't there. It might be there now in the comics released nowadays. Daddy doesn't collect them anymore.
This is one big difference between the Marvel movies and the Twentieth Century Fox movies that use Marvel characters. Perhaps it is the Disney influence - I'm not sure. But sometimes that sort of language just seems forced and unnecessary. Or even lazy. Regardless, we're very happy to see one thing: this movie cancels out everything that happened in "X-Men 3: The Last Stand." That was easily the worst comic book movie ever. Sure, Dolph Lundgren's Punisher movie was cheesy. And the Spawn movie was just dumb. And that Fantastic Four movie with the really awful special effects was ...well, awful. And of course "Batman and Robin" was nearly a franchise killer. But "X-Men: The Last Stand" was pathetic, insulting, disrespectful, and just plain dumb. All that the previous two movies built up for was completely trashed. Certain Marvel characters were utterly disrespected, and in doing so, the fans were too. I'm evidently pretty passionate about this, but I am qualified, having hundreds of X-Men comics still in the house. Daddy's a huge fan, and that movie was a terrible insult. This new movie, however, was a step back in the right direction. And because of the time traveling in the movie, it erases everything that happened in that terrible, repulsive, disgusting "X-Men: The Last Stand." There I go again...
So it is late again here, and the wind is still blowing cold outside. We're going to bed now in our quiet neighborhood, thankful there aren't any Sentinals out there, hunting us down....
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