Jacket On, Jacket Off

Another Sunday, and another part of "Kung Pow" is all finished.  This time, we were treated by a visit from Hot Rod, a sensei with a bit of swagger.  The message was on obedience, which Madison got entirely, certainly after two services at KidPak.  She is like many other kids with volunteer parents:  she attends two services each Sunday.  That's a double portion!  Seriously, it's okay.  She enjoys the service, from the skits to the videos to the worship and message.  Daddy and Mommy are especially happy about the worship encounter she has each week, getting a lot of exposure to praise and worship in a service.  Maybe some day she'll want to play keyboard or something in that direction.  We'll see.  Presently, she has several good role models, including the folks you see in the picture above:  they are all using their talents in a great way, helping the kids here.

This morning, Madison saw parts of the new "Karate Kid" movie, which takes place in China, and has no karate in it.  It's Kung Fu.  Still, it's a good movie, and always good to see anything with Jackie Chan in it.  Madison saw the "jacket on, jacket off" scene, and by the end of the morning, learned a few lessons about obedience as Pastor Lance shared the Word.

We were pretty tired today, so Mommy and Daddy got on the couch - and fell asleep.  Afternoon naps on Sunday are the best.  You don't feel so bad coming home Sunday, because you've done so much.  We did something that Madison can grow with, a pretty valuable sort of morning in that respect.

There was piano practice as usual, but we were tired and didn't do much beyond that.  It might have something to do with the exertion from yesterday's roller skating trip.  Whatever the reason, we rested the remainder of the day.  We popped in "Home on the Range," which Madison remembers very little of the last time we watched it a few years ago.  Great songs.  And great yodeling too.

That's a fun movie right there.  We saw it first in Florida, Mommy and Daddy only that one time.  We were at Downtown Disney at the theater there - I think this was the first thing we've ever seen there.  Anyway, it's a much better movie than it gets any credit for.  In fact, I say that about a lot of the Disney movies in that time period.  "Treasure Planet," "Chicken Little," and "Lilo & Stitch" are just a few from this period that are actually pretty fun movies.  As proof, Madison enjoyed it.

And then it was off to bed pretty quick for all of us.  Lots of wear-and-tear on the weekend, so a good night's rest is the perfect prescription.