Proofs and Shawarma

The Summer Xtreme week may be over, but there was still a busy day in store for us today, of course starting out with Team Edge practice.  We were over in Oakwood again at the studio, practicing for a few hours.  Or, at least Maddie was!  I was watching as she was working on rolls and flips, and a good bit of "the basics," pretty much starting at the ground roots for certain moves and weapon usage.  They're a good team though, and they learn quickly.  They also have birthdays this month, which meant cupcakes and cookies afterwards.  Yummy!

So we got home after that, and we rested after lunch, and then headed right back out again to go back to the photography studio.  Again, when Mom and I were younger, and pretty much when many adults were younger, senior pictures comprised of us going down to the library where there was a makeshift photo studio setup, where we'd slap on the same shoulder covering thing to make it look like we're in a full robe, and then we'd stand in front of a back drop after waiting in a line, and then we'd get our senior picture taken.  Now, you spend hundreds on a photographer, make-up, and hairstylist - all of this before actually paying for the pictures.  Today it was time to pay for the pictures, and the payment curve is steep.  You go from a few hundred for one picture with prints, to six hundred dollars for eight prints and a couple digital copies.  They steer you towards that $800 price to get those digital copies, because who hands out wallet print photos anymore?  Anyway, yep.  I did it.  Maddie really liked the pictures and they trap you there.  What a scam!  The pictures are good - but we basically pay the mortgage payment to get a few dozen photos.  All that said, Maddie is super happy with them, and they do look nice.  These pictures now belong to me, so here they are, presented to us on a fancy flash drive.  Also downloadable.  But the flash drive was nice. 

After taking all those pictures, it was time to get something to eat.  Maddie and I were really happy to get to stop at a place just down the road, the Jerusalem Bakery.  We were there to get shawarma, and this is our favorite shawarma place.  We both loved it.  We sat there for a while, and probably ate too much, but it was really good.  

We got home, and we were inspired by the recent viewing of that fourth Descendants movie, so we watched a movie we hadn't seen before, the 1997 version of "Cinderella."  It features the same Cinderella and Prince Charming that we just saw in this recent movie, only of course many, many years before.  The movie was wonderful - we actually really liked this one a lot!

Tomorrow we've got a KidPak service, and it should be good.  Time to get some sleep though.  We read tonight, finishing up a random story about Lando Calrissian, and then saying our prayers afterwards.  All the plush friends were tucked in, including Putnam, our green friend who had a cameo in Wednesday's skit on stage for Summer Xtreme.  All tucked in, it was time for bed.  One more morning to get up early!