Tonight we revisited "Monsters Unleashed," which Madison enjoyed very much. It's the second of the Scooby Doo live-action movies, again both of them pretty enjoyable movies. We wish they made a third, but at this point it's probably too late to round up all the stars for a third go-round. Scooby-Doo, for example, is pretty famous these days...
It's so great to hear Madison laughing at the slapstick in these movies. Her giggles are infectious!
She was working on her drawing skills, and she's getting better and better lately. She did this one drawing of Jasmine, and did it free-hand just by looking at a picture of the princess from Aladdin. It turned out really well. Not only does she draw things out really well, she also colors them in, creating a colorful piece of art. She's still doing the fish drawings, and also doing plenty of paper airplanes and origami as well.
It was a rainy day today, a Friday though. The Speaker of the House of Representatives has decided to step down, and so we'll have some monsters unleashed there, folks trying to claw their way to the top and be next in line for leadership. There's a bit of a war there in the House, between those who like tea, and those who don't care for it.
We were doing a bit of writing for the upcoming drama today, finishing up part two of our ongoing series. We'll see Edvard Grieg on stage, and a very young George Washington Carver, a guy already obsessed with peanuts. Both of these characters should add a lot of fun to the stage for the kids. We'll see how it goes on Sunday.
Looking back with this series on famous time travel devices, the thought occurred to us that we forgot one: the time machine from "Napoleon Dynamite." Yeah, that one didn't quite work. But it's funny nonetheless. And here's a quick entry Daddy wrote up about it, one we're using in Parenting Matters soon:
Napoleon Dynamite has an uncle named Rico, and Uncle Rico has a time machine. Does it even work? Hey, he bought it online - you don't even know! If you want to time travel with this totally sweet device, first you have to read the manual. There you'll see how simple this machine is: just remember to add the crystals, and of course set it to the year you want to go to.
For Uncle Rico, he wants to go back to 1982. It was the best year of his life. It's an obsession! He spends all of his time wishing he were back in 1982. But Uncle Rico is not alone. A lot of people do that, looking back on their glory years, and wishing they could go back.
The funny thing is this: RIGHT NOW are your glory years, wherever you're at in life. In fact, in about five years, you'll be looking back at right now thinking how great it was. But you can't do that if you're constantly looking to the past. You've got to think of this moment right now, and keep building towards your future.
This is not the worst day of your life. No matter where you are, this is your time. If you're still alive, it means this: God has a plan and a future for you. And it's going to be totally sweet.
Rather than go with that theme - which none of the kids would really get - we filmed another video about time travel. It's one where Daddy actually comes from the future to tell himself to not give up. This required putting braces on his teeth, which was no easy task. But it came out funny.
Let's see - what else.... oh, we saw a rabbit. Okay, this isn't that big of a deal. But the rabbit was in our front yard, and Madison was pretty excited to see the thing not move. That's right, it sort of sat there, staring us down. We weren't about to advance upon it, and it seemed unlikely to do the same for us. So we had ourselves a bit of a stare down. I am sad to report that we lost. The rabbit remained in place, as we retreated to the supposed safety of our home. Even as we type this out, that rabbit is out there, lurking...
We got some free firewood today. This is leftover from the Women's Conference this past weekend at the church. They roasted marshmallows and sat around some fires, and there was plenty of wood left. So guess who gets the leftovers? Yep, we did. We asked around KidPak, but nobody was ready for firewood yet. So Daddy hauled that in. The weather was gloomy enough to warrant a fire in the fireplace, but the temperature just wasn't there quite yet. It's still kind of warm outside, despite the overcast skies.
Madison begins a week off now, today being the last day of school for the next nine days or so. Nice break, huh? Too bad the weather is so rainy - all next week. Oh well, we'll still be thankful for the rain. And we'll have a good time as well. You'll see!
It's so great to hear Madison laughing at the slapstick in these movies. Her giggles are infectious!
She was working on her drawing skills, and she's getting better and better lately. She did this one drawing of Jasmine, and did it free-hand just by looking at a picture of the princess from Aladdin. It turned out really well. Not only does she draw things out really well, she also colors them in, creating a colorful piece of art. She's still doing the fish drawings, and also doing plenty of paper airplanes and origami as well.
It was a rainy day today, a Friday though. The Speaker of the House of Representatives has decided to step down, and so we'll have some monsters unleashed there, folks trying to claw their way to the top and be next in line for leadership. There's a bit of a war there in the House, between those who like tea, and those who don't care for it.
We were doing a bit of writing for the upcoming drama today, finishing up part two of our ongoing series. We'll see Edvard Grieg on stage, and a very young George Washington Carver, a guy already obsessed with peanuts. Both of these characters should add a lot of fun to the stage for the kids. We'll see how it goes on Sunday.
Looking back with this series on famous time travel devices, the thought occurred to us that we forgot one: the time machine from "Napoleon Dynamite." Yeah, that one didn't quite work. But it's funny nonetheless. And here's a quick entry Daddy wrote up about it, one we're using in Parenting Matters soon:
Napoleon Dynamite has an uncle named Rico, and Uncle Rico has a time machine. Does it even work? Hey, he bought it online - you don't even know! If you want to time travel with this totally sweet device, first you have to read the manual. There you'll see how simple this machine is: just remember to add the crystals, and of course set it to the year you want to go to.
For Uncle Rico, he wants to go back to 1982. It was the best year of his life. It's an obsession! He spends all of his time wishing he were back in 1982. But Uncle Rico is not alone. A lot of people do that, looking back on their glory years, and wishing they could go back.
The funny thing is this: RIGHT NOW are your glory years, wherever you're at in life. In fact, in about five years, you'll be looking back at right now thinking how great it was. But you can't do that if you're constantly looking to the past. You've got to think of this moment right now, and keep building towards your future.
This is not the worst day of your life. No matter where you are, this is your time. If you're still alive, it means this: God has a plan and a future for you. And it's going to be totally sweet.
Rather than go with that theme - which none of the kids would really get - we filmed another video about time travel. It's one where Daddy actually comes from the future to tell himself to not give up. This required putting braces on his teeth, which was no easy task. But it came out funny.
Let's see - what else.... oh, we saw a rabbit. Okay, this isn't that big of a deal. But the rabbit was in our front yard, and Madison was pretty excited to see the thing not move. That's right, it sort of sat there, staring us down. We weren't about to advance upon it, and it seemed unlikely to do the same for us. So we had ourselves a bit of a stare down. I am sad to report that we lost. The rabbit remained in place, as we retreated to the supposed safety of our home. Even as we type this out, that rabbit is out there, lurking...
We got some free firewood today. This is leftover from the Women's Conference this past weekend at the church. They roasted marshmallows and sat around some fires, and there was plenty of wood left. So guess who gets the leftovers? Yep, we did. We asked around KidPak, but nobody was ready for firewood yet. So Daddy hauled that in. The weather was gloomy enough to warrant a fire in the fireplace, but the temperature just wasn't there quite yet. It's still kind of warm outside, despite the overcast skies.
Madison begins a week off now, today being the last day of school for the next nine days or so. Nice break, huh? Too bad the weather is so rainy - all next week. Oh well, we'll still be thankful for the rain. And we'll have a good time as well. You'll see!
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