Saturday, September 23, 2006
Lives on Hold
Our computer is broken so until sometime in October, there will be no posts on this blog site. If you really need to know what's going on with Silas or how we feel about service at the Sprint store in Little Rock, you'll have to call us. Home and cell numbers remain the same.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Abu Dhabi
This was Silas' new word yesterday. He said it over and over. I'm not sure if it had something to do with remembering what we lost this time 5 years ago or needing a vacation, or having developing a heart for those hurting in the UAE. Whatever the cause, I said a prayer for the families still grieving their loss of their loved ones in New York, a prayer for Joel and myself already in need of a vacation, and a prayer for the people of UAE.
We started the Great Celebration of September 15 on Saturday at the grown-up Fanks' house. Silas' attempt #1 at a birthday cupcake ended up with gagging but thought sticking his fingers in the icing and smearing it on the highchair tray was pretty serious fun.
Finally, to which of the following do you think this pair of glasses orginally belonged?
We started the Great Celebration of September 15 on Saturday at the grown-up Fanks' house. Silas' attempt #1 at a birthday cupcake ended up with gagging but thought sticking his fingers in the icing and smearing it on the highchair tray was pretty serious fun.
Finally, to which of the following do you think this pair of glasses orginally belonged?
Friday, September 08, 2006
Monday, September 04, 2006
Fall Reviews
The following are ranked on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being that I highly reccomend this experience and 1 meaning I think you should avoid it at all costs.
PLACES TO VISIT
North Park Mall, Dallas TX: 8 points
Now that the new wing is finished, the mall goes in a full circle. The new wing features a food court for the common people, like Chic-fil-A and a more expensive version of Sbarro. Why do I like this mall so much? I can't think of any GOOD reason. Maybe because the majority of the stores are so full of silly fashion and coordinating silly fashion prices, it doesn't feel like reality.
Maumelle Park, Maumelle AR: 6 points normal, 2 points during Labor weekend
Joel and I agree this would be nice place to have a family reunion if you have an RV. Labor day weekend was too crowded and too noisy to be relaxing. Silas liked playing with the pebbles in the park though, and Lewis liked barking at the other dogs who had come to camp. It has a nice view of the river, but no good walking or hiking trails that we could find.
MOVIES
"Princess Mononoke" 10 points if you like Japanese animae, 1 point if you don't.
I can't say that I like Japanese animae. I tried though. I gave it an honest to goodness try. I just don't understand how getting stabbed enough times makes you turn into a demon-worm animal, nor can I follow along with the introduction and disappearance of characters (such as the Ape Tribe). It's rated PG-13 for violence and some language though I imagine if someone tried to make this into a real-people movie, it might have been rated R for all the arms that got cut off.
"Merlin's Apprentice" 1 point
This came on the Hallmark channel Saturday night. Tooooooo boring. Tooooooooo cheesy. Why did we suffer through it? We had no-bake cookies.
NON-CATEGORIZED ITEMS for the Fall Review
the No-Bake Cookies I made on Saturday: 10 points
The receipe called for brown sugar instead of white sugar. Joel and I ate the entire batch (minus a few we shared with the neighbors for letting us use their saw) within 24 hours. But with all the oatmeal we were getting, they couldn't have been THAT bad for us, right?
Silas: 10 points
Despite teething, he's really a sweet kid. Polite too. He says, "thank you" to everything, "good dog" to Lewis, and sings "dooby dooby dooby" to me while I'm doing the laundry.
PLACES TO VISIT
North Park Mall, Dallas TX: 8 points
Now that the new wing is finished, the mall goes in a full circle. The new wing features a food court for the common people, like Chic-fil-A and a more expensive version of Sbarro. Why do I like this mall so much? I can't think of any GOOD reason. Maybe because the majority of the stores are so full of silly fashion and coordinating silly fashion prices, it doesn't feel like reality.
Maumelle Park, Maumelle AR: 6 points normal, 2 points during Labor weekend
Joel and I agree this would be nice place to have a family reunion if you have an RV. Labor day weekend was too crowded and too noisy to be relaxing. Silas liked playing with the pebbles in the park though, and Lewis liked barking at the other dogs who had come to camp. It has a nice view of the river, but no good walking or hiking trails that we could find.
MOVIES
"Princess Mononoke" 10 points if you like Japanese animae, 1 point if you don't.
I can't say that I like Japanese animae. I tried though. I gave it an honest to goodness try. I just don't understand how getting stabbed enough times makes you turn into a demon-worm animal, nor can I follow along with the introduction and disappearance of characters (such as the Ape Tribe). It's rated PG-13 for violence and some language though I imagine if someone tried to make this into a real-people movie, it might have been rated R for all the arms that got cut off.
"Merlin's Apprentice" 1 point
This came on the Hallmark channel Saturday night. Tooooooo boring. Tooooooooo cheesy. Why did we suffer through it? We had no-bake cookies.
NON-CATEGORIZED ITEMS for the Fall Review
the No-Bake Cookies I made on Saturday: 10 points
The receipe called for brown sugar instead of white sugar. Joel and I ate the entire batch (minus a few we shared with the neighbors for letting us use their saw) within 24 hours. But with all the oatmeal we were getting, they couldn't have been THAT bad for us, right?
Silas: 10 points
Despite teething, he's really a sweet kid. Polite too. He says, "thank you" to everything, "good dog" to Lewis, and sings "dooby dooby dooby" to me while I'm doing the laundry.
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