Spending The Day With Family

Yesterday afternoon was long overdue. I have three brothers and it is not often that we are able to coordinate our families schedules to spend time together. It ended up being a fun afternoon and the cousins played well together. Even the weather cooperated. Barbecue, Swimming, Hiking, Badminton, Sunshine, Camp Fire, Family = Good Day!

Short People Hold A Grudge

Sheila sent me this link this morning and I have to say....I must be an idiot.

I have my own theory about height, and I didn’t have to go to Princeton to figure it out. Since kindergarten, I have come to realize that anyone taller than me (the rest of the class) got noticed first, chosen first, and thus was privy to everything else in the room before I could get to it. If, by some miracle I did manage to get there first, that taller person was invariably able to take from me whatever I’d managed to get, and no one ever stuck up for me. That has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with taller being more intelligent. That simply has to do with taking up more space; therefore, being able to make a bigger spectacle of oneself sometimes with nothing more than brute strength.

Movies : Part 9

Movies That Hit Me So Hard That When the Credits Rolled I Couldn't Move:

Braveheart - A celebration of the human spirit, and a classic film. As William Wallace said, "It's not how you die that's important, but how you live!"

Million Dollar Baby - A real tragedy that long after the last credit rolls, the images and themes remain lodged in your memory.

Schindler's List - Shows us the worst in humanity, but also the best as well.

American History X - I remember thinking as I watched Ed Nortons character, there's some truth in what he says and that makes him dangerous. It's very easy to see how disaffected youth, bullied by gangs, could turn to the skinhead subculture.

Saving Private Ryan - one of the best war movies ever made that will haunt you long after it ends.

Mystic River - One of those films that gets you and keeps you thinking long after it's over.

The Shawshank Redemption -A movie that always causes me to ponder, is it what happens to us or what we do with what happens to us that matters?

Crash - Crash will remind us all that everyone is flawed and that racism is inescapable. I actually felt empathy for just about everyone.

The Green Mile - It is a film about human relations, hope and second chances, trust, faith, friendship, and inner strength.

Seven - The ending proves to be quite powerful, and after the credits are rolling, you'll be asking yourself many questions and be praising the movie's tight weave of suspense and drama.

My Husband Is Reinventing Himself

Do you see the resemblance?

My husband has always taken interest in his looks and his hair has been his crowning glory. He spends more time primping and grooming than I do and he owns more hair products than I do. As much as I tease him I must admit I do like a well groomed man. So how on earth could he go from this:

















TO THIS.........................................................................









He reminds me of someone and I'm not sure who........stay tuned

CNE : GoodNight, GoodNight

CNE : SuperDogs, Karoke, Art Attack

The SuperDog Show never fails to thrill me or the kids. We had a blast. We wandered into to "Days of Past at the CNE" and I was able to get a photo of the girls on an original Flyer car. I remember those days. I also enjoyed when Brianna asked me if I use to wear clothes like that in the olden days( gold gown photo.) I told her I didn't live during the olden days to which she replied, " Well, like the 80's?" Wowza!!! I certainly wore some strange things in the 80's but nothing quite like that. This was Alleys first year of singing Karoke in front of strangers and she made her debut singing "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff. She rocked the house!!!

CNE : Midway

By going with the all day passes on the midway we were able to navigate around the sudden rainstorm we got. When I saw the weather clouds open up and pour down upon us despite a weather forecast that only showed sunshine I knew that this was a sign that my Brookie should have been with us at the CNE.