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Birthday was great. Thank you all for your well wishes. Hope you had a good day, too.
I’ve been incredibly busy these past four days and I’m going to take a moment to write it down before I collapse.
Thursday I had lunch with Wil but still managed to fight my way out of work a little early so Myr could get home in time to prep for driving lessons and band concert. She’s dong much better with the driving– still recovering form her spin out in the fall, but getting more comfortable behind the wheel each day.
The choir concert was amazing! It featured 6th – 12th grade choirs, close to 500 kids were standing up front when everyone sang the last two songs together. We’ve got some really talented kids. It’s a shame that the few kids who get in trouble get all the press. More people should take the time to check out just how good our kids are today.
After the concert my folks took Myr and I out for pizza (Wil was at curling) and we spent an hour chatting and whatnot.
Friday was a mellow workday, even if I didn’t take a lunch. Wil and I went out to eat and then hit a late showing of Watchmen. Loved the movie. Didn’t reread the novel before I went to see it, but the main scenes I remember for the book were in the movie, so I was pleased with it. Rorschach is my favorite (which should surprise no-one who knows me). I much prefer the movie ending to the novel. My only real quibble was the Nixon/War room scenes looks straight out of Doctor Strangelove and I just couldn’t take the whole “the world’s on the brink of Nuclear Destruction!” seriously.
Saturday we spent all morning and most of the afternoon up in Tomahawk for “Project Discovery Day” – a 4-H event where projects are offered for kids to try out. Myr was doing a workshop on jewelry making and we all made a basket. I found out that basketry fills me with nervous energy and I stood for the entire 3-hour workshop as I made the basket. Weird, if you ask me.
Saturday night we stayed up way too late watching Burn Notice and totally forgot about the time change, so getting up for Church today was tough. I took a nap, though, which was good, because my folks took us out to eat at Texas Roadhouse to celebrate our (Wil’s and my) birthdays. We had a great time, especially since Sasha (my niece) was our waitress.
Then we came home, played a game of Red November (cute, cooperative game perfect for three), then messed around making funnel cakes/deep-fried-snickers with our deep frier (funnel cakes were good, the snickers, not so much). Myr had a ton of homework to do, so the rest of the night was spent doing that while watching Hairspray or listening to music.
All and all, I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday – not even one that came with ice cream and a pony.
I’ve been incredibly busy these past four days and I’m going to take a moment to write it down before I collapse.
Thursday I had lunch with Wil but still managed to fight my way out of work a little early so Myr could get home in time to prep for driving lessons and band concert. She’s dong much better with the driving– still recovering form her spin out in the fall, but getting more comfortable behind the wheel each day.
The choir concert was amazing! It featured 6th – 12th grade choirs, close to 500 kids were standing up front when everyone sang the last two songs together. We’ve got some really talented kids. It’s a shame that the few kids who get in trouble get all the press. More people should take the time to check out just how good our kids are today.
After the concert my folks took Myr and I out for pizza (Wil was at curling) and we spent an hour chatting and whatnot.
Friday was a mellow workday, even if I didn’t take a lunch. Wil and I went out to eat and then hit a late showing of Watchmen. Loved the movie. Didn’t reread the novel before I went to see it, but the main scenes I remember for the book were in the movie, so I was pleased with it. Rorschach is my favorite (which should surprise no-one who knows me). I much prefer the movie ending to the novel. My only real quibble was the Nixon/War room scenes looks straight out of Doctor Strangelove and I just couldn’t take the whole “the world’s on the brink of Nuclear Destruction!” seriously.
Saturday we spent all morning and most of the afternoon up in Tomahawk for “Project Discovery Day” – a 4-H event where projects are offered for kids to try out. Myr was doing a workshop on jewelry making and we all made a basket. I found out that basketry fills me with nervous energy and I stood for the entire 3-hour workshop as I made the basket. Weird, if you ask me.
Saturday night we stayed up way too late watching Burn Notice and totally forgot about the time change, so getting up for Church today was tough. I took a nap, though, which was good, because my folks took us out to eat at Texas Roadhouse to celebrate our (Wil’s and my) birthdays. We had a great time, especially since Sasha (my niece) was our waitress.
Then we came home, played a game of Red November (cute, cooperative game perfect for three), then messed around making funnel cakes/deep-fried-snickers with our deep frier (funnel cakes were good, the snickers, not so much). Myr had a ton of homework to do, so the rest of the night was spent doing that while watching Hairspray or listening to music.
All and all, I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday – not even one that came with ice cream and a pony.
