Reid’s Baptism
This past weekend, our son Reid was baptized at church. It was a big day for us, with some family and friends in attendance. Reid did a great job and didn’t mind a little water on his head at all! Big brother Graham also did an excellent job; he walked down the aisle with our Pastor when he introduced Reid to the congregation.
After the ceremony, we took our family and friends to one of our favorite downtown restaurants for a big brunch, which was excellent. The boys were very well behaved! Then, we came home and Graham, Reid, and his cousins Darien and Corinne played a ton outside. They blew bubbles, they played soccer, had some popsicles — a great afternoon!
Check out some pictures from after the ceremony!
Filed under Reid, Family, Church | Comment (0)The kookiest book I’ve ever heard of…
While reading up on some exercise and biking information, I came across an offbeat book review for Dancing with Cats. Yes, this is a real book and not a spoof of some kind. I had to read it twice to make sure my brain was giving me correct information.
The reviewer sums it up nicely:
I’m struggling to find the words. Groping and bumping my head against a thousand walls. How, exactly, can I relay just how disturbing Dancing with Cats truly is? For instance, I was planning to use that as my first sentence: Dancing with Cats is truly the most disturbing book I’ve laid eyes on….but nah, still doesn’t convey it.
The kookiness of this book is eclipsed only by the accompanying pictures. Just check out the review to see what I mean. It’s weird.
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I normally write about family related stuff here, but today I landed on a funny editorial harping on people who wear those Bluetooth earpieces for their mobile phones all the time. Basically, the article describes how uncool and uber-annoying those things are to everyone. I won’t even bother paraphrasing this guy, but the salient points are:
- Wearing the earpiece in public makes you look like a crazy person
- You are not important
- You do not look cool
Read the whole article (two pages) for some laughs.
Filed under Funny, Rant | Comment (0)The Legend of There Will Be Disappointment in a Country for Old Men
So, with 2 small children there is not a ton of time for adult themed movies. However, we take advantage of Netflix since going out to the theater is so expensive (think babysitters, snacks, etc.).
Recently, we saw I Am Legend, There Will Be Blood, and No Country For Old Men. All three are award-nominated movies, and in the case of the latter two, multiple Oscar winners. Needless to say, I had built them up in my mind as being great movies. I was disappointed with all three, on multiple levels.
None of these 3 were all that great, in my opinion. I guess No Country For Old Men was the best one. There was plenty of action, and I followed the plots; but I was dismayed at the abrupt endings in TWBB and NCFOM. I was also disappointed to learn that all three of these movies was adapted from or inspired by a novel. That is, disappointed because I would’ve liked to read the books first.
- I Am Legend - Based on I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (1954)
- There Will Be Blood - Inspired by Oil! by Upton Sinclair (1927)
- No Country For Old Men - Based on No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (2005)
I am going back to read each of these to see what they’re all about. Better, no doubt, than their silver screen counterparts. Still, all told, if you’re a movie buff and/or if you like Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, or Daniel Day-Lewis I would recommend watching these. Maybe you’ll appreciate them more than we did!
Filed under Movies | Comment (0)Surgery successful!
Graham’s surgery was yesterday; he had his adenoids removed, new ear tubes put in, and a skin allergy test done. We were supposed to be at the hospital at 8:15am for the 10:15am procedure. The surgeons experienced some difficulty with their first patient of the day (thankfully no life-threatening complications or anything), so Graham’s procedure was delayed almost an hour and a half. He was a very good boy and cute while were waiting.
About 10 minutes before they took him into the OR, the nurse gave Graham some medicine meant to relax him in order to reduce the anxiety that inevitably children feel. It was mostly taking effect when they wheeled him away, but Kristi and I will never forget the sad look bordering betrayal on his face, and the tears starting to form as we said goodbye to him. We were crushed!
In any case, the actual procedure took only 35 minutes and everything went well. We talked to the doctor and were shortly summoned to recovery to be with him as he came out of the anesthesia. Now, Graham doesn’t wake up well even from naps on a normal day, so (as we expected) he was really foul when he realized he was in the hospital and he had a pulse oxygen meter on his finger and an IV in his hand. Yeah, not happy about that.
So it took him awhile to calm down, but then he finally ate 3 popsicles (2 red, 1 green) and could be discharged. We had explained to Graham that he’d be going to sleep so the doctor could check his ears. No need in telling him all about exactly what would happen. We were sitting in his recovery room, rocking in a chair and he said, `Daddy! The doctor forgot to check my ears!` So thankfully, he didn’t remember anything at all.
As we snuggled and walked out of the hospital toward our car, he said `thanks for taking me to the hospital, Daddy…` So we’re back to normal. :-)
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