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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Price is Right
When I was little my favorite show was "The Price is Right" I would watch it faithfully every morning and truly missed it once I started first grade and couldn't watch it anymore. I wanted desperately to be a contestant and would try to memorize all the prices of things at the store so I could win one day.
I still watch the show sometimes but it's just not the same without Bob. Plus I now understand the taxes that are involved with winning thus making it seems not as great. However I would take this guys winning streak any day.
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I still watch the show sometimes but it's just not the same without Bob. Plus I now understand the taxes that are involved with winning thus making it seems not as great. However I would take this guys winning streak any day.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Massive Photo Update
I bought this coat for Joseph while I was pregnant at a garage sale for $1.50 (my favorite past time much to Jared chagrin). Joseph loves to go outside and will run out the door anytime anyone opens it. He also hates to wear a coat, hat or gloves. The other day I was going to get the mail when Joseph decided he had to come with me. The mean mom that I am made him wear all three. He was pretty mad but as soon as we stepped outside he was happy again.
I didn't know the coat was reflective until I took this picture. Joseph will be wearing this whenever we go out in the dark and since because of stupid daylight savings that will be anytime after 3:30.
It was free day at the Nature & Science Museum a few weeks ago so I decided to play hooky from work and join Jared and Joseph on their adventure. As always the dinosaur exhibit was our favorite. The special section with the traveling shows happened to be dinosaurs as well. It was awesome and we even got to make our own fossil out of plaster. Sadly no pictures were allowed in that part so these will have to do.
Digging for "fossils" in the rubber "dirt" was Joseph's favorite part. I don't think he realized he was supposed to find the bones. He really liked using the paint brush to make the dirt fly.
I didn't know the coat was reflective until I took this picture. Joseph will be wearing this whenever we go out in the dark and since because of stupid daylight savings that will be anytime after 3:30.
It was free day at the Nature & Science Museum a few weeks ago so I decided to play hooky from work and join Jared and Joseph on their adventure. As always the dinosaur exhibit was our favorite. The special section with the traveling shows happened to be dinosaurs as well. It was awesome and we even got to make our own fossil out of plaster. Sadly no pictures were allowed in that part so these will have to do.
Digging for "fossils" in the rubber "dirt" was Joseph's favorite part. I don't think he realized he was supposed to find the bones. He really liked using the paint brush to make the dirt fly.
The rec center here had a trick or treat street. It cost $1.00 per child and included a pumpkin from the little pumpkin patch at the end. This was what made me most excited as pumpkins were expensive at the store this year.
Waiting in a massive line to get in.
Joseph got his hand stamped as we entered and promptly wiped the blue ink all over his face.
I think Jared had the most fun in the family and asked several times for me to take his picture.
Jared was Marty McFly from Back to the Future (insert trademark sign).
Jared loves wearing multiple hats at once
Finally our first sight of him!!!!
Mom gets the first hug
She's not at all excited or happy to see him. j/k
Waiting in a massive line to get in.
Joseph got his hand stamped as we entered and promptly wiped the blue ink all over his face.I think Jared had the most fun in the family and asked several times for me to take his picture.
Jared was Marty McFly from Back to the Future (insert trademark sign).
Pictures from Zach's Return from Mexico
Waiting at the fence.
Jared loves wearing multiple hats at once
Finally our first sight of him!!!!
Mom gets the first hug
She's not at all excited or happy to see him. j/k Mommy let me eat breakfast outside on out deck. It was super nice for being October. I love that the tree turned red behind me. I had a great time eating outside and wish I could do it everyday.
Daddy bought this onsie for me when I was still in mommy's tummy. Every time I wear it all the chicks swarm me. I added one of my favorite toys in this picture. I get the pitcher out almost everyday and carry it all over the house. This frustrates daddy because he can never find it when he wants to make Kool-Aid.
Last year Grandma & Grandpa Buck bought me new church clothes for Christmas. I was super excited to wear my sweater with Mickey on it. But I was too small to fit into the outfit. When I got big enough it was too hot to wear flannel and a sweater. Mommy decided to see if maybe I could at least wear it once before it got packed away for my little brother. Do you think I should feel bad that 3-6 month clothing still almost fits me?
Daddy bought this onsie for me when I was still in mommy's tummy. Every time I wear it all the chicks swarm me. I added one of my favorite toys in this picture. I get the pitcher out almost everyday and carry it all over the house. This frustrates daddy because he can never find it when he wants to make Kool-Aid.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!
Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!
I would love to have a painting of my dear Joseph. It would look great by out Disneyland Painting.
I would love to have a painting of my dear Joseph. It would look great by out Disneyland Painting.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
We had free tickets to see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas a few weeks ago. Having never heard of the movie or the book (which was written for pre-teens) I quickly read the synopsis:
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
http://www.boyinthestripedpajamas.com/#/home
It sounded a little depressing and I thought I knew how it would end but it was free so we decided to give it a try.
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
http://www.boyinthestripedpajamas.com/#/home
It sounded a little depressing and I thought I knew how it would end but it was free so we decided to give it a try.
Overall I'd say I liked it. The biggest complaint being that for some strange reason everyone has English accents instead of German. The other complaint was there was not enough time spent with the two boys at the fence.
One the positive side the story was very good. A little slow at times but still great. The score was well done. The two boys were cast perfectly. I love the shots of their faces and their expressions were amazing. You could truly see the innocence in their eyes. That these boys could not fathom what was actually going on in the camps also rings true and is the reason why stories like this one must endure. The Holocaust has always been interesting to me. I just can't get my mind around the fact that anyone could be capable of the cruelty that the Germans made on the Jews. The Hitler to could lead so many astray is terrifying. The father did and excellent job of portraying the love and kindness he had for him family while still being able to fulfill his assignment as commandant on a concentration camp. His performance was so layered that you can believe this man is capable of a monstrousness equal to his familial devotion. And yet the great conundrum of the Holocaust is that it was perpetrated by human beings, not monsters.
One the positive side the story was very good. A little slow at times but still great. The score was well done. The two boys were cast perfectly. I love the shots of their faces and their expressions were amazing. You could truly see the innocence in their eyes. That these boys could not fathom what was actually going on in the camps also rings true and is the reason why stories like this one must endure. The Holocaust has always been interesting to me. I just can't get my mind around the fact that anyone could be capable of the cruelty that the Germans made on the Jews. The Hitler to could lead so many astray is terrifying. The father did and excellent job of portraying the love and kindness he had for him family while still being able to fulfill his assignment as commandant on a concentration camp. His performance was so layered that you can believe this man is capable of a monstrousness equal to his familial devotion. And yet the great conundrum of the Holocaust is that it was perpetrated by human beings, not monsters.
As for the ending I didn't see it coming but it was still horrifying yet fascinating all at the same time. It will definitely be stuck in my mind for a long time and make me think twice before I think I'm better than someone.
After the film they had a question & answer session with the director, author of the book, writer of the screenplay and the actor who played the father. Someone made the comment that is was one of the most brutal movies they had seen but noted the fact that there is not a single act of violence showed on the screen.
I stole this from a review of the film. I hope we can all keep the child's humanity.
"For far too long we have comforted ourselves with the idea that evil is done by "other people". Or that the evil that was done was done in a different time and a different place and so does not really touch our own. What is important about this story is that it shows two levels of humanity. There is the child, who see another child, and who's reaction is - let's be friends. Then there are the adults, who's natural minds have become warped with an evil ideology and who see the same child as something to be contained and destroyed. It is a lesson that we all need to learn, which is that ordinary people can become willing agents of evil by losing that original natural humanity we all had as children. The mother in the story is in a battle with her own natural humanity while her husband has put it aside to be "an adult". A good examination of what maturity really means."
After the film they had a question & answer session with the director, author of the book, writer of the screenplay and the actor who played the father. Someone made the comment that is was one of the most brutal movies they had seen but noted the fact that there is not a single act of violence showed on the screen.
I stole this from a review of the film. I hope we can all keep the child's humanity.
"For far too long we have comforted ourselves with the idea that evil is done by "other people". Or that the evil that was done was done in a different time and a different place and so does not really touch our own. What is important about this story is that it shows two levels of humanity. There is the child, who see another child, and who's reaction is - let's be friends. Then there are the adults, who's natural minds have become warped with an evil ideology and who see the same child as something to be contained and destroyed. It is a lesson that we all need to learn, which is that ordinary people can become willing agents of evil by losing that original natural humanity we all had as children. The mother in the story is in a battle with her own natural humanity while her husband has put it aside to be "an adult". A good examination of what maturity really means."
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