2. I got the burny stuff off of the bottom of our stock pot instead of letting it sit there because it would be hard to clean. Okay…this is kind of Paul’s success, too, because he suggested the steel wool. But I did the scrubbing.
3. The basil plant that Paul got me is still alive! I haven’t killed it yet. I usually forget to water plants…but I really want this one to live!
What are your Small Successes this week?
I’m beginning our weekend with Thursday afternoon. Veronica wanted to share her current favorite movie, My Neighbor Totoro, with her cousins. Michael may have been a little nervous. Donovan was not picking his nose, I checked.
Meanwhile, Jacinta was being very cute for the camera.
Sunday night we went to dinner at Deb and Clint’s. Veronica ran around the backyard a bit, picking up rocks. I bet you didn’t know that kids don’t need expensive toys. They just need rocks or boxes or pans – unless you want them to play with any of these household objects. Then they want the expensive toys.
The refrigerator magnet animals became her new best friends and accompanied her as she roamed the yard.
Reading a book with Tori and Hailey.
Monday was the Memorial Day feast and swim extravaganza at my parents’ house.
There was a lot of swimming!
Even Jacinta joined in, though she was a little unhappy at first. I’m sure the fact that Ri Ri had just licked her face had nothing to do with her expression.
Jacinta and Omi.
Starting to get tired.
Motorboat!
Veronica was a little chilly. How that is possible in Arizona on Memorial Day, I don’t know.
And how could it be a fun afternoon without a romp on the trampoline? Not every trampoline comes with a human net!
Taking a rest. Jumping is hard work!
Back up and running!
Countdown to the final bounce!
Aaaaaaand GO!
The professionals.
There was also a crazy 17-person game of Telephone Pictionary (my phrases of choice are usually not as long as the examples at the link). Any game involving drawing, little kids, and adults who have imbibed alcohol must be fun, right?
And the food! Everyone brought some really tasty Memorial Day fare. I made Strawberry Lime Squares and Blackberry Cobbler. Yum!
It was a great end to a great weekend.
And not forgetting the reason for all of this fun: if you get a chance, check out the photos that The Pioneer Woman posted here. She did five separate posts, take a look and just try not to cry.
It’s time again for another sister comparison! As an aside, I can’t believe Jacinta is already 2 months old. Crazy!
Anyway, onward!
Veronica at 2 months
Jacinta at 2 months
I think they look more different with each comparison. They both have the crazy hair, but in very different colors. Their facial features are definitely different, too. I’ll be interested to see how their weight and height compare, but we don’t have Jacinta’s next appointment until June 8th.
However alike or different they are, they are both certainly cute! I love my girls!
So I’ve had a chance to stew a little more on the wrap-up of LOST.
I thought about what Becky said on my last post, that (to paraphrase) the last episode made it seem like the Island didn’t matter if the whole thing was just about the characters meeting up with people who were significant in their lives.
But…they were only significant to each other because of the Island. At least, that’s how I see it. If the plane had crashed somewhere else and they were rescued, those that survived would have just walked away and probably continued on with their lives. But they crashed on the Island, and their lives were changed forever. That's how those significant relationships were formed in the first place. Because of the role the Island played.
I will agree that there are a lot of things that were left unanswered that I would have liked to know more about. Walt and his "special-ness" is definitely one of them. But even there, I think it is important that the Island retain some of it's sense of mystery. I think being Catholic plays a part in that for me, because our faith is certainly full of mysteries. There is only so much that you can wrap your mind around and understand, and then for the rest you have to rely on faith. Yes, I just compared my faith to a TV show. But it's only a superficial comparison. That's what I’m telling myself as I type this.
Oddly enough, being religious person, I don't know how I feel about the whole mystical/mythological turn that the series took toward the end. Yes, I know that the idea of good and evil was there from the beginning, but I definitely got more of a sci-fi vibe from the show most of the time. Take the "monster" for instance. It makes noises that could be a huge machine, or a dinosaur even! And it turns out to be a guy who fell into a magical light cavern place. Also, the Dharma Initiative did all sorts of experiments relating to the electromagnetism of the Island, among other things. Heck, there was even a mechanism on the Island that harnessed that energy to travel through time!!! But again, the only explanation we get is a magical light cavern place. The sci-fi geek in me felt a teeny bit let down by the whole Jacob/MIB/Mother/magical light stuff.
So how is that for a paradox? I think that the mysteriousness of the Island is important, but I also preferred the more sciency things about the show. I can't explain my own convoluted feelings sometimes. And just because it didn't end up being what I expected doesn't mean I didn't like it. The changes of pace and surprises were what made it so much fun to watch. I probably enjoyed LOST more than any TV series I've ever watched in the past.
There may be more LOST posts in the near future, but for now, thoughts?
It started out as an innocent game of dancing, before the spinning began to take it’s toll.
Then I got cruel. The end.
It’s that time of the week again! Take a moment to realize the small things you’ve done right this week. Because all the little things add up!
Here’s mine:
1. I cleared off the piles of papers sitting on the kitchen counter. Things that I had set aside for “later”. Later finally came, so now I can actually use the counter for oh, I don’t know, cooking.
2. I remembered to bathe Jacinta last night.
3. I used our new clothesline to dry the diapers! Hooray! This should save us quite a bit of energy, since diapers take a lot of dryer time.
Please ignore the weeds taking over the backyard. Thanks.
What were your small successes this week?
No matter how even her pigtails start out in the morning, this is what they look like at the end of the day.
