The Food Chain

We are at the San Diego zoo, in front of the jaguar cage watching a truly magnificent black jaguar pace before us....every so often he slows down as he passes, eying us.....

Jack: I like him. I want to pet him.
Me: He IS beautiful, isn't he? But that's probably not a good idea buddy....you look like a snack to him.
J: What does he eat? Does he eat meat?
M: Yep. He eats meat.
J: And we are made of meat, right mom?
M: Right buddy; we are made of meat.
J: Ummm......mom? I don't think I like him anymore.

She of the Winged Foot

Cathryn: Why don't I ever get to be the hider?
Me: Well, you have to be the first one the find the hider and then you can be the next hider.
C: But I caaaaannnnnn'tttttt!
M: That's the spirit!
C: I don't have the fast feet!!!!

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Children of the Corn

Found this on the kitchen table this morning. So, looks like we won't be sleeping soundly for a while......

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A Saturday Morning in the Mountains

We are up at Big Bear; the big boys, this time including Malcolm, are off snowboarding. I am at the cabin with Jack, Cate, Ava and Xander. After jumping off the couch for an hour Ava decided to put on a play. Cate decided to play super heroes. So what we ended up with was a series of performances interrupted by cries of "Super heroes! Quick! Someone is in trouble!"
"Who?"
"Super heroes never tell."

Those super heroes. So very mysterious.

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Atlantis Play Park

There is a park in Garden Grove that I remember going to as a child....it has a big stone dragon slide and a pirate ship. I couldn't remember where it was so I asked my oldest friend, Wendy, whom I have known since kindergarden and whom I gone with to said park. She remembered it too, but also could not recall the name. So she emailed her mom, Judy, who is currently living in Thailand and *viola!* she remembered the name: Atlantis Play Park.
The dragon slide is still there, though a bit smaller than I remember......but the kids are having a blast as I write this and I am enjoying wathing them have the same experience I had so many years ago.

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The Artiste

Our neighbors had a birthday party at the park and somehow I was assigned the job of face painting.......it actually turned out to be a lot of fun, and I see a great deal of face painting in our future! A sample of the results:

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A Whole New World

So. Ava can read. She read 43 pages of "Green Eggs and Ham" all by herself last night. If she doesn't recognize a word she can sound it out. If she can't sound it out she can spell it out for me or Brian. Clearly she is a genius.
I can't express how excited I am for her. She has the key to 1,000 lands, endless skills, all knowledge. The begininng of a great journey.
Bon Voyage!

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