Had a lovely birthday and weekend. George got me a camera bag that I’ve been lusting after, and my mom came over on Friday night so we could go see a movie. Oh yeah, and I also got cake. And I had popcorn at the movie. And a daiquiri. And Teresa gave me movie candy. Good god, that all sounds so gluttonous. And taht is why I had a fantastic birthday. And why I’m starting a new weight loss plan on Wednesday. Heh. More on that later.
We saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Partly because it was filmed in New Orleans. It was very good, but I did take issue with the use of Katrina. It seemed gratuitous, but I’m sure there was some artsy-fartsy reason for it. I don’t care, I hate artsy-fartsy, so to me, it was just exploitative. I’m sure people in other parts of the country barely noticed or didn’t even care, though.
On Saturday, my mom and I took the boys shopping. I got a book about the aforementioned weight loss plan and some bookshelves for the boys’ playroom. I wish I had the energy to think about painting the playroom, but alas, I do not. It’s purple. Purple’s fun, right? I am going to paint half of one of the walls with chalkboard paint, though. That’s gonna be fun. And possibly part of that with magnetic paint. Since they don’t have access to the fridge, they need somewhere to play with those magnetic toys that my sister gave them for their birthday. I have to wonder, though, if the paint is strong enough to hold them. I kind of doubt it. I may have to think of another way to do that.
So anyway. On Sunday, I took the boys to the Children’s Museum to meet up with some friends and their kids. That was really fun. I can’t wait until they’re older (my boys, not my friends) and get to experience the other exhibits at the museum. Right now we just hang out in the infant area, which is just a pit of mats and foam blocks and board books and wooden puzzles.
Milestones for the weekend (possibly in my imagination):
– Linus took a step
– Oliver waved and said “bye” to my mom
– Oliver said “hi”
– Miles saw a dog on TV and said “dog”
(But, Linus maybe just tripped, and “buh”, “hi”, and “duh” are kind of, you know, just syllables.)
Will post some pictures later from the weekend…
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mandy
It is the intention that counts when babies are first learning to talk. He saw a dog and his brain told his mouth to say dog! So that means he is a brilliant baby!
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kirstenmcc
I just have to say I am envious of your playroom! It looks like such a fun place for your boys. I particularly love the bubble wrapped table legs…ingenious! Unfortunately, there are no rooms to spare in my house so when the girls are old enough to play I’m sure it will just look like Toys R Us exploded all over our house.
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Casey
That magnetic paint is SUPER strong. Stronger than you’d think. Strong enough to hold up more than art work. Trust.
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Aimee (coffee bean)
I also thought that Katrina was gratuitous and added little to the movie. I mean it was such a terrible event that it almost did it injustice and had this black cloud hanging over the whole movie. I’m sure it was because Brad Pitt was the star and he’s so active with charities rebuilding from Katrina…
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