Strength, Joy, Freedom, & Esther at Home: July 2007

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

LEGO MANIA...or rather LEGO MESS!!!

First Two are Hydro Races (Mark under umbrella). Next two are photos Avi took at the park

A Shorty for now

Just put the baby down for a quick nap. I promised the kids I'd play with the Legos with them...who can build the tallest lego tower?! We shall see!!! Then Az wants to play who can build the biggest Lego tank...I'm guessing HE can! I'll try and take pics.

We had a quiet weekend for the most part. I mowed the front and back lawns. That always makes me feel so accomplished and gives immediate gratification for work. I love it! On Sunday we went 3 times to take a look at the Hydroplane races and Jet performances down on the Columbia river. We got great spots for viewing up on Canal Drive...it's right above the River...across the freeway, past the railroad tracks up the hill. So we, and a bunch of other folks, had the greatest view and it was FREE. That's the best part. Now we thought the kids would be more interested than they were. I found that I am not really interested in watching a bunch of hydros go round and round but I did enjoy the jet and plane performances. I can't imagine PAYING to see the boats race. How boring. I suppose that if you love crowds and a party atmosphere that that is what you would really be paying for. NO THANKS!

Off to LEGO land in our living room. More later and hopefully some pics!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Liberty this morning in her booties with her bunny

Baby Booties. These were a gift for Liberty from my Mom's friends in France; Linda & Vance

Movies of Late...

I just wanted to tell you all of a few excellent movies I've seen of late. The first is a movie done by BBC and is based on a lesser known work of Charles Dickens called Martin Chuzzlewit. This was an EXCELLENT movie and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a VERY good story set in Victorian England. It was a little difficult to get drawn in at first but I am so glad I stuck with it to the end. It told such a great story! The second is another BBC production and is from a novel by George Eliot called MIDDLEMARCH. This was also excellent, in my opinion. I love these types of shows!!! Anyhow, I must mention two more BBC productions based on novels by Elizabeth Gaskell; North and South (a wonderful show!) and Wives & Daughters (most excellent)! Now I should wish to read some of Gaskell's works. The stories remind me somewhat of those done by Jane Austen. Anyhow, another good show is one called The Buccaneers based on an Edith Wharton novel.

OK...enough of shows lest you think that is all I ever spend my time doing. You see, I must go now to change a poopy diaper...so my life DOES consist of much more than a few shows on occasion! To let you know I usually watch them while I'm feeding the baby or putting her to sleep at my computer so I see just parts of them at a time...kind of like reading and having to put down your good book and having to come back to it later when you have time to sit a while. It works out well for now and gives a nice diversion on some days when the children are otherwise occupied and I'm caring for baby. Now I feel justified.

And it's all about FEELINGS you know.

Ha ha. NOT!