Say hello to Jordan’s little friend:
Someone knew we were wanting to get him a puppet, and they gave him a marionette. He thinks we need to call him El Pato. (Pop Quiz – what is daddy’s nickname?)
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Archive for January 31st, 2010
A Night Out
On January - 31 - 2010
I did get to escape yesterday. I went to the casino with my parents. They had no intention of going, but I called and sang, I’m going withouuuuuuut you. *insert evil laugh* So they hopped in their car and headed to Prairie Meadows.
I didn’t win. Not unusual. Had fun though.
Came home and Pato decided he wanted to go to the Chinese Buffet.
First he ran to Sprint to get his phone looked out because it’s hot syncing when not attached to the computer. While he did that I got all the kids showered. Left the bathroom for a second to grab a towel, Alyce poured a whole glass of water on the bathroom floor and Christiano who was already dressed crawled through it. Child walks everywhere, chooses to crawl through the puddle of water. Jordan was complaining that he had a headache. Got him 2 ibuprofin and the moon for his head. (a rice pack we keep in the freezer) By the time Pato got back I was dressed in sweats, ticked off at the world and ready for bed. That put him in a beautiful mood because he wanted to go eat.
I got over my mood, said I wasn’t changing – so I wasn’t completely over my mood – and we went.
It was fun. Took my camera to get a Project 365 picture. Forgot it in the car until the end.
The restaurant didn’t have the best lighting, but here’s the kids having fun –
Katiana
My blue eyed Mexican baby, Alyce
Pato didn’t feel like pictures.
Jordan snapped a pic of Nano and I.
The girls.
*GASP* They do like each other. Maybe. Though Jordan can’t resist pulling bunny ears. I’d have more pictures of Jordan, but in every one of them he ended up blinking, just like this one. Oh well. It’s not like I don’t take enough pictures of my kids.
Then we headed off to Wally World so the kids could pick out their journaling notebooks. Pato didn’t understand why they needed $2.47 notebooks when $1 ones would serve the same purpose. Because they are special notebooks honey. Work with me here. Then they got colored pens to write with.
I loaded up on bird stuff, which made Pato even happier. Come on, Huck needs stuff too. Pato didn’t get why he can’t just drink regular water vs having mineral drops added to his water. Exactly what the point is to spray millet (or millet spray) , and exactly why does he have to have sand paper perch covers?
At least he didn’t argue with the food. I mean, we have to feed the parakeet don’t we? It’s not like anything that I got for Huck was over $2.50. It wasn’t going to break Pato.
Then we came home, put the kids to bed, did laundry, and watched Little Ashes that I had received from NetFlix like 4 days ago and haven’t watched yet. Javier Beltrán was awesome as Federico García Lorca and Robert Pattinson was excellent as Salvador Dalí. It was dark, it made me cry at the end, and Pato said it was incredibly boring until the last few minutes. We have incredibly different tastes in movies. He RedBoxed Saw 6 last night if that tells you want he likes. I hate movies like that. Back to Little Ashes, definitely NOT a movie you want to watch with your kids. There is quite a bit of nudity. Here’s the summery of the movie from IMDB.
In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university’s social elite – Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunel. Salvador is absorbed into their youthfully decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels and increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico – who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Magdalena. In the face of his friends’ preoccupations – and Federico’s growing renown as a poet – Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and Frederico draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship not dreamed of by others. It is more that a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls.
Salvador’s mustache at the end leaves something to be desired, but that’s his choice of facial decoration, not mine.
If you like darker independent films, then I highly recommend this movie!
And from Ricky Martin –
I cannot wait to see the performance. I don’t usually watch award shows, but to get a glimpse of certain celebs I will. Until I see the ones I want to watch, then I’m off to do something else.
On that note, off to put Nano to bed. In the middle of the post he threw up all over me. In my hair. I know, TMI. Got us cleaned up. He sat on my lap for awhile then wanted down to sit with the kids. Now he’s acting like he’s ready to sleep.
Poor little guy. That’s 2 times in as many weeks I think that he’s been vomiting. If it keeps up I see a visit to the doctor in our future.
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