Happy Independence Day everybody!

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Happy Independence Day to all of my family and friends! Today we are going to brave traffic to go down and visit with my mother in New York, we’re bringing the three dogs so that will be an adventure. Jack has finally gotten used to the city over the years, Lulu has been to my mother’s house twice I think and it was fine, if I remember correctly. Stanley hasn’t been yet, so it will be interesting to say the least, he is protective so we might end up with Stanely barking at every single noise which could mean non stop barking, I hope not. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you apprised of the situation, I’m sure it will make for a fun read, perhaps even funny.

Independence Day, Resergence : a movie review

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My husband and I saw Independence Day, Resergence, we enjoyed it so much, it has been twenty years since the first one and they had peppered the sequel with as many of the original stars as possible. We liked that for the nostalgic feel that was given to the movie, they also brought back the concept that old technology and concepts don’t mean obsolescence, the old ways came to the rescue once again.

The effects were great, it’s amazing how CGI just gets better and better, it’s mind blowing and so much fun to see improvements on the big screen. My favorite part of the movie was when some of the characters came together to speak about how for twenty years, planet Earth hasn’t seen any armed conflict anywhere, mankind had finally learned its lesson. We are all human beings bound together in a common stewardship of this wonderful planet. I loved that message. Why can’t we learn it!?

Independence Day and a baby

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Happy Independence Day to every one! I had a very nice one. My hubby and I had an absolutely lovely day of doing nothing in particular. That doesn’t mean that we did nothing, we did a few things but only when we felt like it. It was beautiful. My hubby felt the inclination for pancakes and so he made us pancakes. He makes very nice pancakes. I took care of Rex and Jack since they are our babies and there is no getting around that. The baby girl went off to the baby boy’s place to hang out with him for a little bit, he had work later on in the day.

My hubby and I were relaxing in the living room watching Tuesday night’s episode of Franklin and Bash when the baby girl brought over a friend of her’s plus her 10 month old baby girl. My hubby and I got to dust off our baby entertaining abilities for a few hours. Once you have babies, you don’t forget, you don’t forget how small their little toes are or how cute their little fingers are and how sweet they smell. My hubby and I alternated holding her and bouncing her up and down. I fed her and she returned the favor by spitting up on me, which you do forget to be prepared for after all these years. Navigating the sensibilities of the baby versus our over protective German Shepard Rex, who jumped right into baby sitting mode, and little Jack who thought that we got him a new sibling, wasn’t easy. Rex went up to the baby, licked her face with his sandpaper tongue so quickly, he caught everyone by surprise, especially the baby. She yelled at Rex for that one, we had a good laugh at her expense but she was a trooper because even though Rex must have seemed like a huge bear to her, when she got over her temper, she crawled over to Rex and she really liked Jack and his kisses. I have to admit that when she and her mom left, I was a little tired, It’s been a while since I’ve carried a baby for a few hours non stop and keeping the dogs in check without ruffling their feathers or the baby’s because you don’t want the baby to think that dogs are scary. I am definitely happy to be the mother of two children who are not in any rush to make me a grandmother. They are far too young and it would be full time grandmotherhood, no thank you. It was a lot of fun though holding the baby and getting smiles and laughter and hugging and giving her kisses. Did I mention the fact that my hubby and I, we love babies. All in good time, which for us would be in a decade or so.