Still January

Did my twinsitting a couple of days ago.  They were happy (for a wee bit) to sit on the couch and read their books.  Alanna's favourite page in her counting book was the number 20 - 20 Rockets.  I found that interesting as she has no idea what a rocket is but liked looking at them.

Emerson had carried his favourite book around all morning.  I tried to read it to him and Alanna, but he wouldn't let it go.  In fact he read it to me.  Big Red Barn had a lot of animals that he could recognize - the moooooo, the nehhhhhh, the baaaaaa ...

We had a fun morning together.  Next is Sunday where both parents are away for most of the day.  Looking forward to that.

My newest venture is participating in Chinese New Year.  I will dance onto the stage with three others wearing a mask similar to the girl mask above (I will be a boy) and a red and gold costume.  We will be the children.  The children precede the lion and then the dragon on-stage.  A couple of practices to go, then the big show, February 6th.  Should be fun.

The Weekend

Saw The Big Short before it finished up in our theatres.  I was a bit afraid it was going to be a bit too technical for me to enjoy (even though I had taken the securities course) but they explained it very well.  It was tastefully done, kept my interest right through and the acting was superb.  I especially liked Steve Carell.  I give it 4 Stars.

Got caught up with an old friend this weekend.  We had a lovely meal and talked and talked and talked.  

Up for 12 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor (even though he hardly talks and when he does it's in a whisper because he had a hole in his throat that he cauterized himself with gunpowder and fire).  This movie should be called "If It Can Go Wrong, It Will Go Wrong".  He is brutally attacked by a bear, almost drowns in a river, goes over waterfalls, leaps off a cliff with his horse, is chased by Indians on a constant basis, gets buried alive ...  The movie was slow and perhaps southerners wouldn't think it, but we northerners know he should have died of hypothermia many times over and should have, early on, lost his feet and his hands to frostbite, if not his ears and nose.  It is based on a true story but I'm sure this very much embellishes the truth.  The meaning of "Revenant" is "one that returns after death or a long absence".   That's Leo.  I give it 3 Stars.

January 15, 2016

Haven't visited the twins for almost 2 weeks.  Tonight I played with them while their parents took a night off. And it was a delight.

They were little bees today.  

Here they are with their Beanie Babies that they received in a treat bag from a birthday party they attended.  These are the ones with the HUGE eyes.  Alanna's is KIT-TEN and Emerson's is AAA-WOOOOO.  We call it Puppy but that is his word for DOG, taken from Timber's howling.

OK, obviously I'm not the greatest at selfies, but give me a break.  I don't have a viewer in the front of my camera.  So I thought I did pretty good here.  I got part of me, Emerson and a bit of Alanna all in one photo.

I took pictures then showed the kids what they looked like in the back of camera.  They loved it and start to understand when I would say OK, sit here and I will take your picture.  I had to be fast though because they would sit for 3 seconds then jump up to see the back of my camera.

Happy New Year

Finally feel well enough to go out in public.  Went to see Star Wars, The Force Awakens, last night.  It was a movie I thoroughly enjoyed and loved visiting our old Star Wars friends who have aged, just as we all have.  

Hans Solo to (Princess) General Leia:  "you've changed your hair".  

As usual we wanted to grab a beer after the movie to discuss what we have just watch.  The Westmark closed at 9 PM, the Edgewater closed at 9 PM...  whattttt !!!!  Finally found the old Capital Hotel bar opened and we were the only ones in there (and they were cleaning and it smelled like bleach).  

Downtown was empty as can be seen from the above photo, looking toward the clay cliffs and the bottom photo looking at the White Pass and Yukon Route building.  The Christmas lights are still there and I love the look.  Thanks City of Whitehorse for decorating our downtown.

Great movie for young girls to watch as a main hero is a SHE, not a HE.  And you do not have to go back and watch the first 3 (or first 6) movies to catch up.  They do a wonderful job of weaving the past with the present and you never feel lost or left behind.  Five Stars.

And since this is the first blog of 2016, let me wish you all HAPPY NEW YEAR.  May 2016 be  good one!