Girls' Night Out

Since Matt and Miles are camping tonight, the girls and I decided--okay, I decided--we'd have a fun evening ourselves by going to a silent movie being played at the Steilacoom Museum. On the way there I explained to them what a silent movie was. I pictured an event crawling with young families and wondered if my girls would see their friends there.

My first thought upon entering--"Is it bingo night?" No, really. I guess it was exactly what I should have expected but the whole room was filled with senior citizens. Just before the movie started three young boys came in but otherwise this was not an event for expanding the horizons of young children. It was a night of reminiscing.

We loved it!

We paid our admission fee of 10 cents each (I was feeling generous so I paid 50), got our popcorn and drinks, and found a seat on the front row. First we watched a couple of Felix sketches. They were entertaining. It's so interesting to me how much can be communicated with no sound. Tonight, the sound that I heard was the laughter of my daughters. I loved that! What I couldn't believe is what they dared put in those movies! The first one ended with Felix seeing the consequence of his rendezvous with a female cat--a gazillion kittens. The next scene shows Felix sitting down, closing his eyes, and sticking a gas line in his mouth. WHAT?!!!

After watching Felix, we watched "The Man from Beyond" from 1922 starring the one and only Houdini. It was hilarious listening to the sounds from the audience during this film--"Get him!", "Watch out!", or speculations about the bad guy. It makes me laugh just thinking about it. This picture to the left is seriously turned sideways. The fight scene that it's referring to was so funny to watch. Just imagine two inexperienced old people try to wrestle. Not exactly gripping but entertaining nonetheless.

As the movie ended Lucy exclaimed with her usual statement after seeing a movie she likes, "We are totally getting that movie!"

Xanadu

When else can I use that as a title?

Last Saturday Miles and I attended our community's Mother and Son event at a rollerskating rink. We had a blast! When we arrived at the civic center I couldn't help but notice that Miles was the oldest son there. I worried that he would feel embarrassed and want to bag the event all together. Nope.

We loaded on the buses and got on our way. Miles and I had a great time talking about summer plans or whatever came to mind. When we arrived at the roller rink and put our skates on, it occurred to me how times have changed. When I was a kid, everyone had their own roller skates. Learning how to skate was like a rite of passage. I remember spending day after day on my skates in the neighborhood. I particularly remember my neighbor's driveway that had a #10 can cemented into it that we avoided for fear of ending up on our face. (I know my siblings know what I'm talking about. What was the point of that can anyway?)

It was so funny watching scores of little boys...and a few moms...on rollerskates not knowing which way was up. I must admit it's not like riding a bike. My tailbone will attest to that. Okay, that brings up another point. What company would make a roller rink out of cement and have cinderblock half-walls around it? I don't care if it's cheaper than wood and funky carpeting! Take a look at Sarah's wrists and tell me this is a good idea. (I'm still waiting for the blog post on that Sarah.)

As we left, all the boys got bags filled with gadgets and treats. Miles called Matt on our drive back and told him we were at the emergency room because I had fallen. He had that story going for a while before he starting laughing. I couldn't stop laughing at him saying, "Dang it!" while his emotions ruined the believability of his story. The whole event was exactly what I'd hoped it would be. We had a great time. I loved being with Miles. He wants to go again next year. You're on Miles!

Thank you Webster

Lucy has been very interested in doing her own make up lately. She loves her little make up kit. She does a pretty good job too--darker shadow in the crease and corner. She even does lip liner. (How does she know this already?) This morning I noticed quite a mess of powder on the little vanity in her room.

Mom: "Let's clean this up so it doesn't ruin the carpet."

Lucy: "What does ruin mean?"

She totally knows. She just likes to talk.

Mom: "You know, like to destroy."

Lucy: "Obliterated?"