All for a glass of water

The children put together a little play tonight, then adapted it to make a movie. Lots of fun!

And a clip from a little while back:

Honda, making the mini-van palatable to everyone?

2010 Chicago: Honda’s 2011 Odyssey Concept Aims at the Hesitators – Automotive News & Car Rumors at Automobile Magazine

I've never been negative about mini-vans, maybe its just my lack of social prowess.  But what does it matter whether I drive a cool family car?

Whatever I think, Honda seems to think they can get more people to buy a mini-van by some-how making it more 'cool.'  The concept car is pretty cool looking, but will it really make people flock back to the mini-van?

"I want to sleep in my bed"

This morning when it was time to go to school, Erica was still sleeping. As I lifted Erica out of her crib, I told her that we had to take Megan and Josh to school. Erica told me, "I want to sleep in my bed." I felt bad once again to be waking her up to get someone else where they needed to be, but Paul, and Erica, and the next baby, too, have always had to fit sleeping around everyone else's schedules.

Not since 1978...

Lights!

The other day I got out the box of shoes that the older children outgrew but are being saved for the younger children. I found what I needed for Paul and then rushed on to the next thing without putting away the box. Later I found Erica going through the shoes. She had found a sandal with Princesses, and she told me, "It matches me." I think she meant that it fits her, but it also matches her "princess" personality. It looked like it would fit, so I found the mate and helped her put both sandals on. When she stood up, the lights on the front of the shoes lit up, and Erica was very excited. These are now the only shoes she wants to wear, and she loves to jump to turn on the lights. I'm just glad those sandals were made with long-life batteries and light bulbs. Even though Megan is 6 years older than Erica, the lights still work!