Cacophony

Cacophony
ca•coph•o•ny
[kuh-kof-uh-nee]
-noun, pl. -nies
1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance
2. the sound resulting from every variety of instrument playing at once in the foyer of a high school auditorium on concert day

Tall

My daughter, who is 5'6", said, "I need to stop growing so my friends can catch up."

A Bargain

SuperD found a great deal on pork at Homeland. He now admits he may have gone a little overboard since we probably can't eat it all before it gets freezer burn. So, I made up a menu for the month. He got a good laugh out of it!

Monday exercise

It's a good thing I didn't try cardio dance in a classroom setting. My daughter was the only one to make fun of me this morning. I did okay with the Paso Doble, but I looked like an idiot with the Cha Cha and the Samba. I have no fluid hip movement. But I sure can stomp my feet and pop my arms! We didn't even make it to Jive; we were sweating and exhausted. Maybe next time.

NOT Sci-Fi

I typically watch The Today Show in the mornings while getting ready for work. While SuperD and I follow the stories, C is usually off in his own little world. But yesterday, a story caught his eye. He heard about a soldier who had a double arm transplant. He watched, riveted, as they showed computer animation of how they completed the surgery by attaching first the bone, then the blood vessels, muscles, tendons, and nerves, and finally the skin. We were all amazed. (And a little creeped out, since it brought images to mind of Frankenstein and his monster.) But C was truly impressed that such a thing is even possible. He couldn't hold in his excitement.

C: This is, like, the best hospital people ever!

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50628032/ns/health-mens_health/t/double-arm-transplant-soldier-getting-second-chance/

En espanol

After her 2 years of Spanish classes, I just heard A speak in Spanish for the first time. Unfortunately for me, she read the same 35 sentences over and over for 15 minutes as she studied for her Benchmark. Her teacher required a parent to listen to and sign off on the assignment. The unit she has been studying is over travel, so if I ever need to go to Costa Rica, we'll make it to the Museo de Oro Precolombio and La Playa Jaco with her brother, father, grandparents, cousins, and friends. Bon voyage! (I took French.)

Awesomeness

C: [while air drumming to the car radio] I was born with this awesomeness. Can you believe it? I bet when I was a baby, my first diaper must've been a parachute.

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