Speaking of...

Some recent quips for the scrapbook:

Me to Steve: "I am so ready for the weekend."

Bry, in response: "Well, it's not coming yet!"

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In the midst of a conversation between Steve and I about how I had done a lot of screenings for National Depression Screening Day at work: "Mama, why were you screaming?"

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Steve to me: "Here's the issue..."

Bry, in response: "Mama, here's the tissue..."

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This kid is always listening...and ready to contribute his $.02 to the mix!

Cloudy with a Chance of "I want to go home!"

Today we (along with Nana and Gong-Gong) took Bry to his first movie in a theater: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The verdict? Mixed. Bry sat, rapt, through the commercials and the 40,000 previews (really, theaters, do you need that many previews before a 10:00 am showing of a kids' movie?), and actually, about the first 45 minutes of the actual film. When his attention started to wane, he slid off my lap and wandered up and down the aisle, first trying to get all of the empty seats to stay down, and then hiking up and down the lighted stairway with Steve looking out. An hour in, he whispered, "I want to go home. I don't like this place." Nevertheless he stayed burrowed on my lap until the end credits rolled. Kid's a stickler for finishing things.

Afterward, when asked whether he liked the movie, he announced unequivocally, "Yes!" When asked whether he would prefer to watch a movie at home or in a theater, he exclaimed, "At home!" Which probably translates to about 400 more home viewings of Calling All Engines, the Thomas and Friends masterpiece that, well, let's just say is a marked counterpoint to the kinds of things I'm usually contemplating as a grad student.

Bryson at EHS

Steve here. This one's a bit different. As part of the "Back-to-School" festivities at my high school this Fall, my co-worker and I were given the task of introducing new teachers. Long story, but we put a video together. And of course, we had to enlist the help of our kids. Here's one segment of the video with special guest star Lydia. Enjoy!