words of wisdom

Ingrid and Ilsa have had the privilege of television-watching taken away this week due to fighting with each other. Water under the bridge.

In the 5 days since they have watched television, they have gotten along better (not perfectly, of course), played outside constantly -- even in the rain. Ingrid has read non-stop and Ilsa has made a ton of funny little art projects using paper, glue, tape, scraps, photos and staples.

The icing on the cake came this morning when Ilsa announced at breakfast, "Mommy, I don't even want to watch anymore for a while because I don't want my brain to get soft."

Buzz Lightyear vs. Dalek

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Found this quite humorous. Watch to the very end to see who is supreme.

Ilsa sings and plays music from Doctor Who

I guess my love of all things Who has rubbed off on Ilsa...

It's hard to recognize, but she is singing the Doctor Who theme song, and playing a song from the 5th season of Doctor Who.

Catherine Tate - the offensive translator

I can't stop watching this. This character that Catherine Tate plays on her sketch comedy show always volunteers for stuff she can't do - helping out a friend practice her tennis game, fill in on a curling team, etc... "I can do that!" just flies out of her mouth -- she can't say no.

The first time Chad and I watched this, I fell off of the couch that I was laughing so hard.

SPACE Blogs: Neil Gaiman's Episode of Doctor Who "Will Break Your Heart"

SPACE Blogs: Neil Gaiman's Episode of Doctor Who "Will Break Your Heart"

If you want to be spoiled, click. If you don't, then don't. The clip is very interesting, though, and not completely spoilery. The spoiler is pretty big, though, and pertains to the upcoming Season 6 episode, "The Doctor's Wife".

Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)

Flash mob in Antwerp, Belgium in 2009. How did I miss this one? 22.6 million views on YouTube...

please pray for our friend Alan

Our friend Alan is undergoing testing to determine if he may or may not have leukemia. He is a wonderful husband and father to three young children. Please pray for his family during this trying time.

shutdown avoided... for now

I'm not gonna blog about this. Just sayin'...why did it take until 23:59:59 to come to a conclusion? Big fat stinkin' Good Grief!!!

how the gov't shutdown will affect our family

1. Half pay. HALF PAY!! But Congress gets paid.
2. Military commissaries (grocery stores) shut down
3. Military medical treatment facilities shut down except for ER care, if you are lucky enough to live near a medical facility even with ER
4. No referrals via TriCare for medical treatment, because TriCare appointment line will be shut down
5. Offices devoid of civilian employees; Mr. BikeMan's office is over half-staffed with civilians

This is what I could think of off of the top of my head. I'm sure there will be more.

I'm fuming right now.

so who this Doctor is that Steph constantly blogs about?

Watch this. It'll explain it all...

For what it's worth, 11 (Matt Smith) is not my Doctor, 10 (David Tennant) is. Everyone has their favorite, and most will argue vehemently in favor of their favorite.