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We had a nice, long, chill weekend. It was fun to spend a lot of time together, the three of us.
Carlos joined us for dinner and hanging out one night. Mina decided she wanted to climb into the kitchen cabinet that we store our tupperware in, and in she went with some toy superheroes and a flashlight, where she proceeded to talk to us for 2 or so minutes. Her language and memory just astounds me! It surely makes helping her out with her toddler frustrations a bit easier when she is able to express what's going on in her head. Most of the time. She did have a freakout last night because the cup of water we had near her bed was gross. She kept saying "I want my water" "No, I don't want my water", until Brian brought up a new fresh/clean cup of it that she sucked down. Doh! We can't all be perfect.
We were able to get out for a date afternoon and saw Robocop. I liked it much better than the original, actually, having more of an emotional element in it (that question of what makes the man a man). Mina had a blast playing with Katie and Aislynn and we were home to get her to bed. Love the bed-time snuggles.
Brian has been working with a bunch of friends on a huge group Judge Dredd movie project (the most recent movie versions). He and I were talking about how I could join in the fun, since he's making Mina a kid-version of a judge costume. She'll be a helmet-less Judge Anderson, of course. :) Brian mentioned the Chief Judge character and her costume from the movie was very stylish. So I'll be working on that. I got a pattern and some muslin to try and work out the jacket, and I'll use purchased leggings, some of my own black boots, and Brian is going to make the little greeblie/medal things for the jacket. Nevermind that the actress was a black woman with short/buzzed hair! It is a neat look.
http://www.propstore.com/product/dredd/chief-judge-rakie-ayola-complete-costume-badges-053/
I think I'm finally on the other side of this cold/sinus infection thing. Yesterday was the first day in a couple of weeks that I didn't need to take a painkiller for the head-pounding.
Snow again today! Our ballet class last week was cancelled, so time will tell if I have tap tonight.
Carlos joined us for dinner and hanging out one night. Mina decided she wanted to climb into the kitchen cabinet that we store our tupperware in, and in she went with some toy superheroes and a flashlight, where she proceeded to talk to us for 2 or so minutes. Her language and memory just astounds me! It surely makes helping her out with her toddler frustrations a bit easier when she is able to express what's going on in her head. Most of the time. She did have a freakout last night because the cup of water we had near her bed was gross. She kept saying "I want my water" "No, I don't want my water", until Brian brought up a new fresh/clean cup of it that she sucked down. Doh! We can't all be perfect.
We were able to get out for a date afternoon and saw Robocop. I liked it much better than the original, actually, having more of an emotional element in it (that question of what makes the man a man). Mina had a blast playing with Katie and Aislynn and we were home to get her to bed. Love the bed-time snuggles.
Brian has been working with a bunch of friends on a huge group Judge Dredd movie project (the most recent movie versions). He and I were talking about how I could join in the fun, since he's making Mina a kid-version of a judge costume. She'll be a helmet-less Judge Anderson, of course. :) Brian mentioned the Chief Judge character and her costume from the movie was very stylish. So I'll be working on that. I got a pattern and some muslin to try and work out the jacket, and I'll use purchased leggings, some of my own black boots, and Brian is going to make the little greeblie/medal things for the jacket. Nevermind that the actress was a black woman with short/buzzed hair! It is a neat look.
http://www.propstore.com/product/dredd/chief-judge-rakie-ayola-complete-costume-badges-053/
I think I'm finally on the other side of this cold/sinus infection thing. Yesterday was the first day in a couple of weeks that I didn't need to take a painkiller for the head-pounding.
Snow again today! Our ballet class last week was cancelled, so time will tell if I have tap tonight.