I have come to discover the benefit of driving from Chesapeake Va to Lexingto SC after work: a full extra day to spend with Mom and Dad. I went into work yesterday, planning to leave around 3:00, but the excitement over tonight's reunion had me rather restless at work. Not only that, but, my blood pressure got worked up over a client who manages the data in our application with her own set of Excel Spreadsheets. Excel has been the bane of my existence (datawise, anyways).
But, around 11:45, I went to my director and asked if it would be ok if I convert to a half day and leave at lunch. No problem. The only problem that did come from it was, Cindy thought I was home for lunch and we were still looking at a 3:00 departure. Around 1:15, I told her "oh, by the way, I am done." She gave me that look that only wives and moms know how to give. The look that will melt a Husband or Son like a forgotten crayon on a car's back dashboard in the middle of summer. I ran a few of the errands (including getting Shock for the pool and taking the kid's to Coldstone to redeem "recital" coupons), and we were off by 2:30.
Save a brief potty stops and a dinner dash, we made it to Lexington right at 9:00. By 10:00, I was out like a light. Mom is taking the day off and we are going to catch Ice Age 2 around lunch time. I like driving back into Cola Town and I don't know if it is because of nostalgia, or just familiarity. Probably more of the former.
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So how was Ice Age 2? Victoria and I have been wanting to see it to... uh, get in the mood for the baby... maybe I can convince her we still have time to see it! :-)
IA2 was not that great. The kids loved it, but from the adults pov, it was pure filler. Some funny yuks, but their are defintely better flicks.
I have to concur with Chuck that the end result is not great for Mom and Dad. But the little ones are far more forgiving. What I found interesting is that several themes in the film are above many kids' heads. Example - the awkward situation facing the two wooly mammoths, who realize they are the last of their kind and that they must procreate or their species dies. That was a subject never addressed in a Little Golden Book.
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