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I’m just saying something here reminds me of those dancing hippos in Fantasia….
In case you missed them…
On the toes again.
My cake plate has always been so hard to get to…until now!
>The Clara Show.
March 11th, 2010 by Aubri
>The Lily Show.
March 11th, 2010 by Aubri
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I love it when I find Lily doing the smartest things!
Yes, she’s wearing two dresses. Hey, sometimes a girl just can’t decide!
She really is starting to say some words we promise! Just look how determined she gets to NOT say them once we get the camera out though. Sorry!
>San Patricio!
March 7th, 2010 by Aubri
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Here’s something for my little “Irish Nachos”. You know who you are and I thought of you two when I heard this story on NPR this morning!With St. Patrick’s Day just ahead, an unusual musical mash-up has surfaced. Paddy Moloney and his legendary Irish group The Chieftains have joined forces with Ry Cooder and various guest artists on a new album called San Patricio — Spanish for St. Patrick.
The recording comes out Tuesday and commemorates a little-known connection between Mexicans and the Irish. During the Mexican-American War of the 1840s, a group of disaffected Irish-American conscripts led by Capt. John Riley crossed the border to fight with the Mexicans. Riley put together a battalion named the “San Patricio,” deserted the U.S. Army and joined the Mexicans to fight on what he saw as the side of justice.
“They fought five very heroic, wonderful battles,” Moloney says. “I’m afraid the last one was at Churubusco, which was the finisher-upper, as they say.”
The Chieftains’ album features a long list of guest artists, including narration by Irish-born actor Liam Neeson of a poem in tribute to the San Patricios.
“It is, as Paddy is saying, a great story,” says Cooder, co-producer and guest on the album. “I was never taught this in Los Angeles public schools.”
Moloney says he wants this to change.
“It’s not right that such an event took place and that it’s not in the history books,” he says. “It’s a great piece of material for people to know about.”
To hear the full interview go here. It was very interesting.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124333729
And to hear their Mexican/Irish CD click here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124333729
San Patricio!No Place Like Home.
February 27th, 2010 by Aubri
I recently read a post on a blog I follow about giving your children “enriching experiences” on a budget. It talked about not needing money to have a fun and memorable time with your kids or a fun time learning something with them. It got me thinking. My girls aren’t old enough to take places where we have to pay to have fun and learn something like zoos (though we have been there and I have to say it was more fun for me and Phil than the girls we know but we needed to get out) or museums. Even if they were we live pretty far from any cities that would give them this opportunity. So how do I make ‘home’ a fun and “enriching” place to be? I came up with some things ideas:
- Once the weather permits we will have a great time exploring outside
- We have a very nice park here in town (again Aubri the weather has to be “warmer” for this!)
- I loved building forts when I was little
- Dress up!
- Craft time of course
- Read books or go to our town Library
- Picnics inside! That was always so fun for me!
- Cushion Mountain and Cushion Bridge
I took the cushions off the couch and chair in our living room and made a “mountain” and a “bridge”. The girls (and I) had a lot of fun and burned some energy for sure! Lily gets pretty riled up, but I think it’s been really good for her.
I’ll keep trying to come up with more ideas. If any one has other suggestions I’d love to hear them!
Cushion Bridge where you run as fast as you can and fall over. (It’s fun, trust me)
