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Poor kiddo…. So, we decided we’d wake up early Thanksgiving morning, take showers, eat breakfast, and see how he felt. Still crappy.</p> <p>With my brother’s compromised immunity, and with my grandmother and great-aunt well into their nineties, we knew we had to stay home this year. Kenzie was crushed. We crawled into bed and cuddled until we fell back to sleep. Later, Kenzie, Terry and I went out in search of an open restaurant, driving for over an hour before we finally admitted defeat and pulled into the nearest IHOP. Kenzie was thrilled, though, with his giant omelet and 2 (!) huge pancakes. Add to that a glass of orange juice, and he was a happy camper.</p> <p>From there, we headed off to the only theatre in town still playing the 3D version of Tim Burton’s <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Before_Christmas"><span style="font-style: italic">The Nightmare Before Christmas</span></a>. Wow. I truly wasn’t prepared for it to be so good. I hadn’t seen it on the big screen (though I’d watched our dvd well over a dozen times, certainly), and I never realized how much I was missing. I mean, I never even noticed Zero’s nose is a jack-o-lantern! Every scene held a new surprise. And, the 3D effects were spectacular. If it’s still playing where you are, I’d highly recommend checking it out before it’s gone. Oh, and sit in one of the first few rows….</p> <p>We came home after that, and I cleaned while <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kgsr.com/">KGSR</a> played tracks from their previous <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kgsr.com/broadcasts/index.aspx"><span style="font-style: italic">Broadcasts</span> cds</a>. Man…. It’s still on, in fact. Right now, it’s Suzanne Vega singing <span style="font-style: italic">Gypsy </span>- just her and a guitar (the way it should be). If only they’d play this sort of music every day…. Sigh….</p> <p>We each had a slice of peppermint cheesecake (indescribably wonderful - much better than it sounds), and then Terry went to work. His store opened for Black Friday at midnight. Why anyone needs to buy gourmet snacks at 4 in the morning, I have no idea. So, I baked some bread, poured a glass of white wine, and devoured an entire novel - <a style="font-style: italic" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Lost-Amanda-Eyre-Ward/dp/0345483170/sr=1-1/qid=1164357766/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-9303284-7150502?ie=UTF8&s=books">How to Be Lost</a> by Amanda Eyre Ward. The writing wasn’t spectacular, but the storyline was wonderfully engrossing. Kenzie read some Greek myths, wrote a bit on one of his novels, and then went to play with his action figures, taking a few choice pieces of bread to the bedroom with him.</p> <p>And, now, we should both probably be getting to sleep. It’s nearing 3 AM here. It wasn’t the Thanksgiving we were expecting, but it’s definitely one we’ll remember. </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/24/the-nightmare-before-thanksgiving/#respond" title="Comment on The Nightmare Before... Thanksgiving?">Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-210"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/17/by-jove-its-fun/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to By Jove, It’s Fun!">By Jove, It’s Fun!</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 17th, 2006 at 8:01 pm (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>Kenzie and I have been playing <a target="_blank" href="http://www.smorgasboardofgames.com/GameDataBase/AristoPlay/db_By_Jove_83_APLAY.html">By Jove</a> for the past few hours. It’s a lot like Monopoly, but without all the consumerism, and with more intricate rules. We ended up looking through a few of our mythology books to make sure we had all the stories straight (the Roman names confuse us a bit), and we talked off and on about the how the stories are related to each other (Kenzie’s much more knowledgeable than I am). A very cool game for anyone who loves Greek (and Roman!) myths.</p> <p>And, the board is beautiful! If I stumble upon another copy, I’ll use it as a wall hanging in the bedroom. Game boards can make beautiful wall hangings - especially if they sport pictures of goddesses, gods, heroes, monsters and perilous adventure!</p> <p><a class="imagelink" title="By Jove.jpg" href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/By%20Jove.jpg"><img alt="By Jove.jpg" id="image211" src="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/By%20Jove.jpg" /><br /> </a> </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/17/by-jove-its-fun/#comments" title="Comment on By Jove, It's Fun!">1 Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-205"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/16/leonid-meteor-shower/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Leonid Meteor Shower">Leonid Meteor Shower</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 16th, 2006 at 5:32 am (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.planetary.org/news/2006/1113_Leonid_Meteor_Shower_2006__When.html">Leonid Meteor Shower</a> is just getting started, and this year promises an unusual outburst of activity Saturday night. Grab a couple of blankets and a thermos of hot chocolate, and head out somewhere dark.</p> <p>NPR’s <a target="_blank" href="http://stardate.org/">StarDate</a> has some good <a target="_blank" href="http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/">viewing tips</a>. </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/16/leonid-meteor-shower/#comments" title="Comment on Leonid Meteor Shower">1 Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-204"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/14/life-as-camera-worthy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Life as Camera-Worthy">Life as Camera-Worthy</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 14th, 2006 at 6:24 pm (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>I will <span style="font-style: italic">finally </span>be able to take photos again!</p> <p>After adding a bit of my own to some lovely birthday money I received, I bought myself a digital camera. Ours died almost two years ago, so we’ve missed a couple of years of cool photos - Kenzie, the animals, strange bugs we come across, fun trips and activities…. Bah.</p> <p>I spent the evening reading through the manual, trying to understand why someone would want to add a voice-over to a still photograph. I’m at a loss. A movie, yes. That would need sound. But a still picture?</p> <p>This morning, I found Kenzie’s old Gameboy case- the one that was too small to hold any games - and it works wonderfully as a camera protector. Perfect! And, the case is so small, it fits in my purse. Hmm…. Off to capture something camera-worthy! </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/14/life-as-camera-worthy/#comments" title="Comment on Life as Camera-Worthy">4 Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-202"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/13/my-old-age/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to My Old Age">My Old Age</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 13th, 2006 at 2:35 am (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>, <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/musings/" title="View all posts in Musings" rel="category tag">Musings</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>Well, it’s official. I’m 30.</p> <p>Sigh….</p> <p>Not that 30 is old, or anything, but I just don’t <span style="font-style: italic">feel </span>30. 17, maybe, but not 30.</p> <p>My mother and I went out to see <span style="font-style: italic">Running with Scissors</span> last night. I’d definitely recommend it, though we seemed to be the only people in the theatre who were laughing. Warped senses of humor? Perhaps.</p> <p>She, my father and my brother also gave me their presents while I was there - a copy of my favorite childhood Golden Book (<span style="font-style: italic">My First Counting Book</span>) and a beautifully painted, shabby-chic antique breadbox. Top that off with pizza and pumpkin cheesecake, and I’d say it was a pretty good day.</p> <p>Right now, I’m wondering where this headache came from and watching Ezzy (our newest rescued kitty) sleep peacefully on my desk - quite an accomplishment considering she was too afraid to eat during the first week we had her, and it took over six-months for her to come out of the bedroom. I don’t know what happened to her before she came here, but it wasn’t good.</p> <p>Okay, it’s late, and I need to drag my 30-year-old bottom off to bed. The elderly need more sleep, doncha know. </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/13/my-old-age/#comments" title="Comment on My Old Age">1 Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-201"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/11/up-and-down-day/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Up and Down Day">Up and Down Day</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 11th, 2006 at 4:29 am (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>Have you ever had one of those? Everything is either enchanting and exhilarating, or else it’s absolutely awful. (Raising hand….)</p> <p>We slept in and started out the day listening to music, lounging about, talking and laughing. My favorite kind of morning. After that, we dropped Terry off at work, and Kenzie and I went for Pizza at one of our favorite places in Round Rock. All good, so far.</p> <p>And then, Kenzie burned himself on a pizza platter. Of course - wouldn’t you know it - my pocket first-aid kit had no burn relief. While we finished eating, Kenzie kept his finger in a glass of ice water. His finger was numb, and he was (relatively) happy, eating and watching Yogi Bear. But, then, we had to leave. We took a to-go cup full of ice water with us, but it was a warm day (almost 90 degrees!), and the ice quickly melted - before I was able to find a drugstore or grocery. Poor kiddo. That happy numbness wore off like lightning, and he was miserable.</p> <p>I don’t know my way around Round Rock - at all. Realizing this, I immediately drove back to Terry’s store hoping they would have a well-stocked first-aid kit (as opposed to my piddling one). They did, but the burn cream made it a thousand times worse. Wiping it off, we headed back to the car with directions to a nearby grocery store. Distracting Kenzie with a rambling discussion of all things Pokemon while I scanned the highway for any sign of the fabled supermarket was proving disasterous. Luckily, we stumbled upon a Walgreens. <em>Ah, sweet relief!</em> We put the aloe lotion on his finger before we even paid for it. After the previous burn cream debacle, he was dumbfounded by how quickly it made it “all better.” I <strong>love</strong><em> </em>aloe vera.</p> <p>After that, the evening was hit-or-miss for Kenzie. He was either elated by a Goodwill find or mashed potatoes with dinner, or he was crushed by trivial disappointments. No wonder. Dealing with that burn took a lot out of him. After a while, he decided to draw in bed. I wasn’t feeling well, so he brought me a piece paper informing me that the color of the day was purple (my favorite), and that the Pokemon of the day was Oddish (also my favorite). He then made an Oddish that he drew, colored, and cut out. I taped it to the printer stand, and I can’t help but smile looking at him. Kenzie had such a difficult day, himself, but he <em>really </em>wanted to make me feel better. It wasn’t long, though, before he was fast asleep.</p> <p>He’s definitely the coolest eight-year-old I know. </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/11/up-and-down-day/#respond" title="Comment on Up and Down Day">Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-200"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/10/meat-loaf/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 10th, 2006 at 3:11 am (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/musings/" title="View all posts in Musings" rel="category tag">Musings</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>Yes, I’m a fan - ever since a kind-hearted bad-boy-wannabe that I miss like all hell introduced me to his music when I was fifteen. I remember speeding through town in his Mercury Lynx hatchback, windows down, cone incense in an ashtray that must have been glued to the carpeted dashboard, our hair tangled around our heads while we screamed along to “All Revved Up with No Place to Go.” And we were.</p> <p>Meat Loaf is pure cheese, of course, but I really don’t have all that much cheese in my life (well, music-wise, at least), so this makes up for it. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.johngorka.com/">John Gorka</a> often adds some extra cheese to the dishes he serves up, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ellispaul.com/">Ellis Paul</a> has been known to go a bit over the top, but that’s about it.</p> <p>That said, if you’re not up for a long, rambling review of <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_loaf">Mr. Loaf</a>’s latest album, stop reading now.</p> <p>Anyway, I’ve been listening to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Bat-Out-Hell-Meat-Loaf/dp/B000FQ4M58/sr=1-1/qid=1163147350/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-9303284-7150502?ie=UTF8&s=music"><em>Bat Out of Hell III</em></a> (which came out on Halloween, no less), and I’m not sure what I think about it, yet. It certainly didn’t hit me the way the first two <em>Bat Out of Hell</em> albums did - like a direct link to my heart. Several of the songs will have to grow on me. I swear, I’m hearing Motley Crue (not surprising, considering one of the M.C. guys is playing on the album) and Iron Maiden. Blech! That’s not the Loaf I know! So, three heavy metal songs…. I don’t know that I can handle that. Can heavy metal grow on me? We’ll see….</p> <p>Then, his version of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” Yes, it’s a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steinman">Jim Steinman</a> song (not all of the tracks on this album are), but they’ve chosen the wrong girl for the duet! She has this perfect, pop-ish voice, and that just doesn’t jive with Meat Loaf. Give me Ellen Foley or Lorraine Crosby - or even Cher (who sang with him on “Dead Ringer for Love”). Someone with a less polished set of pipes. Two bell-like voices just don’t work for a <em>Bat </em>duet. Sigh…. Well, at least it’s better than Celine Dion’s version….</p> <p>Looking to listen to some Queen? Try the fourth track: “Bad for Good.” Yup, Brian May from Queen plays on this track - and it really works. There are a lot of similarities between Steinman/Loaf and Queen. It’s very Queen-like, especially in the guitar (of course) and some of the background vocals, but this song is definitely steeped in pure <em>Bat Out of Hell </em>stylings. Others reminiscent of the older <em>Bat </em>albums are “Alive,” “What About Love” (featuring Patti Russo - who, of course, also would have been a <em>much </em>better choice for “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”), and “Seize the Night” (ah, more Queen guitar).</p> <p>But, strangely, my favorite track is “Blind as a Bat” - a song that would do well on just about any alternative radio station, I think, and <em>not </em>a Steinman creation. The lyrics can hold their own - despite their Steinman-less status:</p> <blockquote><p>And I wish that I could give you something in return<br /> For the precious time you wasted on the tears I’ve never earned<br /> For reaching out to help me ‘cross the bridges that I burned</p> <p>…Your love is blind, blind as a bat<br /> The way that you’re leading me home like that<br /> Your love is blind, blind as bat</p></blockquote> <p>Don’t judge by the snippets at Amazon or B&N, though - they capture the intro only. Instead, check it out at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/meatloaf">Meat Loaf’s MySpace page</a>. It’s intense and catchy - as all good Meat Loaf songs are. But, the chorus doesn’t sound like a typical Meat Loaf song. At all. It’s <em>much </em>more mainstream than that, which is why I can’t understand how it’s become my favorite…. Go figure. I’ll just put that bag over my head, now, and shuffle away quietly….</p> <p>All in all, the album feels pieced together to me. It’s not cohesive the way the first two are. That’s not surprising, I guess, given that Steinman didn’t write all the songs, didn’t produce it, didn’t really have anything to do with the making of it…. But, there are a few songs that will undoubtedly find a place among my favorites. Perhaps I should just make my own little compilation cd. Hmm…. Off to look for blank discs…. </p> </div> <p class="postmeta"> <a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/10/meat-loaf/#comments" title="Comment on Meat Loaf">2 Comments</a> </p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-199"> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/2006/11/01/a-chronicle-of-our-halloween/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to A Chronicle of Our Halloween">A Chronicle of Our Halloween</a></h2> <p class="postdate"> November 1st, 2006 at 5:46 pm (<a href="http://www.livefreelearnfree.com/blog/category/unschooling-life/" title="View all posts in Unschooling Life" rel="category tag">Unschooling Life</a>) </p> <div class="postentry"> <p>One of these years, we’re going to have to make sure someone sits at home to hand out candy, rather than having everyone go out trick-or-treating. Each year, we load up on candy and then head off to scour the neighborhood. And, each year, we think we’re getting home early enough to catch enough trick or treaters. Nope. We always end the night with an almost-full bowl sitting beside the door. Oh, well. More for us!</p> <p>This year, though, we at least added a bit to the street’s ambience, even though we were several streets over ringing doorbells. We opened the windows and played music from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.timburtoncollective.com/nmbcpoem.html"><em>The Nightmare Before Christmas</em></a>. That, combined with our <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmander">Charmander</a> jack-o-lantern at least showed we had the Halloween spirit, even if our porch light was off when everyone trooped by.</p> <p>Later, Kenzie and I hung out for a while at Half Price Books. We had a coupon for 40% off an item, so we finally splurged and bought the beautiful first edition copy ofDavid Day’s <em> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Bestiary-David-Day/dp/0517120771">A Tolkien Bestiary</a></em> that we’d been admiring for months - only $12 after the coupon. We also got two books on drawing for Kenzie and a poster of the Greek goddesses, gods and heroes to go on the ceiling above his top bunk. Very cool. I scored a box of notecards featuring photos by one of my favorite photographers - <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Margaret_Cameron">Julia Margaret Cameron</a> - for $1. It doesn’t include the pictures I’d most like, but I’m jazzed, all the same. Oh, and a book from the <em>Poets on Poetry</em> series I’d been looking for called <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ostriker/writing_like_a_woman_default.htm"><em>Writing Like a Woman</em></a> by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=5165">Alicia Ostriker</a>. All in all, a productive evening.</p> <p>Then, we headed off toward downtown Austin to drive around Sixth Street where everyone dresses up to wander the the sidewalks and drink in the bars and clubs. The street, itself, was closed off, keeping us at least a block away, but that didn’t deter us, and the terrible traffic made it easy to take our time and point out all the cool costumes to each other. We even saw an <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_car">art car</a> covered in small plastic toys! After a while, though, we drove home to the towering piles of candy we’d left behind.</p> <p>I’d say, we had a pretty decent Halloween. 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