the Olden days...

So Liz is convincing Bianca to write a card to her friend, and in doing so, mentions how when she was young she used to write her grandma handwritten letters and then post them which took a long time to arrive. To which Bianca logically responds, 'Mom, why didn't you just write her an email or chat with her, or SMS her?'
Liz says, 'Emails, instant messaging and SMS are fairly recent developments, when I was growing up we didnt have all those things!'
Bianca's eyes lit up, 'Mom, I didn't know you grew up in the OLDEN DAYS!!??'
Liz says, 'Whoa!! I didn't grow up in the OLDEN DAYS, Bianca... the olden days where before cars & TVs were around, things like that!'
Bianca sensing that Liz didn't exactly want to hear that added, 'I know you didn't grow up in the olden days mom, but my grandma did!'

Somebody please define for me what the 'olden days' are nowadays! Is it before TVs or before plasma and XLCD screens? Is it before the telephone or the cell phone was available for all? Was it before internet or 20MB ADSL came around? Before the airplane or before Ryan Air became a taxi service across Europe? What else is going to be obsolete over the next 10-15 years?

For my own peace of mind I'm going to teach my kids that the 'olden days' were before the technology boom of the 20th century, before the telegram, the light bulb, radio and the NYSE! God bless you all!

Double as strong 4 love...

A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?' The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.'To which, his father said 'Yes.'

Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island. The father and son went on to complete the race together.

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Bianca's Birthday & Bangs

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We had a whole lot of fun for her birthday, she had about 20 friends over and we were able to organize a party at a Mobile Disney world, they were able to dress up (costumes and make-up) like any Disney character they wanted, they had jumping castles, shows, and a whole lot of other entertainment.

Then we got home and had a treasure hunt and games. Bianca didn't want a birthday cake but wanted banana split for everyone, and we had a little cake anyway! We took her to the pet shop for her birthday present, and after much deliberation, we opted for a fish-tank and 2 fish, other (non-)options were an Angolan Bunny (huge and super softly & cutely furry!), 3 french poodles, but she opted for the fishies, even tho' she really wanted a kitten! Too make a long story short, they had a blast and we came out tired!


Bianca also cut bangs, we made an appointment with a friend of ours to do it 4 days in advance so we told Bianca that she had an appointment to cut fringes and she was so excited she almost couldn't sleep. She actually looks real cute with them, a little older as well!