The Space Time Continuum Is In Good Hands

Alek, as you may or may not know, is a HUGE fan... HUGE... of Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a daily topic of conversation. Alek is full of Lincoln facts. He's read numerous books. He knows quite a bit.

So tonight at his Open House, the 5th graders were lining the halls performing as various figures in American history. Abe's sign was there, but no Abe. We asked the kid next to him - Harry Houdini- who said, with a straight face, I kid you not, "Oh he's gone. He got assassinated."



So all of this is to get me to Alek's feelings that both America and Abe Lincoln were cheated out of Abe's full second term. He said he wanted to go back in time and foil John Wilkes Booth's assassination attempt. I suggested that doing so would alter history. We discussed this for a bit, and he quickly came up with the following.



"I would go back in time to a minute before John Wilkes Booth pulls his gun, and I would go, 'POOM' and knock him down. Then I would grab Abraham Lincoln and take him to the future. Then I would tell Barack Obama that he has to let Abraham Lincoln serve the rest of his time as president that he would have gotten if he hadn't gotten shot. So then Abraham Lincoln would be the president for as long as he should have been. Then I would tell Barack Obama he could have his time now, so they would just have to wait for him before a new election. Then I would take Abraham Lincoln back to Ford's Theater just before John Wilkes Booth tried to kill him. Then I would put him back. Then he would get killed and history would not change, but he still got to be president for his whole term in the future."



Dave asked how he was going to convince Abraham Lincoln to go back. Alek, undaunted, said, "He wouldn't want to change history." So, prepare yourselves. If time travel is discovered during his lifetime, Abe Lincoln may just be our next president.

Let the Games Begin

On Saturday, Nora had her first EVER sporting event. She is playing soccer this spring and is on the Sharks.
Coach at first practice: Okay, since our colors are yellow and black, I thought we could be the hornets or the bumble bees. Let's vote. Who wants to be The Hornets?
Kid 1: I want to be the monkeys.
Kid 2: I want to be the sharks.
Kid 3: I don't want to be a bee.
Coach: Who wants to be the hornets? (maybe two kids raise their hands)
Coach: Who wants to be the bumble bees? (maybe another two kids raise their hands)
Coach: Okay, who wants to be the monkeys? (Four raise their hands)
Coach: Well, who wants to be The Sharks? (Five raise their hands)
Coach: Okay - we're The Sharks!

Before the Game

GO SHARKS!!!

Nora scored FOUR goals in her first game!!!! No score was kept, but she was VERY proud!

Last night was Alek's first AA Baseball game. He's on The Starz this year. Very exciting.

They lost 17 to 1 last night. Alas. I was filming the whole thing for Dave (in Wyoming), so I didn't take pictures, but I will take some on Wednesday during Game 2. Stay tuned!

Februaries Past

Not many pictures taken so far this month, so I'm grabbing a few from past Februaries. Time flies.

Nora and Alek

February 2005

Alek and Nora

February 2006Nora and Alek
February 2007
Alek
February 2007
Nora and Walter
February 2007
Alek

February 2008

Walter and Nora

February 2008

Unknown Clown

February 2008

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, or At Least Five Questions

1. Why isn't she in her bed where I tucked her in?
2. Why is she using a towel instead of a blanket?
3. Where are the items that were on the hangers?
4. Did she have the tights on at some point and then change her mind?
5. What gives with the potty training toilet seat?