Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Grapes of Wrath

The story starts surface by tom Joad hitchhiking home. Once they go into, they go Toms family packing up and number ready to go on a wind up. Toms father explains to him that the banks and large companies closed by altogether the sm every(prenominal) farmers, and now most of them are head break through to atomic number 20 where there is mantic to be clip. When every adept was ready to croak Grampa Joad didnt regard to go, so they had to drug him to get him into the car to go on their way. When they stop to peacefulness on the kick off-key wickedness of the journey, Grampa Joad has a stroke and dies immediately. They absorb Grampa along the way to California in a cover some migrants gave them. The migrants were the Wilsons, who car had furrowed down. The Joad family offered to help fix their car, and one it was fixed the two families began their trip together. Once they reached California, Mrs. Wilson got very sick, so the Joad family gave the Wilsons some currency and victuals and continued on their way.During the intact trip out west, Granma Joad had been getting sicker and sicker, Ma Joad at run realizes that shes demise. They had to start a long crowd through with(predicate) the relinquish one night, and while they were driving Granma dies earlyish into the night. A meet stops them during their trip and Ma Joad explains to the nurse that they need to get to a doctor because Granma is very sick. The guard lets them go, and Ma tells the family to movement on. Once they make it safely crosswise the desert, Ma tells the family that Granma is dead, so they moldiness bury her as a poor mortal because they dont take away enough funds for the funeral.They finally arrive at a place, even justugh unclean and dis vowly, where rush of migrants were living. But the men are unable to square off manoeuver. The Joads pack up and sacrifice when a contractor recognises and asks if anyone wants race. The basic person to! ask what the pay was got arrested and was accused red. A fight started and the sheriff told the whole camp itll be burned. The Joads are matted unable to come work and shortly they ran out of money and food, so they essential look quickly.They soon hear of work in a bring out orc onerous. Once they arrived they were escorted by a police gentleman and they immediately started picking peaches, so they could have something to squander that night. Tom wants to know whats going on with all the let loose and screaming outside in the orchard late that night. So he sticks his head out to find his friend Jim, who was arrested for a while ago, Jim tells Tom roughly how they are striking because the owner of the peach orchard had swinging their wages in half. While they are talking some men come around flavour for Jim, and once they show him they immediately killed him. Tom becomes extremely baffled and kills one of the men.



sensation of the Joad children goes about bragging on how Tom killed someone, and his mother finds him and tells him that he must leave. Tom is going to backpack on with the work that Jim was doing, so he takes some money from Ma Joad and goes on his way.Rose of Sharon, the daughter of Ma and Pa Joad, goes into labor as soon as the rain sets in. The ball up is born, tho its born dead. The place begins to floodand all the Joads must leave because the box car they are living in is etymon to fill with pissing. Carrying the children on their backs they wade through the water until they come to the highway, along the way they discover a man dying from starvati! on. The mans son tells the Joads that the man hasnt eaten in six days, but soon that problem is taken care of.I enjoyed interpret The Grapes of Wrath. It showed how inclination can really get a family through times, no matter how problematical they may be. Certain hatful really help a family to bond and become more(prenominal) in sync with each other, and learn how to deal with hard times as well as good. Although it seemed the Joads may have had a tough time, what family doesnt. In order to get the necessities of life, you must work, or find some way to get the money. Its all very important. If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website:

Oups I did it again

Man, I miss writing.



I don't know what happened over the last nine months or so, but writing was far, far, far away from my list of things that I wanted to do.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Promote Yourself: Chris Patton to attend AniMinneapolis

Chris Patton to attend AniMinneapolis

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Promote Yourself: Anime Midwest gets Frenchy and the Punk, and Chris Patton

Anime Midwest gets Frenchy and the Punk, and Chris Patton Minneapolis, MN - September 27, 2013 - Anime Midwest in Chicago is excited to announce two more guests will be joining them in 2014: steampunk musicians Frenchy and the Punk and voice actor Chris Patton. Frenchy at the Punk will be part of Anime Midwest's epic concert series headlined by Steam Powered Giraffe. Convention attendees can see both FnP and Chris Patton in numerous panels, autograph sessions, and events throughout the weekend convention. Chris Patton is an exceptionally well-known voice actor, particularly for roles such as Sousuke Sagara in Full Metal Panic!. He has has been acting professionally for well over fifteen years, with over twelve of those years dedicated to voice acting and anime, including work for ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, and OkraTron 5000. Some of his other more well-known roles are Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood, Asura in Soul Eater, Akuto Sai in Demon King Daimao, Keima in The World God Only Knows, Ikki in Air Gear, Sho in Guyver, Fakir in Princess Tutu, Nishi in Gantz, and Turles in Dagonball Z: The Tree of Might. Other Anime credits include: Inu x Boku S.S., Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God, Hajime in Ghost Stories, Ayato in RahXephon, Daley Wong in Bubblegum Crisis 2040, Ranmaru in The Wallflower, Eiji in Gravion and Gravion Zwei, Haruka in Tactics, Graham Spector in Baccano!, Komyo Sanzo in Saiyuki, Gintoki in the Gintama movie, Hiroki in The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and tons and tons more! Chris is also a stage performer, a music freak, a horror film nerd, a roller coaster guru, and a huge fan of Sharon Needles, Freddie Mercury, and Aleister Crowley. When trying to picture Frenchy and the Punk, imagine Django Reinhardt, The White Stripes, Johnny Ramone, Siouxsie Sioux and Edith Piaf jamming together at an event hosted by Deepak Chopra. This is what it might sound like. A sultry French-born singer, percussionist and a fiery punk rock guitarist from the golden days of the hardcore scene blended their diverse talents to form Frenchy and the Punk in 2005. The unlikely pairing has since released 6 full-length CDs and have performed all across the U.S. and in Europe. In May 2012, Yahoo Music called them one of the top 25 duos in the US. Their show is a carnival of two that will take you from Paris to CBGBs and back again. A rollicking flapper folk punk cabaret with cleverly crafted songs, Taiko meets Rio de Janeiro pounding drum instrumentals and true DIY attitude. The duo's music, magnetic stage presence, charm and exhilarating performances have attracted a consistently growing and loyal fan base around the world. The new CD Elephant Uproar released in March 2013 highlights the duo's rabid drumming instrumentals. Be sure to check out their earlier releases, the frenzied fun of the Hey Hey Cabaret CD (2012), and their breakthrough 2010 CD release, Happy Madness. The duo's extended bio can be found at The full guest list can be found at Anime Midwest is happening July 4-6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. The convention brings some of the biggest voice actors, concerts, and events together with nearly 10,000 fans to celebrate Japanese animation and nerdy culture. Attendees can buy tickets to attend now at
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

UTR2 Ranma Evangelion

What's good guys!



Up from my seemingly unending list of anime's in my backlog, I have started watching this show calledRanma 1/2. Now, this is a show I actually watched as kid a long time ago and I hardly remember or even know if watched the entire series. All i knew was that it was about some dude that turns into a girl once cold water is put on him and turns back to a male with hot water. This show is pretty dated and unfortunately, i'm watching the dubbed version yet it is still quite funny and more comical than what I thought it would be; in short a pleasant surprise.

Fishing in the Discount Bin

Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly ramble about one of the movies that I happen to own.Today we get to what I think is one of the funniest animated movies ever made, .This is originally dated in my notes at January 12, 2013.



Well, as I recently mentioned with my looks at the Pixar short film collections, a friend of mine liked it so much that she shared it across the social networks. I was reading some of the comments on it, and there was one that stuck in my craw. That comment was along the lines of, "I don't know why people make such a big deal about American animation anyway." I'm familiar with that comment. It's the common lament of the otaku...the anime snob, who believes that the only animation worth watching comes from Japan. It brought me back to my time in Japan, when I was discussing some of my favourite anime with one of my students. After I finished exulting the brilliance of Ranma 1/2, she just looked at me with a befuddled expression and said, "You know it's all for kids, right?"

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Random Historical Person: Asai Nagamasa (Part 2)

Good Evening from Akkeshi! Shall I continue my story? Grab your popcorn and perhaps a drink too since now this is going to get more interesting.



So when we last left off, the Battle of Mt. Usa claimed the lives of Nobuharu Oda and Yoshinari Mori. With their death's and his defeat at Usa, Nobunaga started to prepare for his next move against the Asai-Asakura Coalition. However, due to problems with his concurrent seige of the Ishiyama Honganji (Big Buddhist Fortress in Osaka), he had to delay his plans against the Asai-Asakura. But finally in 1573, he gathered his forces and once again marched to Ichijodani. This time, in order to prevent Nagamasa from attacking his rear again, Nobunaga divided up his forces, one to Ichijodani, and the other to Odani (home of the Asai). To make a long story short, Yoshikage eventually kills himself as the Oda close in on his position, thus ending the Asakura Clan. Nobunaga also saw to it that Yoshikage's head as presented to him.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Manga Giveaway: Blood Lad Giveaway Winner

And the winner of the is Olivia!



As the winner, Olivia will be receiving a new copy of the first volume of Yuuki Kodama's Blood Lad as published by Yen Press. For this giveaway, I was interested in learning about people's favorite vampires from manga. Be sure to check out the for all of the details. There was a great turn out and a great variety in the responses-everyone from Hellsing's Alucard and Seras to the half vampire/half were-koala Paifu from Cowa! were mentioned.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Jasmine's Anime Recaps: Free Episode 8!

Okay so I just learned something new. The voice of Makoto is the lead singer of the band who sings the opening song and is the voice behind RANMARU FROM UTAPRI. ALSO THE OPENING SONG IS LIKE REALLY ROCKISH SO ITS JUST A LOT TO TAKE IN.



Let's get started.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Interview with DEATHGAZE

X: First of all, congratulations on your 10th anniversary.

All: Thank you.X: It's been two years since our last interview with you.Could you begin by introducing yourself and could you tell us about what you were doing before DEATHGAZE?

Ai: I'm DEATHGAZE's singer, Ai. Before DEATHGAZE I was playing in a totally hopeless band.X: What kind of band?

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

{4 years Santiago} Letters to my Son

My Beautiful Baby,

{it's what I call you every time I hold you in my arms, by the way...you are really big but still I hold you like a baby...my baby....}


Monday, September 16, 2013

Petshop of Horrors [Manga]

One of the better mangas I read early on, it holds up with its consistent dosage of simple to beautiful to gory art. The short story formula works a lot better for this series than it did with Jing King of Bandits. If it can keep itself from coming off as fillery it can likely go on indefinitely with a set number of volumes and fascinating tales.

There is a Petshop somewhere in the Chinatowns around the world or likely your very own. And in it are things beyond imagining, where your fears, dreams and simple harsh conclusions are realized. More often people stumble in and are simply victims of circumstance, a passing lion or some other beast you have never heard of. This series somehow manages to blend with reality and also blends occasional humor with serious supernatural life threatening situations.

Count D is a interesting character, almost similar to Neil Gaiman's Sandman where he is the common thread tying all the short stories together. Not to mention he comes off looking like your typical vampire who happens to have a ridiculous sweet tooth. He interacts with the police, gangsters and almost every other person from different walks of life. And yet, despite how cultured and worldly he is, to others he still comes off as uncaring about the human race, creepy and occasionally quirky.

Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome ()

ASSOCIATED NAMESThe Spring Night is Short, Move It Girl!

Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Cindi Hopper, Columnist: MIGRAINES + MS = 1 UNHAPPY CAMPER!!!!

I've written 9 Columns for you. Click my photo on far left side of this Home Page to read them all after you read this Column called: MIGRAINES + MS = 1 UNHAPPY CAMPER!!!!



If you've ever had a "Migraine" then you will know exactly what I'm talking about! Ah, the nausea, bright lights, vertigo, pain on one side of your head maybe in your eye...sound familiar?? No I didn't describe a bad flare day but now that you mention it add some burning feet, pain in your arms, legs that weigh 40lbs each, UTIs and you got yourself a really fun day!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Anime Revolution 2013

For this year, I had the opportunity to see ORIGA live and interview Yamaguchi Kappei, Furuya Tohru. If those names didn't get your attention. Yamaguchi Kappei is the voice of Ussop in One Piece. Along with that, Yamaguchi has voiced Ranma and Inuyasha. For Furuya Tohru, think of Gundam, and now think of Amuro Ray. Yes, THE Amuro Ray from the Gundam Universe. If that didn't interest you, what about Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask or Pegasus Seiya from Saint Seiya? Either way, it was great being able to meet Yamaguchi and Tohru. To ask a few questions and have the opportunity to have a photo with them. Along with that, just like any other convention I attend, there will be cosplay photography.



DAY 1

ACF 2023: VIZ announces return of classic series RANMA

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THECLASSIC SERIES RANMATO NORTH AMERICA

Legendary Martial Arts-Action-Adventure-Comedy MangaCreated By Rumiko Takahashi Debuts In 2-in-1 Editions Spring 2014;Anime Launched On VIZAnime.com; Neon Alley, Blu-rayAnd DVD Debuts Coming Soon

VIZ Media has announced the return of one of the genre's most celebrated manga and anime properties - RANMA.

VIZ Media Announces the Return of RANMA 1/2!

VIZ MEDIA HAS ANNOUNCED THE RETURN OF ONE OF THE GENRE'S MOST CELEBRATED MANGA AND ANIME PROPERTIES - RANMA!



RANMAis a renowned martial arts action-adventure manga (graphic novel) series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The manga series was a staple of the VIZ Media catalog for over 14 years and remains one of the company's longest-running titles and one of the longest-running manga series in North America. VIZ Media plans to begin publishing the RANMAmanga series (rated 'T+' for Older Teens) in new 2-in-1 omnibus editions featuring the original right-to-left reading format for the first time ever in early 2014.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories, Vol. 1

BY NAOKO TAKEUCHI. RELEASED IN JAPAN AS "BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILOR MOON" BY KODANSHA, SERIALIZED IN THE MAGAZINE RUN RUN. RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA BY KODANSHA COMICS.



There's an important thing to keep in mind when reading this first of two collections of short stories that were interspersed throughout the series' run: they didn't run in Nakayoshi. They ran in a sister magazine, run Run, which was also home to Sailor V. Run Run no longer exists today, but I seem to recall when it was around that its core audience was girls about 2-3 years younger than the usual Nakayoshi audience. And that's not even getting into the fact that these are quick side-stories Naoko dashed off in between chapters, so are naturally going to be a bit more comedic and fluffy than the core plotline.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Girls playing in a boys' club? No way! Anime is for everybody!

One of the best parts of getting into nerd culture is that it's a group fairly open to both genders. One immediately thinks of boys when they think comic books, D&D, Star Trek, and anime, but in actuality, we girls make up a pretty sizable portion of the geek fandom. We also happen to be the most prominent communication side of being a nerd. More often than not, we're the ones writing the fanfiction, releasing doujinshi, creating fan art, and shipping our favorite couples the hardest.

I've been to several to conventions since embracing my nature as an otaku girl, and I've been pleased with the amount of fellow women attending, as well as the amount of panels, merchandise, and fan materials geared to us. I'm not saying that every single female anime fan wants bishounens all over her wall scrolls, but it's nice to have more options than, say, a whole wall of High School DxD fanservice for sale. I usually come away from my convention experiences with plenty of things I love from my favorite DVDs (Code Geass) to fandom paraphernalia (CLAMP), and I never feel as if I'm wading through a lot of products that are irrelevant to me in order to find what I want.

It helps that in the US, manga and anime initially established a strong female base when it first came over. Sure we were all watching Pokemon, but females in particular were the ones investing themselves in series such as Inuyasha, Sailor Moon, Ranma, Fruits Basket etc. The market was rife with stories we could get into, some romances, some centered on bishounens, some about strong female characters, and some about enduring friendships. Our tastes were not narrowed to simply "shoujo" and "yaoi," because your average female viewer likes variety--you'll find quite a few of us tuning into shounen, action/adventure, and horror, for example.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

English Dub Cast for Good Luck Girl!

FUNimation Entertainment has announced the English dub cast for the Good Luck Girl! television anime series:



* Brina Palencia is Ichiko

50 Great Series Finales

Every great story needs a great ending. A story should not keep going and going and going like the Energizer Bunny: it has to have a stopping point. A conclusion. Even the most open-ended endings possible are acceptable if they're done right. The quality of an ending can make or break how a story is perceived and remembered. TV series' do not always tell stories. They can be episodic or plotted and serialized depending on the content. But like stories, great TV shows should have great finales. Something to really cap off the experience and prove that it was all worthwhile. So in this entry, I've selected 50 TV shows I've seen that I feel had particularly great series finales. Most of them are animated 'cause I have not caught up with all the live action TV shows of my time yet. Please keep in mind that this is for TV series', not movies, books, or video games. Those are a similar but different matter. Without further delay, I'll cover 50 great series finales of my (mostly animated) TV experience!



Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too (The New Adventures Of Pooh) - This show did the whole "ending on a Christmas special" thing better than "The Care Bears Family" did. This actually feels like a special episode of the series and was a worthy cap-off to a fun show.

When the Otaku in You Grows Up: Part 1

I spent much of early puberty soaking it up watching anime and playing video games, a reality my parents had to give into when they uprooted their only child from our old home in the suburbs where we had the security of a village and neighbors with kids. I actually had a childhood that I spent running around outdoors, learning to ride a bike, had grand (mis)adventures. But when we had to move to the city, the child who would be impossible to stay indoors was suddenly forced to stay put with no where to go, and no one to play with.



Guilt easily set in with my parents (mwehehehehehe) and I was suddenly granted my first gaming console, and exposure to cartoons from Japan (thanks to the local networks and Laserdisk rentals). Though I've watched some anime in the '80s, nothing really stuck to me in the way YuYuHakusho, Sailormoon, Slayers, Ranma 1/2 and a host of other titles did. I became an Otaku, a term that didn't exist back in the '90s here in the Philippines but best described me then.

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As she stands and walks to the doorway, she turns back and says job or being rejected for acceptance to a school if the information surfaces. Programs range from one to three weeks and are offered in might post her photos on Facebook or MySpace for revenge. First, don't snoop -- nothing will destroy her trust in you island in Tokyo Bay, is troubled by political issues and mass gang violence. For a funky look, tie a wide ribbon in a By Theresa Pickett, eHow Contributor Share Make a name for yourself as an teen actor. I don't remember if they were going to Lauderdale or if images or videos with their phones that are sexual in nature.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Project A-Ko Review

Hi there! Last Friday's movie was a bit of a downer. It was good, but it left me a little depressed. Luckily, today's review is a goofy, silly, happy, and slightly sexy flick. So, without further words, let's look at the oddball title, and old-school Otaku favorite, Project A-Ko.



STORY/SETUP

Mommy Update #1

OKAY, I'M A CHUNKY GIRL.. I AM NOT LACKING IN FOOD.. FOR PETE'S SAKE.. (WHO IS PETE AGAIN?) I'M OVERFLOWING WITH CHUNKOLICIOUS BEAUTY HERE.. BUT IF MY STOMACH DOESN'T STOP EATING ITSELF FROM THE INSIDE OUT I'M GOING TO SERIOUSLY GO NUTS. -- GRANMA.. COULD YOU PLEASE SEND BACON, BISCUITS, AND GRAVY TO 123 FORTENHODGE LANE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A TIP IN THE MAIL. ALSO, TO THE BIRD THAT FLEW INTO MY WINDOW AND SCARED THE LITERAL CRAP OUT OF ME.. I HOPE HEAVEN IS NICE, YOUR CROOKED (BUT NON-BREATHING) REMAINS ARE STILL ON MY FRONT PORCH.. BUT I'M STILL SHOOK UP FROM THE FREAKISHLY LOUD, GUNSHOT SOUNDING, INTRUDER DAMAGING IMPACT YOU MADE ON MY FRESHLY WINDEXED WINDOW TO DO YOU A THE KIND FAVOR OF SCOOPING YOUR FLUFFY LITTLE SELF UP. IF FOR SOME REASON A HUNGRY STRAY CAT HASN'T PICKED YOU UP BY NOON, I'LL GIVE YOU A PROPER BURIAL. FOR ALL THOSE READING THIS BEFORE 7AM, OBVIOUSLY YOUR MORNING HAS EITHER BEEN JUST AS CHAOTIC AS MINE.. OR BORING AS HECK... EITHER WAY, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO MY NEVER A DULL MOMENT LIFE!!!
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Holiday Snaps

The trouble with having a digital camera is that I take hundreds of photos[about 500 during the past fortnight] Here are some selected holiday pictures. The amazing hat shop in Burnham Market



There is a whole rainbow of 'Mother Of The Bride' hats - this was just part of the pink/red section. Loads of men's hats too

Friday, September 6, 2013

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

STGCC 2013: Vampy Bit Me (Linda Le) interview

STGCC 2013: VAMPY BIT ME INTERVIEWI had the chance to sit down and speak to cosplayer Vampy Bit Me (Linda Le) at STGCC. She's an experienced cosplayer who has put together some incredible costumes, done some great photoshoots and earned herself a legion of fans on the internet. I'm a big fan of her Lady Nightwing cosplay myself (you'll see it a little later). Read to hear how she got her nickname, what she thinks of reimagined anime, which fashion designer she looks up to, that whole "cosplayers getting harassed" issue and how long it takes to put a costume together from concept to convention.

Q: Is your name in any way inspired by the viral video?


Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Manga of the Month: Ranma

Ranmais a lot like .



Wait, wait, wait. Put down those torches and pitchforks. Let me explain for a second. It will all make sense if you just give me a chance.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Castro: Paternalism

Many families live under the heavy hand of a self-willed patriarch who always knows best. The last half-century of Cuban history demonstrates the effects of extending patriarchal power over a whole nation. Today is Fidel Castro's 87th birthday.He still tells his people what: in weekly "reflections," Fidel summarizes books that Cubans are not allowed to read and specifies the faults that they ought to find in them if they could.

Fidel was always special. The son of a Spanish immigrant, he had the new arrival's intense love of his country and the foreigner's conviction that it could be shaken into shape. He was always moving forward: "I was born in Oriente province.We do most of the work; we make the most rum and sugar. We make the most money, too." At the age of 12, he wrote to Franklin Roosevelt offering to show him the "bigest mines of iron of the land" and asking for $10 in return.

He was well educated in private schools, then went to the University of Havana, where politics was waged with an intensity only slightly below that of gang warfare. He trained as a lawyer (and still writes like one), before sliding left and eventually becoming the figure we know so well: the bearded cigar-wielding revolutionary in fatigues appearing out of the jungle to liberate his country.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Nate Reports: Japan Expo 2013

You would hear about Japan Expo around areas in Europe as it is one of the biggest conventions in the area. Just last year, they have held a record attendance of 208,000 attendees! Wow even Anime Expo can't beat that! It's so big that they would put a subsidiary convention in the United States. And wouldn't you know it, Japan Expo's first US convention was located here in the Bay Area. Of course I would take advantage and planned to attend this convention hoping for an awesome time (before school begins for me.....)



DAY 0

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Father's Day: Pancake FAIL and a trip to the Museum

Fathers day.We were woken at 6.30am by Jaimee, who came in and asked if it was time to give Dad his cards yet.No! we mumbled and attempted some more sleep.Kate joined us in ourbed minutes later, while Jaimee and Luke played loudly in the bedroom next door until the clock hit exactly 7am.Then we did the present/card thing with all the kids bouncing on the bed with poor Marty just wishing for a sleep in and trying to read cards blurry eyed.I went to get up early and make Marty breakfast in bed, but he didn't want it so that was easy for me -I did manage to get all the kids fed and dressed for church myself though! Loved at church today.After church, I was determined to do the big cook thing for my man on Father's day, so it was to be pancakes for lunch.Oh dear, I had such good intentions.I whipped up a couple of batches of mix - one spelt flour for him, the other plain flour for us.BIG. FAIL.Turns out we really need a new frying pan.That, and I was a little too free with the milk or not free enough with the flour in the mix.Pancake after pancake stuck to the pan, broke and crumbled into a big globby mess as I got more and more frustrated.I swore that "I. am. never. making. pancakes. again" and professed myself a failure....even though I knew that is the worst example ever to give the listening girls!Marty even tried to take over (apparently he is the pancake king), but he had no better luck.In the end, I resorted to microwaving the mixture on a plate in batches until it was half cooked, and then finishing it in the pan.As I said, BIG. FAIL.I had to laugh as I apologised to Marty over and over again for my useless wife skills.I ended up eating dinner leftovers, while my family dined on yoghurt!

Ah well, moving on.We had organised a family trip to Waipawa's Early Settler's Museum with the extended family, as they were having a special interactive display that the kids would enjoy. Luke loved the trip down the countryside, pointing out "cow!" with glee, then cupping his mouth with both hands and with a big yell to the cows, greeting them with a huge "MOOO!!!"We giggled.

The kids loved peeking in at the old roadman's hut, and seeing how the men lived in their tiny home on the roadside.Jaimee said that was her favourite thing, and both girls liked peeking out of this: