Family "Bonding"

Wednesday, we helped straighten up for the onslaught of family that was coming on Thursday, while Samantha went to pre-school. Bryan was happy *gardening* outside. (Hang on, Mom, I know you're in shock.) He was enjoying the warm sunny weather, while also cleaning up the garden. He pruned the rose bush waaay back, mostly so that he could get past it to reach the hose, to rinse off the nice outdoor chairs. (The way he put it, he needs outdoor physical activity, and this was as close as he could get while on vacation.) I had to take a picture. :)


We finished up with the chores pretty quickly, because we decided to go see the latest James Bond 007 movie - "Casino Royale." I liked it. It drags in places, but the opening sequence is phenomenal, and Daniel Craig is a very good Bond. Much as I looooved Pierce Brosnan, he was a little too ... "prissy" as Bond. As one of the reviewers said in People magazine, when Daniel Craig punches someone, they "stay punched." And there is a nice homage to the Ursula Andress "coming out of the ocean" scene which Teri and I very much enjoyed. I was surprised to learn that my big brother has seen very few of the classic Bond films - Sean Connery, Roger Moore, etc. Not that he has much time to watch movies any more...

We saw previews for Rocky Balboa (yes, seriously, Sylvester Stallone is slurring his way back into the boxing ring) and Spiderman 3. THAT looks awesome. And the movie poster is a lenticular flasher, which I think I need to get for my collection. ;)

Then we went to pick up our Honey Baked Ham for Thanksgiving. Oh. my. gawd. The advertising works! There were a hundred people in line at the store! Teri and I stood in line for an hour (she took a pic of the line) while the boys went to pick up Samantha. It worked out ok - even the people who had reservations had to stand in line -- next year we pick up the ham on Tuesday. We got a nice big ham, and went off to have dinner at Souplantation. Samantha really likes it there. And I can see why she loves the chicken noodle soup - I've never seen such huge noodles and big chunks of chicken! Otherwise, though, I have to say, it's a carb-lover's dream - pizza, pasta, breadsticks. :) Too bad there was so much cheese involved. The salad bar was great, though.

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Looks like I am not the only family member who does yard work!
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