The new Transformers 2 movie is coming out next week, with the US premiere on Wednesday. Of course, the boys can’t wait to see it in the theater. A big action movie movie like this must be seen on the big screen to appreciate all the special effects. So we have a movie date for next week. It is going to be awesome.
One of our neighbors did a really stupid thing last night that almost turned tragic. He was trying to start a weber grill on the grass by the pool, and he used a big plastic can of starter fluid to soak the coals.
Nothing wrong with that if you do it right. But the coals didn’t seem to be burning hot enough to suit him, so he squirted more starter fluid on the coals after they were already lit. I saw this from our balcony and was freaked out. The flames ran up the stream of starter fluid and got into the can he was holding, and it exploded.
His arms and upper chest got burned. He’s lucky it was not worse and we are lucky that it did not catch the grass on fire, too. That was just stupid to do that.
We don’t watch very much TV but the shows one during the summer are particularly disappointing. The good shows are in reruns and some of them are jumping around to different days and time slots.
I would rather sit down with the children after dinner and watch a movie together. There are plenty of good children’s movies out now. One of my favorites is Nemo. I’ve watched that movie at least 8 times and I’m still not tired of it.
There are a few rock and roll songs about school and school being out for the summer. It was always a time for me to be happy and look forward to sleeping a little later in the mornings, no rush to get dressed and get out of the house, and the time to visit with friends and family that I wouldn’t be able to see while in school all day.
It will be nice to have almost 3 months of summer vacation to enjoy.
The end of the school year is always hectic. There are band concerts, class performances, field days, class picnics and exams to schedule and keep up with. The children are excited at the thought of a summer vacation. All of them did very well with their lessons and have excellent grades. So they deserve a nice break over the summer to play and just be kids for a while.