"There are things that make me sad - you're not one of them"

Enjoying one of the 4 warm days we've had this summer.

I love these "let's play dinner" pictures.

And I love having a backyard.

Cirque de soleil (sp?) is coming to Calgary and there is a contest where I had to cut out a mask from the newspaper and take pictures with anyone wearing the mask in strange situations in order to win free tickets. I am under no delusion that I'll win - but masks are funny (unless they are clown masks - scary)

The days are just speeding by (again). I know that I am constantly commenting on the weather - I never knew that I was going to turn into "that" person - the one who always comments on the weather. Guilty. Anyway, it's been relatively cold and rainy for weeks again. The weather in Calgary leaves a lot to be desired. Of course, it could be in the 100's with clouds of smoke from fires wafting over our heads. I should be thankful.

I still have to blog on the new Indiana Jones movie...but let's almost suffice it to say that I can't even BRING myself to use valuable blogging moments to talk about it...I LOVE movies...I did not love this particular movie for so many reasons.

The Stampede is totally over and we've moved on to Buck's "summer camp" at the rec center. Clemmie is in the class & we've decided that they might as well be twins. Clemmie painted Buck green two days ago - totally painted the entire left side of his head and body GREEN. They have painting shirts and his shorts were still covered in green paint. When I asked him why Buck didn't tell her to stop, he just gave me a blank look and said, "Why didn't I?" Such an existentialist already.

Side bar definition: Existentialism: A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
Generally taken to have originated with Kierkegaard and Nietzche, existentialism tends to be atheistic, (although there is a strand of Christian existentialism deriving from the work of Kierkegaard), to disparage scientific knowledge, and to deny the existence of objective values, stressing instead the reality and significance of human freedom and experience. The approach was developed chiefly in 20th century Europe, notably by Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir.

Yeah, so my 3 year old was painted green through his and Clemmie's free will and it was my experience that I had to change his clothes about 5 times in one day. I wonder if Kierkegaard ever potty trained anyone? (please, feel free to look that up).