August 8/07
On Sunday Midori is probably going on an escalator. I like escalators. I hug Midori. I will say goodbye to Midori on Sunday. I will miss Midori. Midori was here for ten days. Tonight we are going to take the elevator and the subway to the ice cream store. And right after that we are going to watch Animaniacs sing along Mostly In Toon.
Jon
Tamo was in town for 24 hours on a stopover as he heads down to Chile to snowboard during their winter. Just enough time to hang out, dine on the Danforth and compete fiercely on the Wii.
Tamo realizes Jon’s playing style isn’t so random
At the airport I briefed him on Jon’s unorthodox playing style: for instance, in bowling he shakes the controller as though preparing a cocktail, but the ball is generally on target. As Tamo started bowling against Jon, he chatted with us casually. After Jon got two spares in the first two frames, conversation died down as Tamo pulled out his chair, and focused on the game. 🙂 Have fun in Chile, Tamo!
Jon keeps Tamo sharp in Wii Golf
(Now that Jon’s two-week summer daycamp is over we’ve got him back doing journal entries. This was done completely independently; no help from us.—L)
Yesterday was Friday and I had a barbecue. After the barbecue I watched the slideshow in the gym. The slideshow had a lot of pictures. It had music too. When the slideshow was done I had a dance.
Jon
Kayak time.
After kayaking, Jon likes to sit in the water and watch the waves come in, or throw rocks…
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Photon and Jon got some one-on-one time. He’d pull on her fur as he watched a DVD, she’d gently bite him back. This went on for quite a few minutes, both apparently very happy.
There was a lot of running/chasing on the beach.
And the north wind helped inflate our ears.
Kayaking at sunset.
July 3/07
It was dark outside and I watched the fireworks. The fireworks had flashing colours. I like to make the sounds of the fireworks. The fireworks went pop bang boom. The fireworks were pretty. I hugged my mom while I watched the fireworks. Uncle David and Daddy lit up the firework.
Tonight I’m going to watch Pinky and the Brain on DVD.
Jon
Jon came home the other day with several participation ribbons and two medals (real metal medals), for being on the third place team in teeball and second place team for floor hockey. He is very, very proud of his awards. It’s nice to see him so enthused about aspects of his life that we have barely seen.
In other domestic cuteness news, I purchased “Le Festin“, a sweet French song from the Ratatouille soundtrack (it’s a fantastic score—and like all good scores, seamless with the movie itself). We decided to play it for Jon without any hints about what he was about to hear, to see if he’d remember it. What were we thinking? Within a second he broke out in a wide grin, and immedaitely exclaimed “Ratatouille!” He instantly wanted it on his playlist, so I imagine he’ll want to know what she’s saying, and we’ll have to find the French lyrics.
(Jon’s promised journal entry. —L)
On Saturday I went to the movie theatre with my dad. I had some chocolate and some ice tea and also some popcorn. My daddy sat with me and I watched the wholle ratatouille movie. First there were previews of movies. Then there were trailers. I saw the wall-E trailer. It was really good. Then there was a short called lifted. I really liked the sound effects in the movie. Tonight I’m going to watch a DVD.
Jon