Quotes of the Day

Me (while combing Cole's hair): "Cole, your hair is getting really long!"

Cole: "Yeah."

Me: "Do you like your hair long, or do you think you want a haircut soon?"

Cole: "I think I wanna keep my ears big. Like yours."

What does that mean?

Then,

Cole: "Momma, can I play computer games?"

Me: "Mmm, I don't know...I'm not sure I want you to."

Cole: "I promise I won't let it suck up all my time!"

Wonder where he heard that phrase?

MacGyver

I'm a huge fan of MacGyver...in fact, Richard Dean Anderson was probably my very first celebrity crush. I remember waiting eagerly for Monday nights when each episode would air...and being teased by my older brothers chanting "Karene loves MacGyver, Karene loves MacGyver..." I'd adamantly deny it, but my red face gave me away every time.


Brian, knowing of my great enjoyment of this series, gave me the first season for Christmas. I've watched an episode here and there but haven't been able to watch very many because, well, we spend a lot more time around here watching PBS Kids and Disney movies. The few episodes I have watched have been in the evening after the kids go to bed. However, yesterday Cole was playing on the computer and Weston was napping and I decided to watch an episode while I was folding laundry.

At some point Cole joined me and watched the rest of the episode. He didn't say much about it, but when Brian got home from work Cole turned it back on and when Brian tried to turn it off, Cole forbade him. He didn't really watch it, either, but he insisted on having it on in the background and protected the TV quite closely. It was really funny. So today I decided to watch another episode, and to my great surprise, Cole laid on the couch with me and watched the entire thing. He then told me, "Momma, TheGyver is my favorite show." TheGyver. I LOVE IT!

I don't know if Brian is a fan of Cole's new favorite show, but I think it's awesome.

As a side note, I've really enjoyed rewatching the old MacGyver episodes, but one thing is sad. I've become a little cynical as an adult and it's harder for me to believe that MacGyver can do ANYTHING, save the day in any situation...yeah, the guy is extremely resourceful, but it's extremely unlikely that he'd always have just the right random materials on hand to build a bomb or a blowtorch just when he needs one. And I've come to the conclusion that he was really the only great actor on the show. Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton is pretty good, but all the characters that play the side roles (the ones that are just on one show and then gone) really aren't great. And it's hard to take them all seriously with their 80's hair and clothes. Though I still don't mind MacGyver's mullet, and he's about the only person on the planet I can say that about.
(Okay, I have to take that back, I just found this photo, in which the mullet is no longer forgivable.)


On the bright side though, I really do love the morals of the show. MacGyver's defining characteristic is that he prefers brains to brawn in defeating the bad guys...he never carries a gun, and though he has to fight with the bad guys a lot, he always tries to avoid doing any more harm than he absolutely has to. There just aren't any shows like this on TV anymore!

My new "do"

Unfortunately I forgot to take a "before" picture, so I'm posting this truly awful one from a couple weeks ago that's the best shot of my hair I have, and gives you a good idea of the extent of the bushiness my hair had achieved. At least it's good for a laugh...



Here's my new look! I certainly have a lot less hair...now it just remains to be seen if I can figure out how to style it right!

(Cole just walked in and saw it for the first time. He giggled and said, "Your hair looks funny!" I'll take that as a compliment...)