We get excited about the Oscars the way some folks get excited about the superbowl. We jumped up from Sunday naps. Wayne rushed me thru a new recipe, cavatappi with green beans, pine nuts, and pancetta. I burned the pine nuts twice. Wayne set up the kitchen computer to watch the pre show while we cooked quickly. It turned out delicious and got done in time.
The kids liked hanging out with us. Lots of snuggling. The Oscar show tonight was the tightest it’s been. Then edited out lots of the fancy stuff, music, more comedy, but it worked.
And Up won original score and best animated picture! Sandra Bullock won best actress. And avatar didn’t sweep the Oscars (yeah!). Hurt locker didn’t get money, but got acclaim. (Avatar is great, just not the best). I so want to see Woody Harrelson in the Messenger.
I’ve survived a weekend of conference. So did my family. Trio to the zoo. Karaoke with Julia. Adhoc dinner with J&C. Learned about the tangly, important subject of concussions. Makes me less eager to push Sara towards sports.