The Great Gatsby opened this weekend in Minneapolis. Your Mom and I along with Grasshopper No.5 went to see the movie in 3-D. I recommend the 3-D version. It is the best presentation of three dimensional film I have seen. Gatsby remains mysterious, has more money than God, and dies in the end chasing the love of his life. Same story, different cast!
Tomorrow is Grandson Grants birthday. Happy birthday Grant. It is also his night to go to the Prom. At last notice, his Mom (Grasshopper No.2) was going to let him have the car over night and into the next day. How lucky can you get? Car, Prom, girls and out all night. As my Mother would always tell me, “high school and things like the Prom are the best days of your life”. Enjoy!
Sunday is Mother’s Day. It is never planned this way but it seems like the 3rd or 4th time that we have been with Grasshopper No.5 in Minneapolis on Mother’s Day. Go figure!
Grasshopper No.5 always carries her i-phone with her and she keeps texting and tweeting and twittering along with showing us favorite pictures. Isn’t there a law that prohibits texting while you eat. Somewhere she found a picture of herself that Grasshopper No.4 had put in a blog years ago. I think No.4 was trying to embarrass No.5 but it turns out to be kind of cute. Also on her phone was a picture of an Apple IIe computer which is the first computer our family ever owned. The IIe introduced our family to the electronic age. For me it was the start of electonic spread sheets but for Mom it was the ability to type letters, notes and recipes (and correct mistakes at the stroke of a finger). And of course the IIe had games. I think the first game was “Pong” but I remember “Sticky Bear Basket Bounce”. The simplistic games were long way from “Halo” and “Minecraft” but challenging never the less.
Happy Mother’s Day to all. May your day be special.
Love,
Dad