At The Tacoma City Of Destiny Awards at 10:54 AM

As most of you know, the Fort Nisqually Apprentice Interpreter program, of which I am a "member", won yet another award. We were selected as the "Youth Volunteer Group Of The Year" by the City Of Destiny Awards committee and (almost) all of us were at the awards ceremony last night to be congratulated.

Here's some pictures Mom got from the "grandstands" :-)

The Masters Of Ceremonies (I can't remember their names. Carol and Don or something...)

Before we got up on stage to accept our award, they showed a video on the screen of footage from around the Fort. Here's Jon and Dave.

We were all in Jonny's hands when he gave his little acceptance speech! It was a little scary, but he did better than I though he would. He also plugged the Queen's Birthday event this Saturday :-D

Afterwards was of course, a photo-op. We had to have our pictures taken with a bunch of politicians :-P

And, naturally, Mom wanted one of Jonny and I holding the award. It was made by the glass blowing class at the school where they held the award ceremony.

-Graydon L

Mothers Day at Lakewold Gardens at 2:01 PM

After church on Mothers Day, we all went out to a place in Steliacoom called Lakewold Gardens. It's actually pretty neat!

The classic "Jonny" pose :-)

That pool was actually deep enough to swim in... hmmm ;-)

There's also a house there that was build in the early 1900s (or late 1800s, I'm not sure) I think, we couldn't go inside because they were having they're Mothers Day Brunch and general public wasn't allowed inside.

The Lady of the day: Mom!

Happy Mothers Day!

-Graydon L

BTW, I didn't review a movie this Monday because I haven't seen anything in a while, but I'm hoping that will change by next week.

South Hit Hard By 'Derecho' at 2:50 PM

COOL!!!! You learn something everyday :-)

-Graydon L

MRM - Bedtime Stories at 5:14 PM

Directed by: Adam Shankman

Written by: Matt Lopez, Tim Herlihy

Starring Cast: Adam Sandler (Skeeter Bronson), Keri Russell (Jill)

Supporting Cast: Guy Pearce (Kendall), Richard Griffiths (Barry Nottingham), Teresa Palmer (Violet Nottingham), Jonathan Morgan Heit (Patrick), Laura Ann Kesling (Bobby)

What's It Rated?: PG for some mild rude humor and mild language

Genre: comedy, romance, fantasy

Synopsis: Skeeter Bronson is just an average fix-it guy for a massive hotel with his own problems and annoyances to take care of when his Sister, Wendy has to leave for a week and leaves her kids, Patrick and Bobby in Skeeters care. He only has to take the "night shift" and Wendy's friend, Jill takes care of the kids during the day while they're at school. However, on Skeeters first night with the kids, they ask him to tell them a bedtime story... and the next day, it comes true.

My Take: I don't like Adam Sandler, I don't like movies about public school, I don't like crude humor, and I don't like the movie Bedtime Stories.

Basically, it was one Hollywood propaganda message after another with crude humor thrown in everywhere, a poor storyline, and barely a scene without immodestly dressed women. There were some funny lines, and I gotta admit, the idea had some potential, but I'm afraid they butchered whatever good there was left in it.

I know this is going to be a very short review, but I've basically said all there is to say about this disgusting movie wearing the mask of a kids film.

Sorry, Mr. Shankman, but your movie just plain stinks.

Story: 5 out of 10

Humor: 4 out of 10

Action/Suspense: N/A

Overall: 3.5 out of 10


-Graydon L