Harry Potter

Katherine and I went to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince last night, leaving Daddy home with the twins. Caroline really is not into Harry Potter the way Katherine and I are, and Rob could pretty much care less. I can't even get him to read the books. Still, K and I enjoyed our night out, though the plot of the movie was a little confusing to an 8 year old who has only seen the movies and not read the books, so there was a lot of explaining to do. Ben has been doing better, seeming to have finally settled into his summer schedule. He completed his second week of school last week and it runs though the end of the month. August is looming before us and it will probably prove to be a trying month. I signed the girls up for one more half day camp the first week of August, but I am seriously counting the days until we can leave for our Outer Banks vacation and head back to school the week after. Ben visited Dr. Compart the beginning of this month, and she said that she definitely noticed a difference in his demeanor. He was much calmer and didn't show his aggressive side at all, a marked improvement. She recommended adding a few more supplements to help detoxify his body and control yeast, which I am adding slowly to his regimen. Last Monday he had his MRI and EEG done at Walter Reed, along with several bloodtests, including a chromosomal microarray. We'll see what comes back in a few weeks, though frankly, I'm not expecting too much.

Ben Has a Thing for Shoes. .. .

Once again Ben had emerged from my bedroom wearing my shoes. Or Rob's combat boots. I've really got to get a picture of this and post it. What's especially funny is when he comes out wearing one boot and one sandal. It's his version of dress up, and he only does it with adult shoes. Cute!

Throwing My Weight Around. . .

I saw this kind of post on one of the forums that I read and I thought it was funny. So here it goes . . . Famous People with whom I Have Loosely Come Into Contact:

1. My mother knows Gerald McRainey's ex-wife's mother. Before he married Delta Burke.
2. My dad played golf with Meredith Viera's brother.
3. I spent the night in an apartment that was once rented by Gwyneth Paltrow, back when she was dating Brad Pitt.
4. My husband once saw one of the N Sync guys in the jon.
5. I used to think I was related to Ulysses S. Grant, but since I've done some family research, I don't think that's true anymore.
6. My dad once took the place of Lee Trevino in the Senior Open.
7. I've seen Billy Joel, Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Bryan Adams, Foreigner, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and probably some other performers I am forgetting in concert.
8. My husband once asked Harry Connick Jr. a question and was actually answered.
9. Saw Joe Lieberman in Georgetown once, and I'm pretty sure I saw Alan Greenspan at the Tyson's Corner mall.
10. I once annoyed John Updike.
11. I saw Bill Clinton, Nancy Reagan, George W. Bush, George HW Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford from very far away at the opening of the George HW Bush Library at Texas A& M.
12. I've visited the graves of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John F. and Robert Kennedy.
Edited to include - 13. My mom just told me that my dad said that my grandfather played semi-pro baseball in Minneapolis.
and 14. Powers Booth!!! How could I forget him? Played Cy on the HBO series "Deadwood". When Rob and I were in Paris on my 32nd birthday, we took a dinner cruise down the Seine and he was on it! We said hello at the end. :-)

I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting, but none that pops into my head. This has little to nothing to do with Ben, but I thought we all needed a break. Summer school starts next week. Hooray!