Five on friday

Today's theme - five ways to live without a computer.

1. Have an iPhone - ok this is tecynically cheating. But my phone let's me check my email, text, tweet and blog. It certainly doesn't replace my computer but it's a good stand in until we get it back.

2. Go to the movies - we saw Karate Kid twice last week. And yesterday we went with grandma Sue to see Toy Story 3. It was great. We were all crying at the end, although Andrew said he was just chopping onions. It was a bit scary for Sofia, but she was so excited to see Jessie. She even wanted to dress like her that day. The added bonus: go to the Disney store with grandma after the movie. The kids scored and came home with a Jessie doll, bullseye, green army men, a Zurg blaster and legos. Can you guess who got what? Yes the green army men are for Bobby.

3. Make vacation plans- we have our itinerary almost down. It looks like the boys will be on the river for 3 days while Sofia, D and I relax on the coast. Then we'll meet up with them and spend a day or two in Gold beach. We'll camp in the redwoods before going to Sacramento to visit our friends. It even looks like we'll go to the state fair while we're there. And finally we'll head to San Francisco for a few days. We're trying to get tickets to a Giants game. Whew. Lots in store for us.

4. Go to the park - loved doing that the other day with my mom. We packed a picnic and sat under a shade tree. I could have spent all day there. The kids played on the swings, in the sand and on the catepillar that was used in the E.T. Movie.

5. Watch soccer, Wipeout and baseball - I love that the whole family enjoys watching these things together. We'll laugh and cheer and root for who we want to win. It's great family fun.

Heading into a fun weekend; bar mitzvah, breakast with friends, wedding registry with Angela and Dodger/Yankee baseball.

Have a great Friday.