Record Model Rocket Launch, 05.12.07

965 out of 1000 model rockets launched successfully at the same time, shattering the previous record of 400: Record Rocket Launch, 05.12.07

The Queen

Yes, the Queen of England was here at work today. We had a good view from our building as she walked by a few minutes ago. She wore a pastel green dress and hat. There was a crowd of well-wishers behind gates, a group of kids from the daycare center who gave her flowers, most of which had been beaten into submission while they waited (rather patiently, but the flowers didn't have a chance), and of course lots and lots of men in black suits and snipers on the rooftops. She got lucky with a near perfect day, though a bit windy.

My memory for colors is terrible. I had originally written in this entry that she wore blue, or perhaps turquoise, but just having seen a photo taken by a colleague, she wore green. No blue in it at all. Turquoise was pretty close, but the prosecution would be in trouble if they relied on my as an eyewitness.

Kanga

A while back, with Emmett having not had a respiratory problem for some time (while on his breathing medicine), we just couldn't take the "no stuffed animals in bed" rule any more, and let him have "Kanga" with him at night. It didn't seem right for the poor guy to have to go without any more. Kanga, named by them, after the character from the Winnie the Poo stories, is a largish stuffed kangaroo that is suppose to be a "pajama warmer". It was from Annie and PJ. We've never entirely understood the pajama warmer bit, but as a stuffed animal Kanga is just about perfect. Not so big that she gets in the way, but big enough, as Bek said, to be a friend. Not to mention the pouch. And friend she is indeed. Emmett has taken to Kanga like, well, you know the saying. The other day Emmett was playing "Hi Ho Cherrio" with Kanga. Tonight Emmett came out of his bed and called down to ask me to put his covers back on him. When I got up there he said Kanga had thrown off the covers. He also said that the other night Kanga and he had pretended that his cover was a tent. Max and Emmett also got from A&P a pajama warmer penguin that they call "Pingu" and he's great too, but Kanga is the one Emmett has been especially drawn to, perhaps because Kanga was the one he got to cuddle that first night.