Let me entertain you....

Lucy listening to Charlie play.

Charlie the entertainer!

Mommy took off for Grandma's on Wednesday morning for another sleepover. She said it was one of the best yet!

When Mommy arrived at Grandma's, her brother, Charlie was there. He played some classical selections for her and Grandma and then did some Billy Joel and Elton John numbers. Mommy says she could listen to him play and sing all day long. She thinks he should audition for American Idol or America's Got Talent. But he says he is happy doing what he is doing. He plays with a country band and also does solo piano gigs. Some of his band members are getting old so the days of the band are numbered.

Stephanie called and caught Mommy and Grandma up on what is going on with her family. Mommy always enjoys talking with her.

The dinner menu included - what else? - scallops, spicy fries, homemade slaw and walleye. Mommy has a friend who gave her some walleye he caught in Canada and she said it was very yummy.

Movie review: Frozen River. Mommy and Grandma watched Frozen River. It isn't a movie that, after watching it, you would say, "Wow! That was a GREAT movie!" Instead, it sneaks up on you and, after a few days of thinking about it, you realize what a very good movie it is.

The movie involves the smuggling of illegal aliens across the border from Canada into the US, driving over a frozen river and onto a Mohawk Indian Reservation. Yet the movie isn't so much about the smuggling as it is about the economic survival of the two main characters (Melissa Leo received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the film's main character) and, ultimately, the bond that they form. You can almost forgive them for breaking the law when you understand why they did it.

The performances of the minor characters; i.e., the two sons, is very good. This is not a feel-good movie, but neither is it a total downer. It is just about life and, particularly, what Leo's character will do to provide for her sons. Neither of these women is a bad woman. Circumstances just put them in a position where they made bad choices.

Two thumbs up for Frozen River, 3 1/2 stars, and recommended for ages 12 and up.

Mommy stopped at The Farm both on Wed. and Thurs. and the blog has been updated. There is a photo of some little baby robins. They look like blobs. One day they will look like birds, I suppose.

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