muffinshire: Birthday, birthday.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Birthday, birthday.

Ana is One year old today.
Help me.
I'm going to blink, and she's going to be in Kindergarten.
Tissue? Anyone have a tissue?

Here is Ana with her auntie Mary when she was only a week old (Ana, not Mary)

And here she is as an old woman.

2 comments:

Mary said...: Doesn't she look like Dad? with the glasses and all... use your imagination, people! Well, at least Tia Tudy thought so...; January 13, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Ana Wambeke said...: Tia Tudy. Ha! More like Tia Tooty.
Anyhoo, I got yer message this morning, Dan and I went to bed at 8. We are sleep deprived no more!; January 14, 2008 at 10:25 AM

Favorite Flicks

Don't have a clue what to put on your Netflix queue? Well, I happen to like movies a lot. It's a trait, and a desirable one I might add, that I inherited from my dad.

One of me and Dan's all time favorite movies are those by Iranian Director Majid Majidi. They are at once inspiring and tragic. Try any one of these. You won't be left thinking: "Well there went two hours of my life I'll never get back." Honestly, they make Hollywood's movies look pitiful and self-serving. This isn't the exhaustive list of his movies, just the one's we've seen and recommend.

1. Children of Heaven. About the beautiful love and sacrifice a boy makes for his sister. Second favorite!!!

2. The Color of Paradise. A widower seeks to marry again but is embarassed by his son who is blind. This one is by far my favorite.

3. Baran. This one's a simple love story between a young Iranian man and a young Afghani woman. Third favorite, but not by much.

4. The Willow Tree. This one is about a blind professor who temporarily regains his sight. But in receiving it, he sees life so different, that he wishes he had never been able to see at all. It's not my favorite, but I still liked it all the same.