Elle at Dance Class

Now you know how Elle learns her moves...here is another video from dance class.

Death Star Construction Well Underway

Jack and I have started building the Death Star.   About 3 weeks in we are roughly a third of the way done.  Here Jack fine tunes the trash compactor.

Mom has graciously given up the dining room table to support the endeavor.  Current expected completion date is March 1...

Elle Dances with Flags

Elle's dance  class - which I finally go to take her to! featured flag dancing.  Here's a snippet...

Perform This Way - A Lady Gaga Parady by Weird Al!

I'd missed out on this one and the video....

Meet the Cat...and his Hat!

Jack dressed up as the Dr. Seuss Cat in The Hat a few months back at school!

You Can Dance If You Want To

You can leave your bro' behind.  In this completely unscripted video Jack begins dancing to one of Men Without Hats best new songs, Head Above Water . Not to be shown up, Elle (bronchitis and all) sets her ice cream cone down and shows Jack how it's done.   I guess those dance lessons are paying off!

Pizza Hut Testing New Concept in Nebraska

I recently read that Pizza Hut was going to test a new type of restaurant in York, Nebraska and Pawtucket, Rhode Island.  I happened to be in York on the day this new Pizza Hut opened so I checked it out for lunch.  The new concept is that they sell pizza by the slice at a "slice bar", sauté pastas, and make salads all in front of you.  You run through the line kind of like at a Subway so you can see them making your food.  If it's a success in these test markets, the concept could go national.

 I ate one of the "Big 'N Delicious slices of pizza.  The precooked pie was sitting out, and once you select what kind you want, they heat it up in the oven and bring it out to your table.  It was quick and the slice was large and only cost three dollars.  It was a decent slice of pizza.  My one disappoint with this was that I couldn't choose exactly what toppings I wanted on the slice.  I had to select from about five pre-decided options.

A 1937 Indian Motorcycle!

As seen in the Cooper Winery in the Shenandoah Valley...

Arkansas State Joining Big 12 (Fake)

http://www.rockcitytimes.com/arkansas-state-announces-move-big-12-beginning-2015-football-season/

College Education has a Positive ROI (in aggregate) at only 150 schools

A recent study from the 2013 Global Conference indicates there are only 150 schools that offer students a positive ROI. The new is good for Georgia Tech students. Tech is one of only two public universities in the top 20 from a ROI perspective.  May want to think twice about that philosophy degree from Sonoma State!

Cupcake Frenzy Fading...

Our best local cupcake shops are closing their doors.    They were good cakes but obviously not good enough.  The sad thing is the cakes were really good so this should serve as a warning to future cupcake entrepreneurs.

Elle Starts Dance Class

I think this was bigger than Christmas Eve in her eyes!  She had trouble sleeping the night before even!

Jack's Hip-hop Class Performs to Lady Gaga's Applause

This was the only class that was dominated by boys!

Happy New Year!

Our plans for celebrating fell through so we decided to take the kids out to Chicago Fire for pizza!

Happy 2014!