If you like cooking and ever watched Julia Child on tv or Dan Akroyd playing Julia Child on SNL, then seeing the movie, Julia and Julie, is a must for you. We saw it and boy my husband and I loved it. Meryl Streep is an awesome Julia Child and Amy Adams, who I had not heard of before, is absolutely perfect in her role. And if you want to buy things for your kitchen, we have just the items for you at www.giftsfromadistance.com/for_your_kitchen.

And speaking of food...If you live in Orange County, CA, you may want to sign up for Bluewater Grill's e-news. They offer "tasting" dinners once a month for a fixed price (under $30) which includes food and wine or beer. Last night, we celebrated our friends', Donna and Frank, anniversary at Bluewater's Tuna Tasting. We had 5 types of tuna - mostly raw or seared plus a beer, a glass of saki and a glass of chardonney. It was scrumptuous!

Jack and River are calling me - Time for their walks. Tonight is school for River and I and I'm afraid we haven't made much progress since last week. I feel like the folks on the biggest loser when they reach a plateau. River has absorbed as much training as his little brain can hold right now and seems to lose interest faster than he did a few weeks ago. I'm hoping this is just a passing phase and we will be back on track again next week.