Don't even rent it! Bruno - Nay.

Do you remember Bhorat?

That was the 1st movie by Sasha Cohen about the eastern

European character Bhorat who traveled in the U.S.A.

That one was quite funny even though it was

pretty shocking in general.

It poked fun at everyone and we all had a good laugh.

There was one scene in it that was really crude and

may have gone over the top.

Bruno on the other hand - has about one acceptable scene

and simply goes way over the top on decency and political

correctness. It manages to offend everyone even Me.

That is pretty hard to do but it happened.

Bruno is a gay Viennese fashionista who is trying to make it

in Los Angeles. He decides he needs to be straight in order

to achieve this so he swaps an ipod in Africa for a baby and

brings him back to America where he

takes him on a black talk show.

Okay you get the drift

Do not waste your money!

Donate it to save the whales.

Most of all do not waste your time.

This was the morning after thanksgiving 2009

view from my bedroom

Dawn of another beautiful day in my life.

Kind of a lazy day when you get out of your jammies at noon.

You have coffee in bed reading a book, watching tennis.

Holiday weekends are just the best.

Thank God for the new kidney, the new baby and this day.

Thanksgiving at Vanessa's house

Aunt Vanessa wishing she had a cute little girl like Hudson
Some of the goodies!
I always look forward to my sister's stuffing each year.

Ethan celebrates his 10th birthday.

He got a cd of Bahai songs from Grandpa.

His cake was a pistachio delight made by his Po Po.

Do you remember the adult table and the kid's table?

I had to sit at the kid's table for many years at my family

gatherings and then one day before I knew it I had

graduated to the adult table. Sometimes I wish I could

go back to that kid's table again.

Kissing Cousins!

Grahm and Hudson really love each other

they are so happy together.

After 2 thanksgiving dinners and 3 turkeys we just continue on eating the

next day till the weekend is over. It's all about the families getting together.

THE HUGHES THANKSGIVING 2009

The three Aunties

Tina, Kathy and Patty

Alana plays jingle bells. She says "showtime" and after she

is done she curtsies and we say "Bravo". She has had no

lessons but was able to sound it out.

Some of the beautiful family!

This speaks for itself.

Pie shortage. I always say the thing about the Hughes thanksgiving

is that they never have enough pies.

Kevin fixes a grilled bird as well just because its so good!

Kevin carves up the second turkey done in the
traditional manner with the stuffing inside

Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather, eat, drink

and thank God for his bounty. This is a good family to spend

this holiday with. Thanks goes to Kevin and Mary for hosting

this year.

ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR

Here is Scott and Aunt Tina at thanksgiving 2009

She gave Scott her Kidney so we will have an annual photo

of them together

This is Scott and Tina last thanksgiving before the transplant

Nobody asked me but this is still the most major thing that

I have to be thankful for.

Glad that they are both doing well.

Who is Baby D's favorite?

So I learned the 3 bears song and wore lots of jewelry to
attract Baby D's attention but to no avail. Uncle Scott was his favorite
by far. He didn't even have to try. Okay, I have big shoulders
and I can handle rejection but check out this loving look
that he is giving him.

Uncle Scott playing with baby D



Notice how he does not even squirrel out of his arms.

Maybe Uncle Scott reminds him of his Appa who

is letting baby D wear his hat. Perhaps that's the

reason why he took to scott so readily.

I think this was my prize photo for the weekend

Maybe this was the prize photo.

Baby D's many smiles will be missed by us. By the time we see

him again he will be walking. I hope he remembers us.

He is smart so I am sure he will. We love him.

Baby D's 1st "TOL"

The Tol table was carefully and painstakingly set by my daughter in law.
Each item has a significance and some items were set to honor
ancestors. There were items to remember birth and foster mothers.

Just some of the party goodies. A perfect blend of American
and Korean cuisine.

My daughter explains the significance of the 1st Tol which is a

big celebration in Korea. Tol means Birthday. In the old days

many Korean babies died before they were one year old due

to disease and other conditions. If they made it to one year

their chances of survival were much higher. So Koreans

rent halls as their homes are small and have a big bash.

One of the rituals is that.....
The child chooses from several items and he is allowed 3
and being superstitious people they believe these will
determine the child's path in life. So what did baby D
choose?


Baby D chose a basketball which means he will be a great
athlete like his Po Po. Secondly he chose yarn which means
he will have a long life. Finally he chose a microphone
which means he will be a rock star. The strange thing is
after choosing these first he took the hammer and clung
to it all day. The hammer signifies strength. He is wearing
his Hanbok which is a traditional Korean costume.
He did not pull his hat off but he changed for the rest of the
activities.


We had cake and Baby D had his first taste of sugar and he did justice to his cake.

Then it was time to open presents. He had a 4 year old

helper but managed to give equal time to all his

newly acquired goodies.

Proud family on this special day. Uncle Scott got the honor of holding

D as Appa had hurt his back that morning. I need to say that this was

such a memorable day that I will remember forever . I should

thank my daughter in law for being so meticulous in her planning

and for her desire to preserve the Korean culture for this

truly wonderful child that we have been so lucky to add to

our family.