What is this, Siberia?

Good grief, the Vernal Equinox is only six days away, and morning temps the last couple days have been around 11 degrees. Daytime highs have been in the 20s, with occasional rocket shots to just above freezing. I don't think it's supposed to be terribly warm this week either. Ah, March in the Upper Midwest. More reasons why it is my least favorite month, hands down.

I see there are some more movie remakes in the works, like Willy Wonka, and a new Herbie the Love Bug movie. I never understand the motivation for doing these (well, other than to make a buck). There was nothing wrong with classics like these, they weren't lacking anything. So why try to remake them? At best, they'll be about as good as the original, in which case you've gained nothing, and at worst they'll be execrable trash, like Mike Meyers' Cat in the Hat (which, ok, is more of a remake of a book).

The kids have a CD of bible songs and stories, narrated by the gal who was the voice of the Little Mermaid. The first track is the story of Noah, and John and Hanna love listening to it. I've had it on in the truck as we go to Sue's house, and they want to hear it again and again. Over the weekend they wanted to go somewhere in the truck, just so they could hear it. (The cd also has the little talking donkey song, which Cousin Lisanne counts as a favorite. John and Hanna are starting to learn it too!)