Hiro to learn English?
Did you catch the latest episode of Heroes? Wow – that show gets better and better! Does anyone else wonder if Hiro will be gone back in time long enough to learn English? Did you notice at the end of the episode that he was in the picture posted on the bulletin at the diner with the waitress?
My big question is how does Siler track down the “heroes”? And is he killing them and, am I understanding correctly that their brains are gone, eating their brains - to maybe gain some of their abilities? And does he have abilities himself?
Another thing that got me was, why did he kill Mohinder’s father – did he have an ability or was it just because he was closing in on something? But when Mohinder Jr was talking with his mother and she mentioned he had a sister – she said something about her being “special.” Does that mean that his dead sister had abilities? And was she killed because of them?
And Claire’s dad – what’s his story really? Is he really wanting to help save his daughter? I’m sure he wants her alive, he can’t study her and her abilities with her dead, but does he really love her like a father as he says or does he just want to keep something from happening to her until he can figure out what makes her tick?
It seems like with each episode there’s only more questions but this one sure threw a handful at us! Hopefully next week we’ll find out more about why “saving the cheerleader” will “save the world.” Somehow I feel like we’ll only end up with more questions. Either way, I’m hooked.
Getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner
Due to various family issues, I have volunteered to host our Thanksgiving lunch at my house this year. Aside from the fact that I’ve never really done this and my house still needs a lot of TLC in the cleaning department, I’m really excited about it. I’ve also invited some friends over who will also be joining us. The only sad part of the day is that my sister and her family won’t be able to come.
The funny thing about this is that I had an aunt jokingly tell me that if this is a success, then hosting the family get-together will become my baby. As much as I don’t mind that, it makes me sad that if we’re not able to host the holidays the family will be resigned to having to go out to eat. So, here I am with a house to clean and food to cook. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind and like I said, I’m really looking forward to it. I’m just fighting hard to not get caught up in the “gotta have the perfect holiday” craze that hits us all.
I would absolutely love to start a tradition with my family – specifically my own, smaller, immediate family – of taking time out of the eating and visiting to revisit the true spirit of thankfulness that we are supposed to be celebrating on this particular day. Last Sunday, one of the things the pastor referenced was Psalms 100:4-5. It says:
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good,
and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Unfortunately, there are many times I come away from a family gathering thinking of how ungrateful the children are. Especially on birthdays or Christmas when you occasionally hear “is that all?” when they’re done opening gifts. One year I actually had a young relative say loudly, “I don’t even know why they got me this” about a present they did not like. It’s hard to be a parent today with the world telling us how we should and shouldn’t raise and discipline our kids, and it’s even harder for parents who have to work and can’t devote as much time to their kids as they’d like.
I hope I have the opportunity and the wisdom to teach my children manners and ettiqute. In the meantime, I would like to remind my family, and myself, that this Thursday isn’t just about eating until we’re miserable and watching the Macy’s day parade and maybe a game on TV. Don’t get me wrong, I love the food and the parade as much as anyone, but I feel like we’re losing something important when we don’t take the time to tell our family we’re thankful for them, or share the other things in our lives that we are thankful for.
So who knows, maybe I’ll be brave enough to suggest the radical new tradition. And if not, or if no one goes for it, at least I’ll be able to start the tradition between me and my husband, and eventually our kids when they’re old enough to understand.
