#4 and #68

Being away this weekend helped me reach my #4 goal to do a three day media fast. I shut off the computer Thursday night and didn't touch a computer or t.v. for a wonderfully quiet three days!!! (For those wondering, the posts you read over the weekend were auto-posted last week...the things I do for you guys! I did jump on last night after everyone was in bed to download our vacation pictures and peek at the 43 emails in my inbox)
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What's ironic is that I didn't even listen to the radio. On Saturday, we spent 2 hours driving around trying to get my battery replaced and once we succeeded, the anti-theft device was activated on the audio system in the van and it locked up completely. Since we bought it used, I have no idea what the code is to get the radio, CD player and DVD working again! I get to call Honda's service department today to try to convince them that I didn't steal this radio from another vehicle and to find out how to reset the system.
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We also crossed #68 off my list of 101 Goals in 1001 Days by eating dinner at Organ Stop Pizza. Mike has great memories of this place from his childhood, but the kids (who had skipped their naps, swam all afternoon and were already excited to be staying in a hotel) didn't get into it. There have a guy playing a huge organ while you eat with lights flashing, puppets singing, bubbles falling from the ceiling...it's a big production. I just think they were too tired and didn't identify with some of the music he was playing. (The Star Wars theme song, New York New York, things like that. Under the Sea and Beauty and the Beast should have been good, but they haven't seen most of the Disney movies.) The pizza was just as good as Mike remembered and he was really bummed that we had to leave because the kids were whiny, bored and laying their heads on the table because they were so tired. We'll likely try again when they're a little older.