Reads a Book

In our quest to do more things together as a family, this past snowy and icy evening we all watched Kevin Costner’s epic Dances with Wolves this weekend, in two parts over two nights. The girls were riveted and I enjoyed it. Sometime in the 90s I saw the first 45 minutes or so, and that’s all, so I was a little worried it would be a little too preachy during the inevitable confrontational climax, a la Avatar. But it didn’t seem so, and I recommend it as a glimpse into the Old West / Disappearing Frontier genre.

Anyway, we immediately began discussing what our Indian names would be:

　

Me – “Reads a Book”

The Mrs. – “Talks on Phone”

Little One, age 14 – “Sleeps All Day”

Patch, age 10 – “Can’t Stand Still”

　

Ooh, this is fun! Thirty years late to the party, but fun nonetheless.

　

The wife also made a bonus comment for Little One, or any teenaged Indian nowadays –

“Texts Too Much”