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A sequel for Baby Fight Club has come out, and it is predictably titled:

Baby Fight Club 2: In Pre-School, No One Can Hear You Scream

Baby Fight Club 2
In Pre-School, No One Can Hear You Scream

In this sequel to the 2006 hit Baby Fight Club, our hero Dylan takes us on an exciting journey that involves two emergency room visits in as many months.

Audiences demanded more blood and bruises in the original movie, and Baby Fight Club 2 does not disappoint!

As expected, the rules to Baby Fight Club have expanded:

1. The first rule of Baby Fight Club is: There is no Baby Fight Club.
2. The second rule of Baby Fight Club is: Don't pull your tower of plastic bins onto yourself.
3. The third rule of Baby Fight Club is: Don't try to climb up on a bed that's taller than you are.
4. The fourth rule of Baby Fight Club is: Don't try to run full speed across pavement when you can barely walk straight as it is.

Due to my new job, my family is moving to a different city this weekend.

As anticipated, we have very little time left before picking up the moving truck and several problem areas (unruly closets, namely) that have yet to be tackled. My wife will attempt to slay this beast tonight, however it's too big a task for the one hour she has to work on it. Thank God for my mother-in-law, because without her help, we would be even further behind than we are now.

As I have told several people, there seem to be five stages to the moving preparation process:

1. Over a week before the move: Procrastination, essentially. Considering what supplies will be necessary for the move and perhaps even purchasing a supply or two.
2. 3-7 days before the move: Packing up several boxes a day from a particular room, sorting through and trashing items along the way, and carefully labeling each box Martha Stewart style.
3. 1-2 days before the move: Quickly packing items into boxes without sorting anything. Labeling is optional at this point.
4. Night before the move: Dumping everything into large, unlabeled bags. You'll have plenty of time to sort stuff at the new place.
5. Day of the move: Deciding that you really didn't want that unpacked stuff at your new place anyway. And the heavy stuff isn't necessary, either.

So, I'm just about to transition into stage 4. Now where are those contractor's bags again?

As I have discussed on numerous occasions, Sebastian completed the Hooked on Phonics program just before he started Kindergarten.

Sebastian received the highest possible score for his Kindergarten reading evaluation. He was placed in the accelerated reading program.

Sebastian had a great time in the accelerated reading program, where he got to read more challenging books. He was pretty proud of himself when I pointed out that one of the books he was reading was labeled as a third grade book!

In December 2006, Sebastian was in a singing program that included the Kindergarteners and first graders. Before the presentation, the students sat on the gym floor waiting for their program to begin. In the meantime, the principal started the usual boring mumbo-jumbo about the program and people who helped out and yadda yadda yadda.

As boring as the speech was, I caught an interesting syncing of her words with the video my wife had captured.

What you hear is the principal saying: