you gotta see this
>> Saturday, July 28, 2012 –
olympics
did you watch the opening ceremony? thoughts?
i love the parade of nations, but it was on pretty late here and i fell asleep somewhere between Palau and Qatar... i do plan to catch up later today though.
here are a collection of ideas we've gathered to celebrate the fun in your own homes. enjoy!
hoping for a safe and exciting 2012 Olympics!!
i say... bring on the gymnastics!! what's your favorite sport to watch??
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Thanks SO much for featuring our Olympic Rings! Enjoy your weekend and the games!
Take care,
Trish
I love the global unity that comes from the Olympics! Also...I've been to Palau! Excited to hear that people from those tiny islands are repping their country!
love your ideas.
so fun!
Those are so cute! Great finds! :)
such great projects, I love them! So excited for the olympics, I wish I had been able to catch the opening ceremonies.
I watched all four hours of the opening ceremony and I thought it was very good. entertaining, said a lot about the Uk history and included everyone. Possibly the best and most innovative Olympic Stadium torch I have ever seen.
I supppose I am a little biased but I was not disappointed and Mr Bean and Bond were brilliant.
xx
So so cute!!!
Love the Olympics, but I thought the opening ceremony was pretty bad. Do people in the UK really love their socialized medicine system enough to justify celebrating it during the Olympics? Kind of weird and sad to me.
Thank you so much for including our Ring crafts in this list! What a great list! Those torch cupcakes are ADORABLE!
PLEASE find a way to watch the torch lighting bit - I cried. The music is WONDERFUL and the fact that it was the future generation that actually lit it as opposed to a celebrity was inspiring.
And yes, Vicki, we do love our "socialized medicine system". My 76 yr old father broke his hip a fortnight ago and is currently being treated fantastically well in a hospital by a host of nurses, doctors and other specialists who do a sterling job - many as a vocation as the pay isn't amazing at most levels. They have picked up on several other minor health concerns and he is also getting treated for those. The support for him and my disabled mother will continue after he returns home with daily visits from nurses. They do not have to be frightened about the cost or how to pay the bills - they did that throughout their working lives.
A few years ago, we watched a Morgan Spurlock documentary from the US that showed how quickly your life can become de-railed if you do not have access to healthcare. It was frightening. Our NHS is not perfect by any means, but at least even the poorest person in the UK will be cared for when in need, without an eye on how they will pay. I think many people in the world would envy that so it is right it was celebrated as part of what makes Britain great.
Margaret C,
I'm glad that you love your medical system, and that your father is receiving good care. I wasn't really commenting on the merits of the system, but more that it seems like an odd thing to celebrate during an Olympic opening ceremony. I never realized that it was such a significant part of your identity as a nation. My apologies.
It's a misconception that people don't have access to medical care here in the US. No one is turned away from a hospital if they aren't insured. Our system certainly needs to be changed, but since I've seen how our government runs things, I'm not very excited by the thought of it taking over my medical care. And I don't want to pay the kind of taxes that many other nations levee. I'd rather have more of my hard earned money in my pocket to make my own decisions regarding my care. I'm just a small government girl at heart.
With all of that said, differences of opinion should be celebrated. There isn't one perfect way of doing things, and I'm glad we have the freedom to disagree.
Now back to watching the Olympics!
All of these ideas are fantastic. We definitely have Olympic Fever in our house! I really like the Olympic Memory sheet and the torch cupcakes. Now I will have projects to do while I'm glued to the TV watching :) Thanks!