It was nice take it easy day today. We got up at a reasonable hour, had breakfast and just chilled out.We watched Men In Black 3 as Emma had never seen it before. The ending still gets me all choked up even though I've seen it a couple of times now. After distracting Emma with numerous YouTube comedy clips it was time for her to be on her merry way. It's been lovely to see her again and have a little chaos in our lives LOL.
I then had the task of bleaching Toni's hair again. This went pretty well until her hair started to break in places and the rest of the colouring plan was put on hold. Maybe time to let it recover for a while before we do anything more aggressive to it LOL
With peace restored we then watched Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee intertwines the perspectives of three characters: Charles Eastman, né Ohiyesa, a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull, the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, their dignity and their sacred land - the gold-laden Black Hills of the Dakotas; and Senator Henry Dawes, who was one of the architects of the government policy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and patrician schoolteacher Elaine Goodale work to improve life for the Indians on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant for more humane treatment, opposing the bellicose stance of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Hope rises for the Indians in the form of the prophet Wovoka and the Ghost Dance - a messianic movement that promises an end of their suffering under the white man. This hope is obliterated after the assassination of Sitting Bull and the massacre of hundreds of Indian men, women and children by the 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek on Dec. 29, 1890.
It's a very good film that portrays the plight of the Native Americans well but is also very sad and heartbreaking.
We lightened out mood with an Indian (courtesy of Sam) and then watched The Lone Ranger again. Yes I know we only watched it last night but we enjoy it and Sam didn't see it so wanted to catch up. I'm sure we'll watch again soon!
...and before we knew it, that was that. The weekend had run away from us again and the working week was staring us back in the face again!
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