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I treasure my Saturday nights with the little pirate. Our kickback night centers around a staple program of my youth, "The Wonderful World of Disney", which formerly was on Sundays. The WWD program is hit or miss. Last evenings' was a miss, but as hockey has bumped it for the last two weeks. lp insisted that we watch the fare; a new Mary-Kate and Ashley movie entitled "The Challenge."
Plot: They're estranged twins selected as participants on a Survivor-like reality show.

But Entertainment truly is what you make of it, and little pirate never disappoints.

We began the evening by making chocolate-chip cookies. While they were baking, lp demonstrates the process of dough being baked into cookie perfection by scrunching himself into a ball on the kitchen floor, then slowly stretching out until he's spread eagle & face down. With head turned towards me he says"When they're done they should look like this, but the chocolate will be gooey."

"The Challenge" predictably takes place on an island, but to lp's horror lacks a pirate. So he decides it's necessary to wear his pirate costume and periodically point his plastic sword at the twins demanding they "walk the plank." And they do, across a pit full of snakes to the accompanying music of lp's toy guitar.

As fun as it was, I'm hopeful that the Olsen twins won't be entering our home again.

When asked if he enjoyed the movie, lp replied "Treasure Planet is way, way, way, way better!!"