Mira--"Dear Harrison, I love you. Your heart makes my heart feel warm."
Harrison--"....What are you talking about?..."
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Student of the Month
Mira got Student of the Month for December!! Yay!! I'm so proud of you girlie girl. We get to go see her get a certificate and a pencil (whoo hoo for the pencil....lol...what is it about pencils that is so cool when you are a kid? I remember bringing money to the local public library so I could buy pencils out of their pencil machine). Anyway the school is having a little ceremony on Monday morning. A big cheer for Mira!!
-8 degrees brrr
Thank goodness I had my kids warm up my car this morning because it is COLD!!! -8 degrees what the heck?!! So I guess the frigid weather sucked all the air out of my tires because my pressure gauge was on. I went to Chevron (they are the only gas station with free air....go figure) to fill up my tires and there were at least 5 other people waiting. I had Caleb in the car with me while I was waiting for my FREE air (i think all air should be free...God doesn't make us pay for air, why should Maverick...sheesh) Any hoo, I had my favorite Diana Krall CD playing in the car and my favorite song "My Love Is" was playing. It's a fantastic song! It has a great rhythm and Caleb really liked it too. She snaps through the whole song. Caleb can't snap, but he can click his tongue, which is what he did and he was able to do it at exactly the same time that she snaps. Pretty cool. Plus he was singing along, it was awesome. What a cute boy!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
More Funny Sayings--to be added to as necessary :P
"How can you run around on that gravel in your bare feet?" -Me
"I"m a hobbit!" -Max
"Cats don't say No! They only say meow!" -Mira
"(singing) All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth... (repeated 8 times or more)" -Mira
"Well at least we don't have to worry about a Christmas present for you, since you already got it."-Garry
(deer in the headlights look) "What!!?? No!! that was only a song! I don't want teeth for Christmas, am I really only going to get teeth?" -Mira
"Mom! Look at this bee on my shirt!"-Harrison (walks into the house petting the biggest bumblebee I've ever seen)
"ummm no! Take the bee back outside, don't bring that in the house." -Me
"But mom look it's a nice a bee!" -Harrison
"Look what followed me home. Can I keep it?" -Harrison referring to a baby killdeer that actually did follow him home, we took the baby back to his very upset mother and then had to do it again the next day when we found the bird back in our garage. And again a third time when he found another bird and let it go in the house 5 minutes before I had to go to work. Poor thing had to stay locked in Harrison's room till we got home from school and had to find it. Anyway, it's funny how you can read that line in a comic strip or in a joke, but never actually believe it's going to come out of your children's mouths....but there it does, just like the "Mom she's touching me or the are we there yet?" that actually happens in the car. And in fact happens so much that the kids now have to have assigned seats in the car if I'm going anywhere with them.
After spending an hour convincing the kids to come help put Christmas lights on the house this is the question I get asked the next day.
"Hey mom? Can we go play on the roof?" --Harrison and Max
"Ummm...NO!!"---Me
"I"m a hobbit!" -Max
"Cats don't say No! They only say meow!" -Mira
"(singing) All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth... (repeated 8 times or more)" -Mira
"Well at least we don't have to worry about a Christmas present for you, since you already got it."-Garry
(deer in the headlights look) "What!!?? No!! that was only a song! I don't want teeth for Christmas, am I really only going to get teeth?" -Mira
"Mom! Look at this bee on my shirt!"-Harrison (walks into the house petting the biggest bumblebee I've ever seen)
"ummm no! Take the bee back outside, don't bring that in the house." -Me
"But mom look it's a nice a bee!" -Harrison
"Look what followed me home. Can I keep it?" -Harrison referring to a baby killdeer that actually did follow him home, we took the baby back to his very upset mother and then had to do it again the next day when we found the bird back in our garage. And again a third time when he found another bird and let it go in the house 5 minutes before I had to go to work. Poor thing had to stay locked in Harrison's room till we got home from school and had to find it. Anyway, it's funny how you can read that line in a comic strip or in a joke, but never actually believe it's going to come out of your children's mouths....but there it does, just like the "Mom she's touching me or the are we there yet?" that actually happens in the car. And in fact happens so much that the kids now have to have assigned seats in the car if I'm going anywhere with them.
After spending an hour convincing the kids to come help put Christmas lights on the house this is the question I get asked the next day.
"Hey mom? Can we go play on the roof?" --Harrison and Max
"Ummm...NO!!"---Me
Caleb Speak
"Mommy? Fish Wish, snuggle, drink and sleep by me?" (Caleb's night time routine. Read Fish Wish, snuggle, get a drink and then he wants me to sleep next to him for a couple minutes)
"You're my best friend!" (You've just done something he likes.) "You're not my best friend!" (Obviously you've done something not to his liking.)
Ok! Ok! you're a window! Ok! Ok! you're a shark! (You have to have his heffalump costume on your hand and he's asking the elephant to be different things)
"Mommy fishies? I want to pop it!" (He wants me to open up my "fish tank" on Facebook and let him watch his Fish Wish tank and tap on the "glass" and watch the fishies swim)
"Simpsimps!" "Dolphins!" "Spongebob care pants" "Dora dora" (Caleb's favorite TV shows: Simpsons--to which he does all the sounds for the opening credits, Planet Earth--he loves the fish and dolphins, he gets super excited when the dolphins show up and he runs around in circles yelling dolphins dolphins!!, SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer which apparently he watches all the time at Grandma Tania and Popi's house since from what I can tell he can sing the opening credits to both the shows. He really wanted to be SpongeBob for Halloween, but he had to settle for being a dragon.)
"The robot's coming! We have to hide!" (What he says just before the robot comes out of the jungle to attack Mr. Incredible)
"Come back here you!" (As the beetle with really huge pinchers who is trying to catch the female beetle and trap her, while watching the Insect episode of the BBC mini-series Life.)
"You're my best friend!" (You've just done something he likes.) "You're not my best friend!" (Obviously you've done something not to his liking.)
Ok! Ok! you're a window! Ok! Ok! you're a shark! (You have to have his heffalump costume on your hand and he's asking the elephant to be different things)
"Mommy fishies? I want to pop it!" (He wants me to open up my "fish tank" on Facebook and let him watch his Fish Wish tank and tap on the "glass" and watch the fishies swim)
"Simpsimps!" "Dolphins!" "Spongebob care pants" "Dora dora" (Caleb's favorite TV shows: Simpsons--to which he does all the sounds for the opening credits, Planet Earth--he loves the fish and dolphins, he gets super excited when the dolphins show up and he runs around in circles yelling dolphins dolphins!!, SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer which apparently he watches all the time at Grandma Tania and Popi's house since from what I can tell he can sing the opening credits to both the shows. He really wanted to be SpongeBob for Halloween, but he had to settle for being a dragon.)
"The robot's coming! We have to hide!" (What he says just before the robot comes out of the jungle to attack Mr. Incredible)
"Come back here you!" (As the beetle with really huge pinchers who is trying to catch the female beetle and trap her, while watching the Insect episode of the BBC mini-series Life.)
Friday, November 27, 2009
Screaming your "bleep" off! lol
Poor Harrison he was so embarrassed! The conversation is with his younger brother Caleb who is three. It happened while Josh was playing Halo 2 which apparently has zombies in it??
Caleb: I don't want to watch this. I want to watch dolphins (Planet Earth).
Harrison: Because it has zombies in it?
Caleb: I don't like it.
Harrison: Yes because you'll be screaming your ass off.
Picture all of us with shocked looks on our faces and then promptly we all burst into laughter and gently tell Harrison, that is a swear word and he shouldn't use it. He had no idea where he heard it from, maybe school...one of the kids typed the word on the computer, but he didn't know what it was or that it was a swear word...or maybe from Simpsons...or whatever else he's seen as far as movies or heard at school, not that it matters. It was just so darn funny. :D
Caleb: I don't want to watch this. I want to watch dolphins (Planet Earth).
Harrison: Because it has zombies in it?
Caleb: I don't like it.
Harrison: Yes because you'll be screaming your ass off.
Picture all of us with shocked looks on our faces and then promptly we all burst into laughter and gently tell Harrison, that is a swear word and he shouldn't use it. He had no idea where he heard it from, maybe school...one of the kids typed the word on the computer, but he didn't know what it was or that it was a swear word...or maybe from Simpsons...or whatever else he's seen as far as movies or heard at school, not that it matters. It was just so darn funny. :D
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
I am especially thankful this year, mostly because it is the first year in a long time that I have felt at peace with everything and everyone around me. It has been hectic the past couple of days just like usual--trying to get ready for Thanksgiving. Getting the kids to make their pies, keeping the kitchen clean for all the baking and cooking that needs to be done, getting all the stuff that we need for food and such (being short one egg for pies and realizing this right as I got back from the store should have totally messed up the evening but it just wasn't that big of a deal), all of this should have been an experiment in frustration, but for the first time I'm not cranky, I'm just really happy. I'm grateful for my kids and good friends. The general feeling in the house is overwhelmingly happy, what a great thing to have happen in the midst of such craziness as the holiday season. So a big THANK YOU to all my family and friends...near and far, it is because of you that life is good!! My life wouldn't be the same without any of you and you give so much to me, asking so little in return. Thank you for your unconditional love and support. I love you all. xoxoxo
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Irony :D
Picture this: I'm too lazy to get real shoes on to go out to see a movie, so I just slip on flip flops. Yes I know it's the end of November, yes I know it's cold...but how bad can it be, I'll just be walking from the parking lot to the theater and then back out again? At home my car is parked in my garage so no worries about really going outside there. I walk out the door and notice that there is the occasional snowflake dropping from the sky. And when I say occasional I really mean it! I stutter in the doorway debating on whether to go all the way up the stairs to my room to change shoes...Naw! it's not that bad, so I decide to leave the flip flops on.
The movie: 2012 the summer disaster movie that for some inexplicable reason decided to not only release in the winter (good cuz there are never any good movies in the winter time) but also the same week as New Moon releases (bad cuz that is movie death). I enjoyed the movie, my expectations weren't high to begin with so maybe that had something to do with it. It was just fun...I know that is probably a bad thing to say about watching a movie where 98% of the human population is killed and Yellowstone is blown up in a volcanic explosion, along with most of the rest of the planet, but none the less it was enjoyable.
The irony: Walking out of the movie theater I stare in disbelief at the door of the theater which is so covered in snow I can barely see the blizzard that is raging beyond it. Snow is blowing sideways, people can barely make it in the door with out looking like they are going to fly away, and the doors look like they are going to be ripped off their hinges everytime someone opens them which not only lets the cold air come blowing in, but little temporary snowdrifts form in the entryway each time. I can't help it I start to laugh and then look down at my feet and laugh harder. Go to watch an end of the world movie in flip flops...finish...come out and it looks like the beginning of the end in the real world too. I laughed all the way home, which is unusual for me in white out conditions.
The movie: 2012 the summer disaster movie that for some inexplicable reason decided to not only release in the winter (good cuz there are never any good movies in the winter time) but also the same week as New Moon releases (bad cuz that is movie death). I enjoyed the movie, my expectations weren't high to begin with so maybe that had something to do with it. It was just fun...I know that is probably a bad thing to say about watching a movie where 98% of the human population is killed and Yellowstone is blown up in a volcanic explosion, along with most of the rest of the planet, but none the less it was enjoyable.
The irony: Walking out of the movie theater I stare in disbelief at the door of the theater which is so covered in snow I can barely see the blizzard that is raging beyond it. Snow is blowing sideways, people can barely make it in the door with out looking like they are going to fly away, and the doors look like they are going to be ripped off their hinges everytime someone opens them which not only lets the cold air come blowing in, but little temporary snowdrifts form in the entryway each time. I can't help it I start to laugh and then look down at my feet and laugh harder. Go to watch an end of the world movie in flip flops...finish...come out and it looks like the beginning of the end in the real world too. I laughed all the way home, which is unusual for me in white out conditions.
She has her moments
I got out of the shower this morning and walked over to my dresser to get some clothes. I noticed that there was a piece of folded paper under one of my pillows. I love it, this is what Mira does. I've gone to sleep before and woken up in the middle of the night wondering what the crinkley sound under my pillow is. She drew a picture of us holding hands and wrote. "Dir Mom I love you Mom love mira" Awwww how cute is that!! It is moments like this that make being a mom worth all the other stuff that you have to go through--whining, temper tantrums...etc... I love you too girlie girl!! :)
Friday, November 20, 2009
New Moon--plz plz when is the MST3K version coming out
Ok I realize that this has nothing to do with my kids but I just had to post about this movie. :P
I saw the worst movie ever made last night...blah. I got talked into seeing a midnight showing of New Moon. I don't like the books they are terribly written and the actors for the movie are also terrible so I wasn't interested in shelling out 8 bucks to see the movie. However, I hardly ever get to hang out with Branden so since she invited me to come to this movie with her, Julie M. (and a bunch of other people I had never met) I decided to go so I could just hang out with her. It's so weird how many seemingly intelligent people...scratch that not people...women... are totally addicted to these badly written characters, we went with a whole group of adult women who were swooning over Edward (Robert Pattinson--ewwww) and Jacob (Taylor someone or other--ok he's better looking but ick he's 17).
Thank goodness the movie was only a topic of conversation after the movie, so dinner before hand was probably the best part of the evening. I really enjoyed talking with Branden, Julie and a woman named Sybil she was from Germany and had the nose stud I want, just a tiny little diamond chip...anyway and her friend Karen?? That's who was at our table for dinner. The conversation was funny and flowed really well, especially since no one really knew everyone at the table. I think we stayed at Chili's for about 2 hours. That was really fun.
Now for the movie. I'm not a big fan of midnight showings, I've never actually seen the point, I mean it's not like the movie will be different at a matinee 3 days later. Even waiting in line to see the re-release of the Star Wars movies was somewhat anti climatic. Not that seeing people dressed up wasn't fun to make fun of, but I guess I just don't get into the whole screaming and super excited stuff, I mean it's just a movie it's not like Harrison Ford was actually there. I mean if he was...now THERE is a reason to see a midnight showing especially if he popped off the silver screen as Han Solo...droool!! Any hooo.... The movie was TERRIBLE!! Rob Pattinson is a terrible actor, he is freaky weird looking, I was relieved when he wasn't in any scenes at all, his "ghost" was creepy and his weird nipple at the end was the clincher that he is just an ugly-guy-who-can't-act-and-I-can't-figure-out-what-all-these-women see-in-him epiphany moment. Kristen...is ok...she plays angst ridden teenager well...I just hate Bella, she is so completely selfish. I only like Alice (whoever acts that part does a great job), Victoria (who is gorgeous in a bad evil vampire sort of way) and Jane (played by Dakota Fanning is superbly acted and very evil creepy and scary)....other than them all the other vampires are just weird. I hate that you can tell their eyes are just contacts and Edward's super pasty look is icky, Jasper needs a haircut and new dye job and less creepy expressions and all the others are just meh. Jacob is well played by Taylor and I really liked him. I honestly hated when Edward kept popping up it was like bring back the real looking person please. All the women were lusting after Jacob and while I can appreciate a nice set of abs and a sculpted back...but comeon now he's half my age that is icky, honestly only Demi Moore could get away with that without getting stoned by the population at large. I thought the wolves could have been animated a little less awkwardly...I liked those parts and watching the vampire fights...those were cool, especially when Edward was getting his backside handed to him by the 3 creepy very off/odd...just not right vampires in Italy. I mean vampire 1 on the left I think he's a little touched in the head and probably rides the short bus to the evil vampire sanctuary; vampire 2 who is that creepy guy he's bizarre?; and vampire 3 sooo did he just not talk and sit there because he stutters, can't speak english, had his tongue cut out, he was just decoration...what??? tell me... ok moving on...
But wow!! the movie was too angsty just like the book and you'd think after over 100 years Edward would have stopped acting like a weird teenager and quite honestly guys DO NOT really get that moody and wax quite so eloquently although most teenagers could probably act slightly better than Rob so I guess it's a wash. :P
I was probably the only person in the whole group who didn't like the movie, so I was hardly a chatty cathy afterward, plus it was 3 am and I was like awww crap I've gotta get up in the morning...boo hoo. Anyway after 3 hours max sleep I still must conclude that that was probably the worst movie I have ever seen and it is worthy of a MST3K production...now THAT I'd be happy to pay for and watch at midnight at least I'd be cracking up the whole time. Let the stoning by Twilight fans begin. :P
I saw the worst movie ever made last night...blah. I got talked into seeing a midnight showing of New Moon. I don't like the books they are terribly written and the actors for the movie are also terrible so I wasn't interested in shelling out 8 bucks to see the movie. However, I hardly ever get to hang out with Branden so since she invited me to come to this movie with her, Julie M. (and a bunch of other people I had never met) I decided to go so I could just hang out with her. It's so weird how many seemingly intelligent people...scratch that not people...women... are totally addicted to these badly written characters, we went with a whole group of adult women who were swooning over Edward (Robert Pattinson--ewwww) and Jacob (Taylor someone or other--ok he's better looking but ick he's 17).
Thank goodness the movie was only a topic of conversation after the movie, so dinner before hand was probably the best part of the evening. I really enjoyed talking with Branden, Julie and a woman named Sybil she was from Germany and had the nose stud I want, just a tiny little diamond chip...anyway and her friend Karen?? That's who was at our table for dinner. The conversation was funny and flowed really well, especially since no one really knew everyone at the table. I think we stayed at Chili's for about 2 hours. That was really fun.
Now for the movie. I'm not a big fan of midnight showings, I've never actually seen the point, I mean it's not like the movie will be different at a matinee 3 days later. Even waiting in line to see the re-release of the Star Wars movies was somewhat anti climatic. Not that seeing people dressed up wasn't fun to make fun of, but I guess I just don't get into the whole screaming and super excited stuff, I mean it's just a movie it's not like Harrison Ford was actually there. I mean if he was...now THERE is a reason to see a midnight showing especially if he popped off the silver screen as Han Solo...droool!! Any hooo.... The movie was TERRIBLE!! Rob Pattinson is a terrible actor, he is freaky weird looking, I was relieved when he wasn't in any scenes at all, his "ghost" was creepy and his weird nipple at the end was the clincher that he is just an ugly-guy-who-can't-act-and-I-can't-figure-out-what-all-these-women see-in-him epiphany moment. Kristen...is ok...she plays angst ridden teenager well...I just hate Bella, she is so completely selfish. I only like Alice (whoever acts that part does a great job), Victoria (who is gorgeous in a bad evil vampire sort of way) and Jane (played by Dakota Fanning is superbly acted and very evil creepy and scary)....other than them all the other vampires are just weird. I hate that you can tell their eyes are just contacts and Edward's super pasty look is icky, Jasper needs a haircut and new dye job and less creepy expressions and all the others are just meh. Jacob is well played by Taylor and I really liked him. I honestly hated when Edward kept popping up it was like bring back the real looking person please. All the women were lusting after Jacob and while I can appreciate a nice set of abs and a sculpted back...but comeon now he's half my age that is icky, honestly only Demi Moore could get away with that without getting stoned by the population at large. I thought the wolves could have been animated a little less awkwardly...I liked those parts and watching the vampire fights...those were cool, especially when Edward was getting his backside handed to him by the 3 creepy very off/odd...just not right vampires in Italy. I mean vampire 1 on the left I think he's a little touched in the head and probably rides the short bus to the evil vampire sanctuary; vampire 2 who is that creepy guy he's bizarre?; and vampire 3 sooo did he just not talk and sit there because he stutters, can't speak english, had his tongue cut out, he was just decoration...what??? tell me... ok moving on...
But wow!! the movie was too angsty just like the book and you'd think after over 100 years Edward would have stopped acting like a weird teenager and quite honestly guys DO NOT really get that moody and wax quite so eloquently although most teenagers could probably act slightly better than Rob so I guess it's a wash. :P
I was probably the only person in the whole group who didn't like the movie, so I was hardly a chatty cathy afterward, plus it was 3 am and I was like awww crap I've gotta get up in the morning...boo hoo. Anyway after 3 hours max sleep I still must conclude that that was probably the worst movie I have ever seen and it is worthy of a MST3K production...now THAT I'd be happy to pay for and watch at midnight at least I'd be cracking up the whole time. Let the stoning by Twilight fans begin. :P
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Introductions
My family...I'll try to post pictures soon.
Me: I'm a 37 year old divorced mom of 5, 4 boys and 1 girl. Joshua-14, Maxfield-12, Harrison-9, Mira-6 and Caleb-3. Read my profile and that's me. I wanted to have a place where I could write about my children and myself so I can remember the things that they do and to show how grateful I am to have them.
Joshua: He's a tall gangly teenager, a 9th grade freshman who loves all things chinese, math and science. He likes school but can get overwhelmed with projects. He likes to write fiction and skip lunch so he can read with me in the library. He loves cars and video games and hasn't quite discovered girls, for which I'm grateful. He's a fantastic artist but has been focusing on writing his book lately instead. He is sweet and kind and helpful...a good boy scout. :)
Maxfield: Hmm how to describe Max, he can be quiet and brooding, Josh can be melancholy too, but Max has the slumped shoulders and down trodden face DOWN!! He's hardworking and gets good grades in school. He's not much interested in sports although he does like Tai Chi (not exactly sure how you spell that). He likes girls, but publically professes that he doesn't. The girls all like him because he's engaging and listens well. He is very empathetic. He too is artistic, but he is far too interested in his DS and Wii and computer games to be interested in much else. He like Josh is also very dedicated to being a good Mormon boy. :)
Harrison: Birds follow him home, mice let him touch him, lizards and fish let him catch him and bees and praying mantis' let him pet them. He is absolutely amazing when it comes to animals! I think he should be a forest ranger or veteranarian. He loves all animals, especially our cats. He likes dogs but they are very time consuming to take care of. He also loves being outside. He loves to rollerblade, build snowmen and just in general hang out in the sunshine. We'll take walks up the mountain in our backyard. I hope we can figure out something to do when we move (hopefully to NYC)...probably have to hang out at the natural history museum.
Mira: The one and only girl and she knows it. She is beautiful! Albeit sightly snotty, which I'm trying to encourage her to change, so she becomes a lady instead of a stuck up brat. She LOVES to talk. If she's not talking she might as well be dead. She is a girlie girl and love ballet and pink things, purple things, kittens, horses, barbie and clothes and shoes. But she'll hang out with the boys whether they want her to or not. She always has to insinuate herself into the conversation. She won't allow herself to be left out of anything. She can be sweet, but right now I think she is struggling with having a weekend daddy.
Caleb: He super smart and super cute. He loves Fish Wish, his blanket and snuggles at night and will start making sure that he'll get them when he goes bed far in advance of the actual bed time. He'll kiss and hug you a million times before he goes anywhere and he just loves wrestling and tickling. His biggest detractor....not potty trained. I hate that, why can't they emerge from the womb already potty trained, that has got to be the worst job for any mother.
So here's my family I love them all and wouldn't know what to do with out them :)
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