Stressin'

I'm stressin'. Why? Because I'm not sure how Breaking Dawn is going to end. It is the fourth and last installment in the Twilight Series. I just finished listening to all three books (I read them the first time but listened to them this second time), finishing the last one just moments ago.

I'm concerned about the story ending in a way that I am happy with. Right now, the only way I can see as satisfying is Bella turning into a Vampire. I'm not closed to the idea that she may present another satisfying alternative, I'm just not sure what it is and it's stressin' me out.

I'm also struggling with my desire to read the end of the book (sometimes I even do this in the bookstore before I have even bought the book) before I actually get there. On her website, Stephenie Meyer specifically says to not cheat, but this is a struggle for me. I honestly can't remember the last time I didn't do that.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT IT ENDS HAPPY! EVERYONE HAS TO BE HAPPY (and married)!

If you happen to finish the book before I do, I would appreciate you commenting on this post, letting me know if everyone ends up happy or not. Don't give me the details, I just need to know that everyone is happy.

Thanks. :)

:)

Friday Favorites

My Friday Favorites today is what I was going to last week... The Police! That's right, The Police! As in Sting, band, Every Breath You Take, Rock, Concert... The Police!

They are one of my husband's favorite bands and we were able to go to their concert last week. It opened with Elvis Costello and then The Police came on. It was awesome. I am also happy to say that I did not fall asleep, which puts me at 2/4 for not falling asleep in concert type things. Crazy, I know. I just can't help it sometimes.

In any case, it was a memorable experience, complete with all the drunk people and the 1.5 hours in the parking lot afterwards (note to self - the close parking lot means the last to get out).

Roxanne!

:)

Husband 1.0

I received this funny email from my sister, Aimie. Thanks, Aim!

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a
distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the
flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under
Boyfriend
5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such
as
Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable
programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes
the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to
no avail.

What can I do?
Signed, Desperate

-------------------------------------

Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
Husband 1.0 is an Operating System. Please enter the command: 'I Thought
You Loved Me.exe' and try to download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to
install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed,
Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0
and
Flowers 3.5.

But remember, over use of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to
default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a
very bad program th at will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in
the
background that will eventually seize control of all your system.

Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are
unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited
memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider
buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We
recommend
Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck,

Tech Support

Cute Clips

Two funny things from cute kids:

Nia was playing with Justis yesterday and they were playing with a boot. She said something about the boot but it sounded like she had called Justis a "butt." My response was a surprised "What did you say?" She proceeded to tell me what she said again, which had nothing to do with "butt" or with calling Justis a name. Her response was:

"Don't worry, Mom. I would NEVER call Justis a name. So even if it sounds like I did, know that I didn't because I would NEVER do that."

Ahhh... melt my heart. :)


As we do not have AC in our house, the nights that follow a day of 90+ degrees can be rather uncomfortable. Justis wanted to pull his covers up but I told him it was too hot. I told him I would put another blanket over him. I grabbed his favorite blanket and put it over him. His response:

"This isn't a blanket, Mommy! It's a Nite-Nite!"

Ahhh... melt my heart again. :)

:)

Nighttime Funnies

Every night as we put Justis to bed, he tries to convince us that it is not really night time. His reasoning is always the same:

"But it's still morning!"

We tell him "No, it's not," and he replies with an insistent "Yes it is! Look!" Of course, you know what is coming... He is pointing outside which, due to summertime, is still light out.

I am loving the summertime and am grateful for the longer days, but sometimes I wish the blasted sun would just go down! hehehe :)


The other funny thing that happened is that Justis fell out of bed... and didn't wake up. As a parent, you know the "thud" at night is not good. When I heard the "thud," I ran upstairs to make sure he was ok. Sure enough, I find him ASLEEP on the floor! The boy didn't even wake up! This happened one other time as well, but that time I found him sitting on the floor but asleep. He was swaying as his body was trying to keep him upright while in blissful slumber.

Funny boy.

:)

This and That

Here are a few blog-worthy items:

Taking a Bath

Saturday was very hot. The kids and spent a good part of the afternoon and evening over at my parent's house (they have AC, we do not). The kids were playing outside in the backyard with water. They were wet and I felt like at that point, they should take a bath. I didn't particularly have a desire to go inside and give them baths (it was already bedtime) and neither did my mom. The solution? We hosed them down. Please do not be offended by this picture but it was one of the things that parents always threaten to - hose the kids down outside - and I did it. So, I thought it was worthy of a picture for documentation purposes. :) (Please note that they did not take off their underwear during the entire process so they were still mostly modest.)


Drinky

Recently, Justis came up with a new word: Drinky. He'll say "Mommy, I'm drinky" which means he's thirsty. He'll also say "Mommy, I need one more drinky" right as he is going to bed. Very cute. :)


Summer School

My kids started a summer school program at a local Montessori school. They are gone from about 8am-1pm. It is really quite odd having all that time to myself. I find that I am accomplishing an incredible amount of work during that time! I had forgotten how much one could do if there are not interruptions or distractions.

They love it though and we give thanks to the government for the tax cut checks that made it possible. That's right Uncle Sam. I gave my money back to the economy, just like you wanted me to. :)


Charming

One could say that I have two excessively charming children. They are both quite charming, but in different ways. We had the missionaries over for dinner Sunday night and Nia had the charm turned on, full blast. The best thing about it was that she wasn't doing it intentionally... she was just being who she is. She would ask the missionaries "Would you like some Lemonade?" and then she would pour some in their glass. "Would you like a brownie?" "Would you like another brownie?" "Could you please cut my chicken for me?" and on and on. To top it all, she would smile and bat her long eyelashes that accenuate her very clear blue eyes. Ahhhh...

It's a good thing she is so young and they are not. Otherwise, we'd have to stop inviting them over. :)

:)