'sile, lizzie, and chicken

• mikey used to call finn mcmissile - "finn" but then one time last week, i called him finn mcmissile & ever since then, mikey has called him 'sile. oh and don't even think about playing with his 'sile - that's his favorite car as of late. and it has to be this one, and not the other 'sile that he has. you can play with that one.
• today, while driving home from lunch, we passed an old car. i don't think it was a model t - but it was super old. and a dark navy blue. after we passed it, mikey said all surprised, "lizzie?" he recognized that the car we passed looked like lizzie. i pretty much wanted to eat him.
• then we get home and i was telling garrett about passing lizzie. mikey got down and serious about his cars. he noticed that one of the cars was under the entertainment center. he said, "oh, chicken!" and reached to pull out chick. he seriously cracks me up. 

the cars franchise is genius and a dream come true for a little boy. i can't wait to take him to cars land someday at disney land. hopefully before he's over cars!

i would move "up" if i could!

i wish i would've taken more pictures of rooms like bathrooms and the kitchen. i loved the hardware, the details - while i'm not sure that the movie shows those rooms as much, it was simply fantastic. they did such a good job replicating the movie. it was really fun to go see, even if there was a horrible, ugly thunderstorm going on outside at the time. and now, i'm going to go watch at least the beginning of the movie again to double check things. if you live anywhere near herriman, you should go see this place! thanks, jared & liz for taking us!!!

do not read if you haven't seen the movie.

see how tricky i am, not even telling you what movie? you should know. you just should.

seriously. if you haven't seen the movie. don't read this post. i'm not giving you anymore warnings.  come back and chime in when you've seen it.

i can't believe it is all over. i was going to wait to see it for a week or so, to miss all of the crazies. but then everyone on facebook was seeing it and it made my skin crawl. i've never been patient. and then we accidentally got tickets for friday, instead of saturday. i wasn't disappointed. i loved the movie. it was very well done.

my friend posted about her thoughts on the movie. i'm copying and pasting my comments to her post. she was kind enough to just include her thoughts in her comments. so as not to spoil it for anyone. i'm not so kind.  here's what i said: 

*i loved mcgonagall... i cried pretty much in every scene - everything she said. i leaned over to garrett & said that the teacher in me has always loved her so much.

*i loved hermione & ron's kiss.

*i didn't like the voldefetus thing. i don't remember it from the book & it was icky.

*i loved neville taunting the death eaters/bad guys on the bridge. i loved him all along. that little orphan always had a soft spot in my heart.

*i think they could've shown a little more about what a jerk james potter was to severus snape.

*i also didn't like how frumpy ginny was at the end. and i loved ron's gut. happens to the best of us, weasley!

*i'm sad that it is all over. i can't wait to see it again. probably in theaters - for sure before mikey was born, but it will be pre-ordered on amazon, FOR SURE!!!

this movie has prompted me to read all of the books again. and as i finish the book, i'm going to watch the movie. we'll see how long this takes me - will i watch #7.2 in the theater again or at home on dvd? i'll let you know.

now, it is getting late & i'm going to go climb into my bed and start on chamber of secrets again.

staying & coming home

i got emails, texts, and phone calls about my post yesterday. i am fine. yesterday was a hard day - i was not about to snap or anything. i never got cross with mikey. it was just a hard day emotionally for me. i had an agenda and so did he. and his cries were louder than mine. today, i didn't care about the house cleaning. or the little projects. i just sat down there and played with him. and held him. and snuggled him. and fed him. whenever & whatever he wanted. it worked for both of us. everyday can't be like that - but today could. 

i know i am a lucky girl to have a husband say, "go out. have a break." but i wanted to spend my night with my boys. so we did. i appreciate that i could've had a break. but i wouldn't trade the night that i ended up having for anything. i could've gone out with friends for dinner & any other night, i would've loved it. but being home was the best place for me to be last night. garrett took over & it gave me a chance to sit back and just love on them.

thank you all for your support.  it makes me feel loved to hear from so many people - but please do not worry about me. just know that in the last 48 hours, i've eaten way more junk than i should've.

tonight we watched so you think you can dance. i loved this dance. it made me cry. of course. [these two aren't even necessarily my favorite dancers...]

the funny look

garrett and i like to laugh. we like to make each other laugh. we like things that make us laugh. a few tv shows really entertain the you know what out of us. modern family & 30 rock are some of them. we both laugh out loud at least once during each episode of those shows. i think we both really appreciate "intelligent" humor. something quick & witty - if you're not paying attention, it'll totally go over your head. my favorite part of watching these shows with garrett is when we both do a quick look at each other, cause the show is so funny that we have to make sure the other one caught it...  its so funny that a look says it all. i love those shows. but more, i love my husband.

never again. never again!

i am quickly turning into one of those moms that is going to be beyond helicopter mom. i'm not even going to let him do things because of the need to protect mikey from experiencing pain of any sort.

i like to hope i'm kidding here. 

but to be honest, when i think of mikey getting hurt, i could cry. yesterday, when i found blood on his jammies, i lost it. when mikey's umbilical cord bled a little before it fell off, i lost it bad. when they took him away from me in the middle of the night when he was 24 hours old, those people were lucky that i could barely move or else i would've gotten in their faces and they would've been lucky to go home without injury. to say the least, i really lost it then. it was worse than just doing the ugly cry... 

i just can't stand to know that he's hurting. 

a couple of weeks ago, when this episode of cougar town aired, garrett and i kinda laughed. but more and more, i can see the logic of jules for not letting her son play football. mostly kidding here. "never again. never again!" has been uttered around our house a few too many times by me lately.

modern family season 2 promo:

ok. i've given up that mikey will be born early. but he better be born and we better be home from the hospital in time for me to catch the season 2 opener or i will be less than thrilled. priorities, right?

p.s. does anyone know when season 1 comes out on dvd? that might be just the little "congrats, you had a baby" present i need for myself.

what's keeping me occupied

• LOST. i promised garrett [a huge lost fan, even if he didn't like the series finale...] that i would watch LOST someday when i had time to just watch it through and through. being put on almost bed rest this summer has helped me find the time. i'm more than halfway through season 3 & am enjoying it. i also made him promise that he'd answer any and every question i ever did have as i went. i quit watching the show after season 2, mainly because i wasn't patient enough to not have answers.
• books. i've been reading a lot. a lot of ol' favorites. i'm enjoying it. i'm grateful that this is a "quite time" in life right now, and i'm glad i've had lots of reading time. i love reading. my bookclub met again last night, after the summer break. it was exciting to see "my ladies" and to get more ideas for reading. it is always refreshing to have a new stack of books to add to my list.
• curriculum planning. what? you say - rightfully so... cause yes, i know, i'm not teaching this year. but i've been helping the girl that was my student teacher this last year. she starts teaching on tuesday & i've been giving her pointers. she's going to be teaching 1st grade and i don't know everything [shocked that i'd admit to that? its true. pregnancy has humbled me.] but i can point her in the right direction. she came over this afternoon & we sat down and looked at things, and i am not ashamed to admit that i miss it. miss planning & organizing. she brought her mostly empty plan book and i kept looking at it thinking,"oh the things you can do!"
• canning tomatoes. liz IM-ed me last week and wanted to know if i wanted to can some tomatoes with her. and honestly my initial reaction was almost to just say no. i don't even like tomatoes for hells sake. but...  i got to thinking about it... food storage, bonding, what else do i have going on? and decided why not? and i'm not sad i went and did it. i ended up with a lot more than i expected [stained finger nails and super swollen feet] and i had a fantastic day. it only adds to my domestic goddessness. last week, one morning for breakfast, i got garrett and i both our breakfasts, which might have consisted of chocolate cake and a glass of milk & threw some stuff in the oven for lunch and declared myself a "domestic goddess" - 2 "meals" in one day? a hell of a lot more than the norm for me lately. we had a good laugh over that one.at least we can still laugh about it.
• dr appointments. since yesterday, i've been having contractions. nothing serious. they're not consistent or frequent enough or painful really, just uncomfortable. but enough that they have me paying attention. i'm dialated to a 1. also doesn't mean much, and i realize that... but tonight starts the walks [blood pressure is good for 2 weeks in a row now] and other such activities to get this baby coming sooner rather than later. my dr told me that at this point the more active i can stand to be, the better off it'll be for getting my body ready to poop this kid out. so. feel free to leave a comment with any and every suggestion/tip/trick to get me into labor. but don't tell me i should drink castor oil. cause for the love of pete and all that is holy, i won't do that. so far, my dr recommended: walks and that other thing. don't worry, i clarified what he meant - and we were on the same page of understanding, so you know, i got those 2. thanks. but i'd love anything else suggestion wise!!!

2 things about August 24th

i'm twitchin'

 

during the season, i have grown to really enjoy watching all stare tWitch. his routines are always my favorite. 

i know, i should be embarrassed for liking this show, but i'm not.

momma so did likey:

i highly recommend you see this guy!

why the face

some of you have heard me say "why the face" lately and you look at me wierd. here's why: modern family, of course. if you're not watching this show, there is something wrong with you.

(thanks garrett for sending me this link!)

andy have a boo boo tummy

the recent episode "scott's tots" on the office was the best i've seen in a long time. the opening scene between andy & michael killed me. sadly it is largely because i can relate to poor andy & his boo boo tummy.

it can get real adult real fast.

if only i didn't get that.

it started with one girl...

so, i got an email this morning from my mom saying "watch oprah today!" so i rushed home after subbing & missed the first few seconds, but caught the black eyed peas start singing "i got a feeling" personalized for oprah. gotta admit i really like that song. i was crying within seconds. i don't know if its just hormones, or my love of my hometown... it was amazing. they did this whole personalized song that was fun. then, the whole audience participated in the dance. this video isn't the best quality - i hope you got to watch it on her show. at first though, i was like "why isn't anyone but that spaz dancing?!?" but then it all made sense... enjoy. maybe even cry a little.

thegoodwife

just saw a preview for this new show. i'm super excited. will tune in sept. 22

anyone else have any other new shows that i need to know about?

can't wait for august 14th

i thoroughly enjoyed the book "The Time Traveler's Wife" & every single time i see the commercial for the upcoming movie, i cry. i can't help it. i enjoy rachel mcadams. i enjoy eric bana. i think the movie will be splendid. i can't wait to go see it. i will be there opening day. i hope i'm not disappointed.

mostly i'm sick of seeing the swimsuit

but i have also recently fallen in love with this tv show.

do you watchy? if not, set the dvr - you shan't be disappointed.

the goods

got a new suit last night. honestly, i didn't feel like an ogre while trying it on in the dressing room. was very excited about that feeling. and it was on sale!!!

have heard of this store before, never went in before - will have to frequent it more often now.

[i love having to waste time before a movie. yes, that's right. kim and i went to harry potter yesterday afternoon. but then my sweet husband still needed to see it, so we went last night. but had 2 hours to kill between the time we got there & the time our showing actually started.]

and now, kim and i are off to the pool again today. i am loving this little summer break. i have missed my kimmy time.

i have a confession...

typically, i hate any & all forms of reality tv. about a month ago, we were watching tv & saw a commercial for this show... both of us laughed out loud. i decided i needed to set the dvr to record. i'm not going to lie - when i realize there is a new episode on the dvr waiting for us, i get super excited. we both laugh so hard. garrett likes to tap my arm when he thinks something is funny. sometimes i laugh so hard that air is emitted from my behind. [anyone who isn't paying too much attention won't catch that second confession] the best thing about this show isn't the people bouncing off of things, hitting their heads before they crash into water... the best part is the cheesy nicknames & commentary that we get from the hosts. they aren't nice, but they surely entertain. anyone else being entertained like we are?

get UP asap!

last minute we decided to run and see UP tonight. it was endearing, charming, heartbreaking, and entertaining. you might want to bring some tissues.

run, don't walk to the theaters to see it. you won't regret it. cross my heart.