Twilight!

Where were you on 11/21/08?????  Kathy and I went to see the midnight showing of Twilight.  When I got there, Kathy said we were the only ones over 18...and we pretty much were.  There were some moms there with their kids but I think we were pretty much the only moms there without kids.  The movie was pretty good...the acting was pretty cheesy at times, and I didn't really like the action/special effects that much, but overall it was good.  My favorite part was hearing the girls shout and giggle every time Edward came on the screen or when he touched Bella or when he smirked or when he talked or when he talked...it was seriously non-stop.  I would definitely see it again right now in a heartbeat.  I'm ready for the next one!

The Higher Power of Lucky

Most Recently Read Book:

The Higher Power of Lucky

By Susan Patron

This book is a sweet story about a girl whose mother dies and who is being raised now by her dad's ex-wife.  She lives in a teeny-tiny town with only 43 people in it.  The girl, Lucky worries that her dad's ex-wife, who is now her guardian, will leave her and she'll become an orphan or a ward of the state.  

Twilight Here I Come!!!

I wore my Twilight shirt today because I'm going to see the movie tonight at midnight...12:02 to be exact.  Kathy said she would go with me so we are both sneaking out of the house tonight!  I can't wait.  There were so many people talking about it today.  One teacher saw my shirt and told me I had to go take a picture with Edward Cullen who was in the library.  Check it out:

Me and EDWARD!

I didn't even have to fight any crazy Twilight moms to get to him!

In less than two hours I will be watching the movie.  I am so excited because I really love this book.  I'm not sure I am going to like the actors they cast for the characters, but I'm sure it'll be good.  I'm not sure I'll have enough energy to post when I get home...but I'm sure I'll post some time tomorrow.  I CAN'T WAIT!

10 Things You May Not Know About Me

Well…if everyones doing it…I guess I will, too.  First, Laura posted 100 things about herself, and now Kathy has posted twice about herself in 10 “thing” increments.  So, I’m starting with ten myself.  I have to say it was kind of hard to think of 10 things people may not know about me.  I feel like Chad probably knows all these things…but he doesn’t really read my blog, so I think there should be at least 1 of these things that you other readers may not know about me. 

 1. I secretly wish I could be a barista at Starbucks.  (For those of you who don’t know, baristas are the people who work at Starbucks and make those yummy drinks.)

 2. I count how many steps I take each day.  My pedometer ran out of battery so I seriously count every step I take…give or take a few.  I’ve gotta try to at least get to 10,000 every day.

 3. Last night, I dreamt of eating a yummy birthday cake with lots of sweet sugary frosting.  It wasn’t even a slice, I was just digging my fork right into an entire cake.  Yum.  I love birthday cake!

 4. There are times when the roof of my mouth itches…and I scratch it with my tongue.

 5. I hate it when a dish is left in the sink with food still in/on it.  I know sometimes the dishwasher is full or there isn’t time to put it in the dishwasher, and I can handle if there’s a dish in the sink…but, I loathe the crusty cereal that dries to the sides of a bowl after it’s been sitting there all day.

 6. I hate physically washing dishes…this the explanation for number 5 above.

 7. I love the dishwaser and believe it to be one of the greatest inventions (see 5 and 6).  It might be because we didn’t have one growing up…although I never really did the dishes anyway…my mom usually did them. 

 8. I can make friendship bracelets with my eyes closed.  I used to make them all the time when I was a kid and seriously don’t even have to look.  It’s completely automatic.  Sadly, this is not really a useful skill, seeing as most of my friends to not go around sporting frienship bracelets.

 9. My favorite color is pink.  Maybe you could have guess this about me but it wasn’t until recently that I officially declared my favorite color to be pink.  It was red for a really long time…but I told Chad the other day that my favorite color is now pink.

 10. I love talking to Chad in bed before we go to sleep each night…unless he falls asleep watching TV while I’m still reading.  

Will Work For Cookies

We introduced Jordan to sweeping this weekend!  He thought it was so fun to hold a big broom.  I would start sweeping, he would say he wanted a turn, I would let him sweep...he'd get bored and go off to do something else...and that's when I would start sweeping again...and when he'd come back over and say he wanted a turn.  Needless to say it took me quite a long time to get the floor swept, but it did get done and  Jordan had fun.  

And...if you finish your chores, you get to make yummy cookies as a reward!  (Although, Chad would have made them whether our chores were finished or not!)  Daddy and Jordy breaking the cookies apart:

A cooke close-up.  These were mini-break-and-bake cookies that Chad found.  Perfect size for Jordan.  

A perfect treat, cookies when they're just cooled enough that the chips are still melty.  Yum!