So besides H being in love with his uncle Andrew ( I think that this just stems from Andrew giving him the time of day when it comes to video games) he is also in love with Edward. We bought the movie while in Vegas and H got his taste of the movie finally. He has been obsessed by it because of the clips we were able to download and put in his iPod. His favorite scene is when Edward saves Bella from being crushed. He is also really crazy about the Twilight spoof from youtube and he really likes the Dark Knight spoof too (he is not happy I won't let him watch the movie because he says he would like it, not for little kids, still too young for that).
So before we had the movie we had the soundtrack, anyone who really knows me knows I could listen to a song I like more times than I can count. I really like all the songs on this sound track. Well H has the same bug in him too and we have pretty much listened to it everyday since we got it (only breaks in the morning because I LOVE the local radio show RFH). If H hears the song away from the soundtrack he can tell you exactly what number it is on there. So while watching the movie as the songs came into play H would call out a number, it took me a few before I realized what he was doing but he was telling me the track number from the soundtrack (I know I freaking have Rainman for a son).
Well tonight we watched the movie again because I wanted to see the extras and whatnot (besides H is not the only one who can have a man crush right), we watched the videos of some of the songs. Well the director Catherine had explained before the Paramore "Decode" video that their singer really liked the series and was such a huge fan of the books and more or less begged and pleaded to be able to make a few songs for the movie. While watching the video H stops turns and looks at me and asks "Why isn't Mary on the movie then, she is a big fan too". It had to be explained that Mary is not famous so just because she is a fan of the movie and may have wanted to be part of the movie I really didn't think she would have no matter how hard she tried. Then we had to discuss why the video was shot in the forest, he may be Rainman but he just gets fixated.
So to answer your question dear, he liked the movie, I wouldn't say it was a love of the movie but he did like it. He had his favorite parts and then there were parts where little things had to be explained, he would confuse it sometimes with the spoof but over all he would give it one thumbs up. If he loved it there would be two (probably an inside joke only I would ever get because that is something the boy would say).
Also just so I can blog about something other than Twilight, I sent the boy out to take the dog to the bathroom yesterday. When I caught up with them to go to take the dog for a walk I saw H peeing outside and no he was not even trying to hide it. I asked what we was doing, "I am just helping nature grow" was the response I got. I tell you that boy will be the death of me. He must have been really tired, I just put him in bed a matter of minutes ago and he is asleep already.
From the first Karate Kid (at least I think, I don't remember for sure), "Never put passion before principle, even if you win you will lose".
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Back From Vegas...
Well, we have survived as long as we know how to love I know we will stay alive, oh wait we are not singing, that is something else.
Really though we made it. My nephew is one little cutie pants. Can I tell you though Utah has a lot of slug bugs. When we started playing slug bug a number of years back I let H get away with using convertibles, motorcycles and PT Cruisers because we were having a hard time finding enough for him to be happy to play the game. Well with the rise in gas came more Beetles so it really became obsolete in having to have the others, but you try telling a very particular little boy that he can't use what he started with. Down in Vegas we hardly saw any slug bugs, but boy once we got up to about Happy Valley let the slug bugs roll. My sister and I play the original but when we are in competition with the boy we play with the additionals.
Anyway the trip was good, it was nice to see my sister I am excited she is moving up closer to us. I know I am not close to everyone in my family mainly because of pasts incidents but I really enjoy the family no matter how annoying and crazy they may be. They all add in to my life and I am really glad H has got to be so close to all of them. It would be nice to see them more often.
As for adding any to my family, it was great having that baby smell (although my sisters would probably call it a spit up smell, they crack me up at how icky they find that stuff) but it is one of may favorite smells. I just don't know if I could go all through it again (of course that was if there is a man in the picture to play that part in the first place, so lucky me there is not at this point). H would make the best big brother in the world but I think when it comes down to it he likes being by himself. We come home and he likes to be by himself and likes to just have time with me, I remind him that would not be the case should there be another and he then agrees that maybe we are fine just the way we are. That is when we quote Lilo and Stitch saying we are small and broken, but still good.
H got one of his nasty headaches, sure I don't think all the sun and heat in Vegas helped but he gets terrible migraines to the point that he gets sick to his stomach. His man crush on my sister's husband got him up from his relaxing so that didn't help either. He was so excited his uncle taught him how to throw a football, it was great, we talked about that over ice cream tonight after we got back. He was even more excited that he got to play this video game with Andrew, that was the highlight of the trip. Pictures to come later, got to get things together since we are home now.
I apologize, I did not do a sign off on the last post, it was late at night and I got told I needed to edit it so I had to get back in and all so it completely spaced my mind. So to make up the one tonight is from The Soup, Joel is playing Miley Cyrus (it's still a felony) in some movie of the week or something like that, if you watch you would understand.
Because every adult man is hiding a teenage girl inside of them, not like in a basement or something, that would be weird.
Really though we made it. My nephew is one little cutie pants. Can I tell you though Utah has a lot of slug bugs. When we started playing slug bug a number of years back I let H get away with using convertibles, motorcycles and PT Cruisers because we were having a hard time finding enough for him to be happy to play the game. Well with the rise in gas came more Beetles so it really became obsolete in having to have the others, but you try telling a very particular little boy that he can't use what he started with. Down in Vegas we hardly saw any slug bugs, but boy once we got up to about Happy Valley let the slug bugs roll. My sister and I play the original but when we are in competition with the boy we play with the additionals.
Anyway the trip was good, it was nice to see my sister I am excited she is moving up closer to us. I know I am not close to everyone in my family mainly because of pasts incidents but I really enjoy the family no matter how annoying and crazy they may be. They all add in to my life and I am really glad H has got to be so close to all of them. It would be nice to see them more often.
As for adding any to my family, it was great having that baby smell (although my sisters would probably call it a spit up smell, they crack me up at how icky they find that stuff) but it is one of may favorite smells. I just don't know if I could go all through it again (of course that was if there is a man in the picture to play that part in the first place, so lucky me there is not at this point). H would make the best big brother in the world but I think when it comes down to it he likes being by himself. We come home and he likes to be by himself and likes to just have time with me, I remind him that would not be the case should there be another and he then agrees that maybe we are fine just the way we are. That is when we quote Lilo and Stitch saying we are small and broken, but still good.
H got one of his nasty headaches, sure I don't think all the sun and heat in Vegas helped but he gets terrible migraines to the point that he gets sick to his stomach. His man crush on my sister's husband got him up from his relaxing so that didn't help either. He was so excited his uncle taught him how to throw a football, it was great, we talked about that over ice cream tonight after we got back. He was even more excited that he got to play this video game with Andrew, that was the highlight of the trip. Pictures to come later, got to get things together since we are home now.
I apologize, I did not do a sign off on the last post, it was late at night and I got told I needed to edit it so I had to get back in and all so it completely spaced my mind. So to make up the one tonight is from The Soup, Joel is playing Miley Cyrus (it's still a felony) in some movie of the week or something like that, if you watch you would understand.
Because every adult man is hiding a teenage girl inside of them, not like in a basement or something, that would be weird.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tee hee, yes, I still suck...
I really am trying to keep this up to date but it is not succeding very well, but really for me I am doing fairly well. So we did two walks this past weekend, WOO HOO, really I am just more proud for myself, we are getting there. Tauna, you are always welcome to meet up with us, we just walk the new Legacy pathway. The weekend we will be taking a break and heading to Vegas and the following weekend we will be going crazy because of egg dive at the SODA Center (South Davis Recreation Center), but we totally could get together.
I am going to try posting a picture because I am still new to all this stuff. This is Hunter trying to have his hair be like Edward's from the Twilight movie, I swear he is worse than some girls for this movie. But definetly NOT as bad as my mom (bordering psychotic only because she has told my son she is the only one who can have pictures of Edward on her phone).
I am going to try posting a picture because I am still new to all this stuff. This is Hunter trying to have his hair be like Edward's from the Twilight movie, I swear he is worse than some girls for this movie. But definetly NOT as bad as my mom (bordering psychotic only because she has told my son she is the only one who can have pictures of Edward on her phone).
I can't believe he will be 8 in just a few short weeks, of course if we decide to do the Hoover Dam tour he will be 8 (wink, wink). I guess that is the age they will allow you to take the inside tour.
Well I will try again, until next time.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Day one of working out...
I bet I get to start this over because I keep telling myself I will be working out, but don't get around to it. I tend to find life gets in the way as well as my own complete laziness.
I have been really trying to do good and not eat out as much during the week, in fact everyone has made fun of me because I have brought in a green apple, an orange and a kiwi at work to eat for lunch/snacks everyday this past week. I also had some cottage cheese and have had a bowl of oatmeal two days for breakfast. Then I have been cooking more at home in the evening. Yes, they are pre-packaged or come from a box but at least I am cooking right? For the most part H has liked most of the meals and he is really good at encouraging me to cook more by nodding his head saying "mmmm" when we sit down to eat. I do have my break down days where I just don't feel like I have the energy to cook then get the animals taken, get homework done and try to clear a path so I am not killing myself while walking around my house. All this after I work a 9 - 10 day because I feel that my boss lady (BL) doesn't seem to have the same type of work ethics I do at times. Really if that could count as excercise I think I would be weighing next to nothing.
My goal is to run a 5k and get it complete before H runs his kidsK. I think he will want to run the 5k eventually with me but I want to make sure I keep it fun and light for him. He still talks about the time that he did the 5k instead of the walk with us in Clearfield like it happened yesterday. The boy will be the death of me.
Well thanks to my sister she talked me out of bed and I made my way out for excercise. Of course I needed to come back and take a nap because I got exhausted, but one day in a step of many.
Going to check on the update from my other sister, regarding their Disneyland trip.
I have been really trying to do good and not eat out as much during the week, in fact everyone has made fun of me because I have brought in a green apple, an orange and a kiwi at work to eat for lunch/snacks everyday this past week. I also had some cottage cheese and have had a bowl of oatmeal two days for breakfast. Then I have been cooking more at home in the evening. Yes, they are pre-packaged or come from a box but at least I am cooking right? For the most part H has liked most of the meals and he is really good at encouraging me to cook more by nodding his head saying "mmmm" when we sit down to eat. I do have my break down days where I just don't feel like I have the energy to cook then get the animals taken, get homework done and try to clear a path so I am not killing myself while walking around my house. All this after I work a 9 - 10 day because I feel that my boss lady (BL) doesn't seem to have the same type of work ethics I do at times. Really if that could count as excercise I think I would be weighing next to nothing.
My goal is to run a 5k and get it complete before H runs his kidsK. I think he will want to run the 5k eventually with me but I want to make sure I keep it fun and light for him. He still talks about the time that he did the 5k instead of the walk with us in Clearfield like it happened yesterday. The boy will be the death of me.
Well thanks to my sister she talked me out of bed and I made my way out for excercise. Of course I needed to come back and take a nap because I got exhausted, but one day in a step of many.
Going to check on the update from my other sister, regarding their Disneyland trip.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I am so dumb,
I really feel if I were to go back to second grade I would not be able to pass. Was it really this hard to go through it the first time???? I swear to you H's homework gets me stumped a lot!
It has been a week now and I have yet to let H watch tv (at least anything he wants to watch, I get really bored) or play video games. I think by this weekend I will allow him to watch movies or tv shows again but I am still holding out on the video games. I am not sure how long I will keep them away from him, but for awhile still.
I must say he has done ALOT of reading because of the whole no tv thing. He read for 2 1/2 hours in one day straight because he was so "bored". I made sure to point out he was grounded so he is lucky he was only bored.
H has his a program his grade is performing at school coming up next Friday. He is so excited and can't wait to sing his almost solo part. I am really excited to see him perform. He keeps practicing but he says he is scared because he can't remember all the words at home. I reminded him it is probably easier to have the music going on to remember.
His stomache has been bothering him the last few days, it hurt him so bad yesterday that he went to the sick room at school, they called me to come get him. He was doubled over in pain. I hate seeing him like that. I only wish I could take away such pain from him. Although I love when he is sick though, we get to "snuggle buggle" more, a joy that keeps slipping away as he grows up. He won't want it one of these days so I take advantage of it.
It has been a week now and I have yet to let H watch tv (at least anything he wants to watch, I get really bored) or play video games. I think by this weekend I will allow him to watch movies or tv shows again but I am still holding out on the video games. I am not sure how long I will keep them away from him, but for awhile still.
I must say he has done ALOT of reading because of the whole no tv thing. He read for 2 1/2 hours in one day straight because he was so "bored". I made sure to point out he was grounded so he is lucky he was only bored.
H has his a program his grade is performing at school coming up next Friday. He is so excited and can't wait to sing his almost solo part. I am really excited to see him perform. He keeps practicing but he says he is scared because he can't remember all the words at home. I reminded him it is probably easier to have the music going on to remember.
His stomache has been bothering him the last few days, it hurt him so bad yesterday that he went to the sick room at school, they called me to come get him. He was doubled over in pain. I hate seeing him like that. I only wish I could take away such pain from him. Although I love when he is sick though, we get to "snuggle buggle" more, a joy that keeps slipping away as he grows up. He won't want it one of these days so I take advantage of it.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Ahhh, sweet young love...
Tomorrow in school is Valentine's day because they will not be there on the 14th. My young and beautiful son made valentine's for his class. I think if he had his way, even though he won't admit is out loud, he would give this lovely young girl a special one. I have met this girl on many occasions and she is truly adorable. I sense the feeling is mutual, she is already making the moves on the mom to get to the boy. If you ask H he will tell you they are only best friends but really to save himself from being teased I think he is being kind.
My young child is in a heap of trouble though. He got sent to the principals office, damn boy will be the death of me. Of course I wouldn't have a clue where he gets his temper from. ;) I guess the whole class was acting out and the teacher told the class that she would have to play the role of the mean teacher because no one would listen to her. Well leave it to H to decide that he was going to be mean back. I don't blame her for sending him away. Of course he could care less that he gets no video games and such for the weekend. Blows it off like it is nothing. I even told him he could not play with his toys, well he took it upon himself to find a box to play with. Really, am I suppose to be so mean that I can't even let him play with a box? I let him play with it because he was keeping the damn cat and damn dog from fighting.
Also I got asked while putting the boy to bed tonight why I love Edward so. I explained that Edward was fictional, if he had been real I would probably love him. But then I looked at him and I said "but you like him too". The boy turned his face away with a smile saying no, but the real answer was yes. I have tainted my boy, I think he is secretly waiting for the movie now. He was caught reading Eclipse (which is the one I am currently re-reading at the moment). I have created a girly boy!!!! I would like to hope he will only be more sensitive as he grows up and in tune to girls and women.
Again, I have accomplished yet another post, only hope I can keep it up.
Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?
My young child is in a heap of trouble though. He got sent to the principals office, damn boy will be the death of me. Of course I wouldn't have a clue where he gets his temper from. ;) I guess the whole class was acting out and the teacher told the class that she would have to play the role of the mean teacher because no one would listen to her. Well leave it to H to decide that he was going to be mean back. I don't blame her for sending him away. Of course he could care less that he gets no video games and such for the weekend. Blows it off like it is nothing. I even told him he could not play with his toys, well he took it upon himself to find a box to play with. Really, am I suppose to be so mean that I can't even let him play with a box? I let him play with it because he was keeping the damn cat and damn dog from fighting.
Also I got asked while putting the boy to bed tonight why I love Edward so. I explained that Edward was fictional, if he had been real I would probably love him. But then I looked at him and I said "but you like him too". The boy turned his face away with a smile saying no, but the real answer was yes. I have tainted my boy, I think he is secretly waiting for the movie now. He was caught reading Eclipse (which is the one I am currently re-reading at the moment). I have created a girly boy!!!! I would like to hope he will only be more sensitive as he grows up and in tune to girls and women.
Again, I have accomplished yet another post, only hope I can keep it up.
Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?
Sunday, February 8, 2009
See, hanging in there....
Ah ha, this is twice now this year. So far so good. Month end came and went, wow, combine that with 1099's. I work too much. I joke with my sister saying "Damn our parents and their work ethics". Why couldn't I have been one of those employees that decided well the day is done, I should be done. No I decided I felt bad that boss lady was staying late so why not I. Sure part of that guilt comes from her trying hard to get me a raise and a new position title, one that I was told I had years ago, the raise is just an added bonus. Of course it did me more good than her to work so late and hard on it too because I remember her being hospitalized only a couple of years ago, so I think me taking some of the stress off of her so she does not have another heart attack or stroke only helps me in the long run.
Well today we celebrated my older brother-in-law and my oldest nephew's birthday. Baseball diamond cake and a Mr. Potato Head cake. I must say baby sis does a good job with cakes, we have taken a sort of hiatas from cake making but I miss it. I should get back in to just making cakes and taking them in occasionally. As stressful as it is it really is relaxing in the long run.
To make my sister feel better too even as embarrassed as I am to admit it, I actually like the twilight series. Currently I am re-reading it, I really like them all but I really enjoy "New Moon". I find myself smiling through it. Now the part that I will never be able to read again is when Charlie gets to meet up with Bella after her transformation. I had to stop like three times to get through it. Not sure why it touched me so but it did. But all is well now. I hate to admit it but she made me an Edward fan. I always thought Angel would be my one and only vampire but I have really fallen in love with Edward now. My boy is disappointed in me.
All is well hope to share more at another time, H wants to make a posting too in the future.
Peace Out!!!
Well today we celebrated my older brother-in-law and my oldest nephew's birthday. Baseball diamond cake and a Mr. Potato Head cake. I must say baby sis does a good job with cakes, we have taken a sort of hiatas from cake making but I miss it. I should get back in to just making cakes and taking them in occasionally. As stressful as it is it really is relaxing in the long run.
To make my sister feel better too even as embarrassed as I am to admit it, I actually like the twilight series. Currently I am re-reading it, I really like them all but I really enjoy "New Moon". I find myself smiling through it. Now the part that I will never be able to read again is when Charlie gets to meet up with Bella after her transformation. I had to stop like three times to get through it. Not sure why it touched me so but it did. But all is well now. I hate to admit it but she made me an Edward fan. I always thought Angel would be my one and only vampire but I have really fallen in love with Edward now. My boy is disappointed in me.
All is well hope to share more at another time, H wants to make a posting too in the future.
Peace Out!!!
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