Ah! Memories!

Some of my favorite high school memories involve all the times that Carrie and I carved out 6 hours (usually at a sleepover) to watch "Anne of Green Gables" and "Anne of Avonlea". We couldn't just watch the first part, because "the kiss" happens right at the end of the 6 hours. Such a romantic movie, and clean, too. Why did I not think of this movie when I was watching movies with Sarah?

Yesterday I put in "Anne of Green Gables" while my family went to dinner at my mom's house (I was home sick). Yes, Sarah came home and watched it with me.

She laughed when Ruby Gillis has her freak out (She's drowned and we're murderers!).
She got irritated at Josie Pye (That Gilbert Blythe is such a rake!).
She chuckled at Anne's snappy comebacks (Fishing for lake trout.).
She cried when Matthew dies (I never wanted a boy...I only wanted you from the first day.).

And when the movie ended at 8:30 and I wouldn't let her start the second part, she tried bargaining with me ("It'll be over by 11:30...please?!").

Truly, this is one of the most romantic six hours a young girl can spend, right up there with "Pride and Prejudice" (the Colin Firth edition). I just wish I hadn't packed away the "Anne of Avonlea" disc. Does anyone have one I could borrow? Sarah hasn't seen "the kiss" yet.

spoiler alert

Joshua is reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He started reading the Harry Potter series when he was in first grade (three years ago) and has finally worked his way through it. It's a big accomplishment and I'm incredibly proud of him. However, every once in a while Joshua gets on his little soap box and says how annoyed he is at the kids in his class that started with book six, skipping the first five because they had seen the movies. These same kids have spoiled the end for him, in several ways, but he figures he'll read it anyway.

When Hedwig gets killed right at the beginning, Josh came up to me, with tears in his eyes and asked, "Are they going to bring Hedwig back to life?" I had to tell him no. And I started worrying, because things only get worse from there.

Last night I was noticing how much he's read in the last two days and realized that he was coming up on the scene at the Malfoy's Mansion. I braced myself and I warned David. Sure enough, 45 minutes later, Joshua comes into my room with tears streaming down his face, crumpled in disbelief. I guess nobody warned him that Dobby dies.

We should put the book in the freezer.

I am this Self Centered...

why I hate this weather

I got a cold 12 (yes, that says 12!) days ago, and I haven't been able to shake it;

Add to that a headache that has been constant since Monday morning;

And my feet have been freezing since Monday as well.

I blame it all on the snow and the stupid barometer.

Good Idea, Bad Idea

Snow in December?

Good Idea.

Snow in March?

Bad Idea...but typical for stupid weather in Utah.

These Mashed Potatoes Are So Creamy

Sarah and I have been watching a plethora of romantic comedies lately. Everything from "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Can't Buy Me Love" to "A Walk To Remember " (which, in truth, really isn't a romantic comedy, but oh well) and "While You Were Sleeping".

We have officially run out of movies to watch and have no idea what to watch next (hence the 10 episodes of Gilmore Girls).

As I was slowly waking up this morning I thought, "maybe the wonderful online community that I have been so blithely ignoring could help me out."

Please, please, please (even though I've been a terrible online friend lately) tell me what you're ultimate favorite romantic comedies are. Hopefully there will be enough different ones to keep Sarah and I going to a couple of months.

Fast talking is a way of life

Season 6 episode 13

The best Friday night dinner...ever.

I've been ignoring my online community...

...and my offline one as well.

I had 147 messages in my Juno account this morning.

There are 167 messages in my gmail inbox.

Even my msn account, which I never use and never give out has 9. (The only person that uses that account is David, so I know when there's a message there, it's from my hubby, so nine is kind of a big number...it means I've been ignoring him, too.)

I have 20 or so books that I haven't added to my Goodreads list. (You all know I read Nora Roberts when I'm depressed, right?)

On the other hand, I watched 10 episodes of Gilmore Girls yesterday.

There are no words

Sarah and I were sitting in the lobby of the library. I was on the phone talking to David, she was looking at the bulletin board behind me. When I finished my phone call, she said to me, "I know that girl." My first thought was an audition notice with a picture, or an announcement for a show with a picture, or something benign like that. No, it was a missing child notice.