say anything August 31, 2007
i think everyone has a celebrity crush in highschool. mine was on john cusack. i watched every movie he was ever in, and there are many obscure ones. but my favorite was “say anything”.
he was irresistible as the quirky, nerdy guy who never gave up pursuing the girl. i’m sure you know the story, he eventually won her over, the epic moment being the night he played “in your eyes” by peter gabriel on his boom box.
the movie eventually played out in my own life several years later. i, of course, being the brilliant hottie who wouldn’t give the quirky nerd the time of day. but, he too, won me over in one epic moment.
this was it: leaving central bible church with a feeling of lonliness one day i got to my car, only to discover my quirky nerd had left flowers for me. on the hood of my car. held down by a rock. and actually, they were sort of weed-flowers, but they could’ve been 2 dozen roses for all i cared.
it was a completely quirky-nerdy thing to do for a girl, but it was perfect. it was his understated way of expressing his love for me, which he had been doing in various ways the previous two years. but that day it finally hit home. it was my epic moment.
and i have to include this, my favorite quote from the movie:
John Cusack: I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you’re here at like, the Gas ‘n’ Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?
Loser Dude: By choice, man.
jane austen August 30, 2007
i saw becoming jane last night.
despite my doubts, anne hathaway did a good job playing jane austen. although much of the film is speculation/conjecture, it was worth seeing. if nothing else, treat it as a period film and enjoy!
btw, i’m super excited about “elizabeth” coming out this fall. cate blanchett plays queen elizabeth, so i know she’s gonna rock it.
in another life i would… August 30, 2007
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=6ca8d5a2-2a25-432d-b52f-eccd09da971b&f=&fg=rss
but i’d wear a few more clothes.
(i can’t help it, i went to multnomah!)
sideshow addie August 28, 2007
my daughter has a stellar future in the circus industry. here’s why:
her-mom, feel this nipple on my leg.
me-what?
her-feel this nipple on the back of my leg.
me-ok…then i proceed to examine the alleged nipple, only to discover it’s actually a bump of some sort.
thank goodness.
in reply August 28, 2007
thanks for your concern everyone. i am not suicidal or aything, so don’t worry.
i think it was a combination of several things. mainly, my perspective was way off and i know the only way to get that back in focus is through the Word, so off i go…
laughter, the best medicine August 23, 2007
if you are a mom (or dad), this is worth the 3 minutes it takes to read this. soooooo funny. a friend of mine sent me the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675
disturbing August 22, 2007
i am feeling a little disturbed this morning b/c i did a search on registered sex offenders/kidnappers in our area. there are 7 within a .5 mile radious of our home.
scary. my first response is to never let addie play outside, never open a window and oh yeah, MOVE.
i know you can never be compeletly safe and i know you could live in the safest neighborhood in the country and still have bad things happen. ultimately, it’s totally out of my control and totally in God’s control.
one of the prayers i pray very frequently is a prayer of safety for my family, especially my kids. i think having 2 girls really sharpens the frightening reality of all that could happen. i don’t believe in living in disabling fear of the “what if’s”. i would never leave the house if i did. fear is something that is always gnawing on me, a little creature in the back of my mind that is constantly trying to consume more and more of me. but i ward him off through His power.
for me, it comes down to trust. will i trust Him or not? when i live in His trust, i have peace that nothing will happen to me (or my family) that isn’t outside His perfect will. it isn’t a blind emotion. it’s a certainty of His power, in full view of all the “bad stuff”.
in other news… August 21, 2007
paige just started crawling, she cut a tooth, and addie hid the “whacker” from us so she wouldn’t get any more spankings with it (she just ‘fessed up).
sewing retard August 20, 2007
i am redoing addie’s bedroom in a vintage cowgirl theme. i got inspired by a really fun site that has all sorts of great fabrics (http://reprodepot.stores.yahoo.net/) but the problem is, i am a horrible seamstress.
i love to create things, but for me, a sewing machine is one of the most challenging vehicles to create with. it never fails that i end up spending more time fiddling with the machine than i do sewing! maybe the problem is that i never learned as a kid. my friend monica has taught me the most about sewing, but, it never fails that she ends up doing most of it for me! too bad she is 14 hours away…
at the park August 17, 2007
disclaimer: i do not claim to have perfect children, nor am i the perfect parent.
at the park the other day i was shocked by the flagrant disobedience kids displayed to their parents. actually, the more shocking thing was that the parents didn’t do anything about it. which, i suppose, is why the kids were so disobedientin the first place.
it’s weird to me that parents actually accept this and live like this on a daily basis. i would go crazy!
