GOOD-BYE 32

HELLO 33

33--An odd, composite number

33--# of movies ELVIS completed

33--XXXIII

33--# of vertebrae in the human spine

33--Atomic number for Arsenic

33--Years ago today, I got a BIG WHEEL

and

33--Years ago today I got you....

my little sister

!! HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

Family Fun

Oh what a day.......

It didn't start off so well. We didn't make it to church and the excuse was just well, I'm not even going to there.

It was time to do something fun as a family. Just pick up and go. No lame excuses about being too busy with work or school or anything else. Today was a fly by the seat of our pants kinda day.

It was wonderful!

We drove to Burnet for the Bluebonnet Festival and oh boy, it was just what we needed. Great weather, rides, food, the train and lots of arts and crafts. We laughed and held hands and just had FUN together.

Here is the proof.....

tickets and tokens and prize slips from previous trips. The oldest prize slip was from 11-29-05. Can you believe that?








Just in case you didn't believe me when I said my kiddos love Chuck E. Cheese. We really don't go every month, I promise. I treated them today because we spent the morning at the doctor's office. Michael's ear infection is FINALLY gone!

Eclipse

Uncle Bob is in a band! His new band Eclipse had their debut performance tonight at Junior's Grill and Icehouse in RR. It was packed! I have never been to Junior's, so I was not sure what to expect. It is a cool little place on Main Street. There is an inside bar and dining area that I walked through on my way to the back patio, so I can't really tell you much about it. Not the Oasis with the patio view, but tucked between two buildings, it was very pleasant. I was told it was a kid friendly place, so me and the boys got dressed up and went out to hear the band. Since it was the debut performance, I think the band members invited every single friend and family member they knew because, as I said, it was packed. There were actually lots of kids there, but I'm thinking that a Saturday or Sunday afternoon or early evening dinner might be better with the kiddos. We only stayed for the first set, because honestly, on Friday night, it's a bar and by 8:30 there were several adults that appeared to have started their weekend around noon. I think Eclipse might play this gig regularly so I plan on going back, minus kids. However, the boys might enjoy having lunch on the patio and I'm curious about the food.

juno

Movie ticket.....$6.50

Lg Popcorn, Diet Coke & Peanut M&M's.....$14.75

Catching a movie in the middle of the afternoon.....PRICELESS

I finally had a chance the other day to see Juno. It came highly recommended times 2.
Ellen Page, who reminded me a little of Jeanine Garofalo, was awesome and she was so funny. Juno said what she thought and she told you how she felt. I just loved that she did not hold back. Don't you sometimes wish more people were more like that? Straight shooters. That does not mean that people have to be rude or anything, just not so fake. I think Juno had a kind of mature naivety about her. And honestly, at that age didn't we all have it figured out?
I was also pleasantly surprised to see Allison Janney. She is just hilarious.

Cute, cute movie that I would definately recommend as a MUST see!

Say Cheese

The boys LOVE to go have pizza and play games at Chuck E. Cheese!

Yesterday we were there for 2, that's right, 2 hours and they had a BLAST!

There is this new little machine that does this picture tracing and it is so cool. Had to get a picture with both of my babies. Only 1 token, I love it!

Now, I will admit the pizza is tasty and it is a good, safe, fun place for the kids to play, but you will NOT ever find us there on the weekend. Talk about CRAZINESS.

The Sound of Music

This might be hard for some to believe, especially the movie lover, but I have never seen The Sound of Music. (a picture here would be cool, but i haven't figured that out yet. ;-)).................
That is until today. It is cold and rainy out so I thought today would be a perfect movie watchin' day. I was looking for something that the boys and I could watch together, something that would keep their attention. There it was on the shelf......The Sound of Music.....So, the boys and I got all we needed to cuddle up and get started, our blankets, pillows, drinks and snacks. Michael, sitting on my left, is saying, "I don't like it" one minute and the next he is mesmerized by the singing. Jesse was too. Now, I will say that after about an hour, they needed a break so we pushed pause and did some jumping and running around for a bit. Okay, there were a couple of breaks, but each time we got a little farther, and finally finished up the movie. They loved it and so did I, even though it took most of the day. Even though I haven't seen it before, most of the music was familiar. My poor husband will now have to listen to me try to yoddle and sing as I try to impersonate Julie Andrews. And for those of you that have heard me sing a little Whitney, well you know just how painful that might be.