Movie review Monday

I love movies.

This is the best time of year for seeing movies because this is the Oscar season.

I see ALOT of movies.

Some I see more than once.

I may see one just to enjoy it and then see it again for the movie making magic I didn't catch the first time.

One such movie.

New Moon- I read the book, liked the book, loved the movie.

I saw it first just as a fan. I really enjoyed the special effects of the werewolves. The angst between Bella and Jacob was gut wrenching. I am really team Edward, but this movie had me jumping ship  to team Jacob. 

 I read this book so I had to go and check out all of the behind the movie tid bits.

Blind Side- Definetly a feel good movie. Snadra Bullock is very good in this. It is funny, touching, and overall well done.

Precious- If you don't like Oprah's books club selections,  (which I do not), then you will not like this movie. It is disturbing,  and graphic in subject matter. I had a hard time hearing some of the words, the sound seemed off , or the words were mumbled. A man walked out at the end of the movie, due to the disturbing dialogue.

Having said that...

Monique, who plays Precious mother, will most likely get a Oscar nomination.

Her portrayal was Amazing, very difficult to watch, yet mezmorizing from an acting stand point.

A Christmas Carol- I saw this on the Imax screen. Some of the best animation I have ever seen. 

Not a movie for small children, Ella, (11) was covering her eyes at times.

The scenes of the ghost of Christmas present in particular were outstanding.

I'm trying to keep it short and brief, just a quick what I thought. Here's what I am most looking forward to seeing and soon listening to in the car. The song BE ITALIAN makes me wnat to cook up a huge pasta dinner for the family just so I can sing this song as I'm making and serving it! Don't forget to pause the player

Black Friday...FUN!

Yesterday I did something I vowed I would never do again...

shopped on Black Friday!

I worked in various malls around the area for 12 years.

For 12 years straight I worked black Friday.

It was nightmarish!

This year my sister Tiff asked if I would like to start a new tradition.

I accepted.

I went the idea that I was going to just have fun, see what all the hoopla was about , but not really accomplish anything.

The day started at...

I was out the door by 4:00.

As I was driving through town I saw the khols parking lot full, a line around the Target, and  Walmart had a sea of people in front of it.

I arrived at Woodfield mall at 4:50 am.

My sister loves this day, so I let her lead the way.

I soon realized there were alot of deals to be had and I was getting caught up in the frenzy.

I didn't even have time to get my mug on t.v.!

We fell into a rythm, one of us would wait in the line while one shopped. Then, I would tag her out and she would shop, when it was time to get rung up I would call her on the cell, we purchased and we were on to the next store!

We did this for 4 1/2 hours.

At 9:am we did this...

We could no longer hold these...

So we made a drop off, and at...

 We were eating this...

and this...

There was plenty of holiday...

By...

 PM, it looked like this...

We had a blast, can't wait to do it again next year!

Why I will never make to the US Open

and, why I'm thankful for holiday decorations.

Here's a picture of the hood over my stove.

   

I saw it in a magazine and had a copy made several years ago when we remodeled the kitchen. 

I stuccoed and painted it myself. (design is a decal)

You are probably thinking " what does this have to do with your tennis career"?

Well, my story begins with a trip to Target. I was perusing the outdoor living area when I spotted this.

It is a mosquito swatter.

We live in a heavily wooded area and during the months of June - September the mosquitoes are flying vampires, and can be the size of a  bumble bee. ( slight exaggeration)

I am definitley a gadget girl.

So, when i saw this, I thought... what a great idea...

how fun is this gonna be?

I'm  gonna get all Martina Navratilova on these blood suckers.

I got home, charged the thing  and said...

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

It is evening and the blood suckers are buzzing the lights over the court

The spectators (the kids) are ready and waiting  for the action to begin.

Always ready to put on a show, I grab the handle  just like the pros do

I take off around the court (kitchen)

They spectators are yelling "There's one momma"!

I dove for it, giving it my best "swat"

WOOSH goes the racket

The zizzz, zizzz of frying bugs could be heard

the kids were cheering

I was overcome by the their applause

I wanted to give them more

So, I gave them a overhead slice

and a back handed right,

when suddenly

my WOOSH  

turned into

 CRASH!

pieces of the hoods stucco burst all over the kitchen!

the kids sat in stunned horror

For once I was actually speechless

Freeze

This is the part like in the movies where the camera freezes and a narrator comes in and narrates about what the person may or may not do next...

Unfreeze

I bust out laughing

What else was there to do?

The kids saw my reaction and they started laughing too.

 And that's the lesson really...

You might as well laugh about it, and learn to laugh at yourself while you're at it!

I learned that lesson about four years ago on Thanksgiving.

The fire extinguisher jokes have been going on for about a week now.

 

Go here and you can see why...

You might find it funny.

 Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Super Freak!

It's Friday and that means it's get your freak on Friday!

Yesterday my sista came over to take pictures of the convertables on me.

( hey now you can preview my listings on the right hand side of the page! Thanks Shawn!!!! ( the most AMAZING blog designer ever!!!!!)

We laughed so hard our stomaches hurt.

Here's some of the out takes that didn't make it onto the etsy shop page. Thank goodness!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

This weekend we will be driving up to the Dells for a hockey tournament. Guess what I'll be doing in the car? I hope you have a weekend full of laughter!