What I'm watching - Finding Neverland

This was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Sad, depressing but good. Johnny Depp really is amazing. I've always loved Kate Winslet.

These kids are beautiful.

Parenting is a crack up (m)

Somedays it is such hard work - other days it's just pure joy. Most days it's a bit of both.

Julia has turned into a mini me she is sassy, tough, funny and full of life. She enjoys just about everything and has such a huge brain and is learning to use it. It's scary - VERY scary sometimes but it's amazing to watch. The other night Dan called her to dinner and her reply, "Dad, I'm coming, don't be psychotic!" Psychotic! She's 4!

Then the other night in the pool at my parents house she used the word PRECISELY! Awesome.

Anna is so much fun and so much work! Nothing can be done with her around - she is a climber and an electrical addict. She loves electrical outlets. She has brought a whole new meaning to baby proofing. She's such a sweetie. When she's not sweet - she's horrid... ya know "There was a little girl who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead, when she was good she was very very good, but when she was bad she was HORRIBLE" That's Anna. Anna is a biter (although much less often), a pusher, a hitter, a pincher... she's crazy. She is sooo sweet though. She's started babbling - Poppa, hi, buh bye, nighnight... :) it's sooo cute. And her dancing - oh my. The cutest thing EVER - she gets so into it. The best part for me is watching her look up to her big sister and imitate her.

Yes - this is a big brag on my kids - but it's all I can think of right now...

Night on...

What I'm Watching... The Notebook

It was good... not as good as I had hoped. I didn't really feel the amazing connection between anyone as hoped. Ahhh - somethings are left to be read...

What I'm watching... Star Wars III

It was aweseome. We took the girls to the drive in movie. I'm so glad we did - it was a great experience. We had the perfect set-up with the van. We watched Madagascar first and then the girls were asleep 15 minutes into Star Wars.

SO - Star Wars... I first have to admit that a lot of the visuals were lost because of the Drive in set up - but you do what you can to see a movie! I was so impressed with this movie - by far the best of the "newbies". Hayden Christensen drives me nuts still. Natalie Portman is so cute - although out of all her work I like her least in these. Ewan MacGregor was great - so was Sammy Jackson. I was so excited to see my favorite wookie Chewy... and of course Yoda.

The end was powerful and amazing - Vader taking his first breath and Luke and Leia's birth ... chills....

I can't wait to see the entire body of work at one time... now I have to decide watching it I-VI or IV-VI then I-III.

I'm so not cut out to be a single mom ...

I'm so glad that Dan is home. It's weird how when he's here it appears he can make life more difficult but in reality he really does make life easier. With Anna being such a BUSY girl it's nice to have another body present to track her down.

That's all. It's good to have him home...