Saturday, August 04, 2007

Hmmm.... What should I do today?

Last Saturday David and I left Nana & Paw Paw's to get back for church on Sunday.(He's teaching a Sunday School class now) Well the kids had not quite gotten their visit out and wanted to stay a little longer. This of course didn't bother me and Nana said she wanted to keep them. So for FOUR days we had the house to ourselves. David had to work so I was left to my own daily agendas. All I can say is Wow! was it quiet around here. I purposefully ate on paper plates and got many take out dinners. We caught up on several movies we wanted to see and I thought I would give a little review here in case anyone is interested,(even if you're not, here they are)
The Guardian - Great movie, 2 thumbs up. Kevin Costner played a coast guard rescue diver. He gets injured and is forced to teach cadets at the academy. don't want to ruin any more for you, but it is worth renting.
One afternoon I went to the actual movie theater - After much debate and angst I saw Evan Almighty. Now, I was very concerned that this would be a purely sac religious movie. I had heard though from another Christian friend that it was really funny. So, I read some on-line Christan reviews, and headed for the theater.(fully prepared to walk out) I was pleasantly surprised and in fact a little encouraged at how good this movie was. There was no vulgar language, crude jokes or making fun of God or Noah. In fact the message was very good.

I also rented (do you see a pattern here?) Miss Potter. It is the dramatization of the life and love story of Beatrix Potter. (You know the one that wrote the Peter Rabbit books). I thought it was a good movie, very clean, even little kids could watch and young girls would probably like the almost Cinderella love story.
Now I did do more than watch movies, I shopped for new bedroom furniture, Painted the master bathroom in one day, returned a few purchases, made a few new purchases, washed the car, and enjoyed myself.
**Disclaimer**I in no way mean for this post to conjure feelings of jealousy(for you) or loathing(for me). It is meant only to give a prime example of what type of grandparents we should be. The kind that help out, often. The kind that recognize that a well-rested mother(&father) is so much better than a severely stressed out one. Thanks Mom and Dad, I enjoyed my 4 days immensely.

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