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Oh.....my.........word!  If you have any fear of heights, it is not the movie for you.  Which, I guess, I should have determined by the name of the movie, but, I swear, it never occurred to me.  In almost every scene of the movie, the characters were just about to fall off of or out of something very high.  It kept me upset through almost the entire movie.  It did have some good parts.  The dog is cute.  "I do not like the cone of shame."  But the old man's wife dies, the little boy doesn't get to spend time with his dad.  It was very sad.  Emily cried in the very few scenes of the movie.  But, it was the first time in a very long time that I have been disappointed in a movie after spending nearly 50 bucks to get in.  See, there was something positive...sort of.  Alright, now I am going to go try to finish painting some trim in the piano room that I started a long time ago and have not finished.  

Friday night at the movies

I am taking Ethan, Emily, and one of Ethan's friends to the movies tonight. We are going to see Up. It looks really cute. Popcorn and soda for dinner; it'll be great. John and John are on their way home from West Virginia; doesn't sound like they had a great time, but they took good care of John's mom. Did I say this already? She had eye surgery on Thursday. She is doing well. Doesn't get to drive for a while. They did get to have cake to celebrate the May birthdays. John's is May 19 and his mom's is May 25. We will be anxious to have our Johns home, but if they think we did any chores while they were gone......we did the minimum standards for household cleaning, but mostly we just had fun. Watching Scooby Doo, going on walks and bike rides. Emily gave me a notebook and she wants to me to write letters to her in it "everyday". She wants to be like a journal from me to her. I am going to try so hard to be a good mom and write something to her once a week. Only 10 more days of school. Holy Cow!!! I cannot wait. Really, guys.....I cannot wait.

Tidbits

Pictures--John enjoying a milk shake that splashed him. Emily and mom experimenting with homemade facials. I would not recommend this. Way too messy! And.....the true identity of Hannah Montana revealed.

I have been to the Ikea store in DC. Oh my.....love that store. Yes. I could spend all day there. And you could. They have a cafeteria. Although, the food did not smell all that enticing. But, the store is fun.

Football camp is over for Ethan and John and now John is in spring training for fall football. Everyday after school from 3:30 to 5:30 for two weeks. We are anxiously awaiting the end of school. Ethan and Emily still have a couple of SOL tests this week. Ethan has one soccer game left, it will be on Saturday.

John and John are leaving tomorrow evening to go to West Virginia. Carol is having surgery Thursday morning on one of her eyes. So, they are going to take care of her. They will be back on Saturday sometime.

We had a beautiful evening. We went for a family bike ride. John and the boys played football in the yard on what little grass we have. After that we sat on the porch and just talked. It was so much fun. Ethan told us about a governor of Virginia from the 1920s. How does he remember all that stuff. Emily amazed us with ability to talk continuously. And John surprized us with some very grown up views on the world. We talked about politics and choices and consequences. It was fantastic.

Can't Stop Dancin'

Doesn't she make a great zombie?? The finale was the song, Thriller. What fun! It was a great recital! We all really enjoyed it. John has been in an after school club called Academic Achievers this year. He earned "money" for his participation, and he got to spend it all at a party they had Friday night before the recital. He bought Emily flowers. And she gave him a big ole hug. Enough to make you melt! It was precious! She was in 5 performances. All we did was run from one to the next, but she loves it. She never slowed down. I was worn out on her behalf. Whew! So, now dance has been over for two days, and she already misses it. Crazy girl!

And......dance ended just in time for football camp to start. No rest for the weary!
Soccer season ended for John on Saturday. Ethan has one more game. We are ready for summer! Good golly! I am ready for some consistantly warm weather. Hello??? It's May, I should be in shorts everyday by now.

What, no pictures?

I am feeling the need to post....however, I am at work, so there will be no pictures. I can't get to it at night for some reasons.....like soccer, soccer, dance recital practice. Oh my, we have been busy. Ethan has been causing trouble. He took a cell phone to school; doesn't even have any service on it. Got caught with it, and mom had to go pick it up from the office. Silly boy! Football camp starts next week. It is absolutely never ending. AND....I just found out that I don't have a complete shot record for myself and I have to get more shots before I can start school in the fall. Yeehaw!! More later. I have to do some work.

Thoughts from Emilytha

**"Apples, peanut butter, and sadness just don't go together."--on having a snack while watching Marley and Me.
**"Getting a molar is the worst thing in my life"--it just sounded so funny coming from a nine year old. Those last molars are coming in, well, the first one is trying to break through. We still have 3 more to go.

Test

I am trying to see if this really works.  Blogger says I can update my blog with email.  This is my first attempt.  I'm not going to complicate it by trying to add a picture.  Let's just see if it works.