I failed to mentioned another good Movie on my last Post... and I know without a shadow of a doubt Jennifer will Laugh really hard and Chris will ROLL his eyes.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman- This was actually a Very GOOD Movie, I was watching this one night because basically -nothing else was on- This had a very good Plot, easy to follow and I laughed so hard in so many places, also their were some sad spots in this movie to.

So Jen Go ahead and Laugh. :-)
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No Shopping this weekend it is just way too nuts. Crowds are Crazy, one woman had a Huge Electronic game taken out of her own bag. Wacko's

Movies

Well in the last few weeks we have watched several movies and Most have been Pretty good, Besides the Movies I have watched during work. We have Pay Per View and we have actually been ordering off that all the Time. Direct TV Gave us a boat load of Free Coupons that can go toward the Pay per View movies.

Wild Hogs - Had us Giggling, For some reason I thought it Would Be Funnier. But A Good Movie all around.

Ghost Rider - This has Nicholas Cage in this - Let me just say this Hated it. Not worth the a 2nd Viewing, Hard to Follow and was Just Plain boring.

Knocked Up (unrated Version) - Yes the kids were in Bed at the Time we saw this, I liked it but This Made Andy Uncomfortable , I am not sure why , maybe because of the Language. If You cannot handle the Language , this is not the Movie to see ...But the Plot and story Line I totally Got.

Surf's Up - Animated Cartoon - Very Cute and Very Family Oriented. Katie and Ryan Really Liked this Movie

Monster in Law - the one with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez - I think this was a sleeper Movie I am not sure if I really Liked this movie or Not. I did Laugh alot in certain spots , I really think that it could have been a better movie.

I am Thankful For (2nd Post) :-)

I am Thankful For this Year.....

Ryan- Finally Got Potty trained after 5 Dr.'s and 4 of them were specialist told us that he was not Physically not able to figure this out, and His Body would battle this. Well as of September He mastered and figured this out and now out of Pull- ups ,except at night. WHAT A BLESSING! MY Angles are still working with him. He has been my Walking,Talking Miracle. :-)

Katie- Very Thankful she is growing into a beautiful Young Lady and by this summer she should Be a Black Belt in her Karate Training. I was also Proud that My Mom and Dad were able to be here when she got her RED BELT in June. She was so Proud.

David- Thankful he has the Confidence to be on the Basketball Team this year, and he never lets anyone make fun of him , David is Hearing impaired and his Teammates always Makes sure he knows where he needs to be. His coach has encouraged him all year and that he can do anything. He has told Me and Andy he does not want to know David's "Medical"background, He Treats him normal like any other kid. I am Very grateful.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Early Thanksgiving One day early! We are staying around the house this year ,Thank goodness--and watching all day football.

I Got a new Cell Phone Yesterday and it is Pretty Cool, it has some new options that my other one did not have and more Functions I can Play with , so this Thanksgiving I will Be looking at the Owner's Manuel to figure out the rest. I did ALL my errands early today , like going to pick up Pies from Sam's Club,Wal-Mart for Film, and Picking up Odd's and End's for Thanksgiving Tomorrow. I know after 5pm today the Grocery's Store's are completely going to be packed, and I am So not doing well with packed stores lately , I think because of dealing with very Rude People.
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Took David to the Dermatologist today before he went to School , He face is looking better but it is VERY dry with Flaking but not bad , so We Got another Cream today which is Milder and they switched his Pills for his acne, and of course this last week I had his Pills refilled, so I have to go get another Prescription Filled, I talked the Dr. into samples which will last until next week. Never Ends! I just have to laugh. His Face is looking so much better and he is got a little more Confidence in his appearance. :-)

I have to say that Katie can come up with some interesting Questions... She was telling me that she had hair on her back and was this Normal? I told her of course yes and that everyone has some amount of hair on their back. Her Next comment was can I shave my back? and If I shave my back? Now I can BARLEY see this hair on her back I need a magnifying glass to find them, and then wanting to shave stubble. PFFT...
Just have to share this and enjoy the Cuteness.

Snow is here

Well the snow finally arrived actually yesterday, mostly Flurries nothing sticking yet . The temperatures have really dropped in the last week. We did not do much today for being a Saturday , We have done so much running around this week we all were to tired to do anything. I basically got caught up on the laundry and the kitchen duties. Ryan did not even get dressed till after lunch.
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We are going to Andy's Parents house tomorrow to fix things around their Condo and watch the Football games , David seems to enjoy watching games with his Grandfather which is now in his late 80's and they enjoy trading stories of trades,stats, and the rankings.
Hopefully, I can pull some information from Andy's mom on what to bring for Thanksgiving on Thursday since we more than likely be there for Thanksgiving on Thursday.

Kids in Review

David- Is still Playing Basketball and still Enjoys it, He even Takes the Yelling from the Coach like a Grown man.. Dang, I would of Cried the first day. He really can Ride those Boys hard , I really think it is good for David . David has a much Thicker skin Than I did at 13. He made all A's and B's on his Report card and 2 C's.. So I am Proud of this Kiddo..

Katie - Still in Karate and bugging her Brothers , I can Tell she is the only Girl around here. She had a Birthday Party Saturday at -Oh what a dish- I am not sure if anyone Knows of this but it is a Pottery store where you can Decorate your own Dish and they Fire Stain it and you can use it as everyday dishes. this was very Cool!

Ryan - He is under foot and We are trying to Keep Him involved with things going around, He is still to Young to Be involved with alot of stuff . He went with Andy To Fly Airplanes on Saturday and played in the sandbox. :-)

Laughing out Loud Today as I was talking to MOM today , We were talking the Family Pictures we are having done when we go home at Christmas . My dad had a Request that my boys do not get a Haircut before Christmas , I giggled because.... If you know my hubby he tends to cut the boys hair a little to short every time , So I Put Andy on the phone so my dad can tell him . :-)
Also My dad told us Andy and Chris would be on the End of the Pictures on either side , I again started Laughing because I knew he was Kidding and I hear Andy in the background saying that he has 16 years invested so he should at least be in the Middle of the Picture. What a Riot!

I sure love my Family..

Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes Goes out to My Little Sister Jennifer. :) Hope She has a Fantastic Birthday!

The Time sure goes by when we Get Older, I still remember Fighting and Sharing Clothes when We were Growing Up.
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I have been Trying to get to the Grocery Store for the last three Days do you think I have made it to the store?? Nope.. When I spend three days a week at Karate with Katie and picking up David From basketball the last thing I want to do is shop. Andy has been helping and we both are Exhausted to the point we cannot move.

Anyway Jen .. Hats off to you have FUN and We all Love you

TOO Much Chatter

I am not sure what the Deal was this weekend , Katie has not stopped Talking since she got out of school Friday. If It is not one thing it is another, Either Difference of Opinion or just plain not getting along, same story every year with her and her little Girl Friends at school and then she comes home and Unloads on me or the Hubby all weekend, She holds it is all week and then KABOOM! I then have to try to explain to her that things happen and she needs not to take things to heart. Of course this time next week they will Be all best friends again.

Andy's Mom today also was in a mood to complain all day today nothing I said helped so I gave up! we were at there house all afternoon watching Football, Complaining wise dealing with what is Fair when It comes treating everyone Fairly in a Family. Do not get me going.. I Finally found a quiet Room and took a nap. Love Family... Love the Togetherness of it all But today I was on Overload..

EXTRA THOUGTS- Black and yellow Monkey's

I am not sure if Jen Remembers any of this .. But for some reason I was thinking of the Black and Yellow Monkey I got From My Grandmother YEARS AND YEARS ago , Needless to say I still have this monkey -Just could not Part with this Animal , and yet today I was thinking of Of Grandma Jones and the Monkey she gave me and Jen one Christmas. I Remember this Christmas for Some reason the Aroma's the Talking, the Gifts, Not Expecting any toys or Gift's from Grandma just mainly because I knew how much she Tried and Struggled to make sure the Grand kids had something under the Tree. My Mom I give her alot of Credit.. I never expect much from others especially in need, I am more of a giver than a receiver. But Yet this Monkey Meant more to me than any thing else that year. I also remember Grandma's exact words.. I am sorry this is all I could afford this year and I hope this is ok. (or something similar) All I can say is this is a memory I will carry for a lifetime, then some.

Basketball Season

David had his First Basketball game.. Needless to say his team lost by 20 points. David had some Play time But Not a whole Lot he did a pretty good job while he was in playing.

Trick or Treating went ok the kids got a boatload of candy to keep them hyper for a month. YIKES.

By the way Andy and I got a New TV. A 65 inch TV .. Yes A 65 inch screen TV. We kinda came into a whirl wind with this and ended up getting this Tv From a Friend that upgraded to a Bigger one and wondered if we wanted it ?? DUH! Andy did some Bartering and etc and we now are owners of this TV. This thing is Huge! We have not Figure out where we are going to put this monster of a Tv but we will Figure it out. I may Never leave my House again. :-)