Two things

Two Names You Go By:
1. Michelle
2. Mom

Two Parts of Your Heritage:
1. Christmas eve dinner
2. Pazelles

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Workout pants
2. Blue jacket

Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. Fun
2. Honesty

Two of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1. Cross stitching
2. Reading

Two Things You Want Really Badly At The Moment:
1. Jeep
2. Sleep

Two pets you had/have:
1. Sammy girl (cat)
2. Daytona (dog)

Two people you talked to today:
1. Dailann
2. Jeffrey

Two things you did last night:
1. meeting at 6:00
2. put clean flannel sheets on everyone's bed

Two people that live in your house:
1. Nicholas
2. Isabella and Gabby

Two things you ate today:
1. apple
2. Oatmeal

Two people you miss:
1. My Mom
2. Tommy Boy

Two Things You’re doing tomorrow:
1. Working out at 5:00am
2. Dance class for Isabella

Two vacations you’ve been on:
1. Hawaii
2. Ohio

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Valentine's Day
2. Christmas

Two favorite Alcoholic beverages:
1. This is
2. HILARIOUS for me :-) I don't drink

Two bands you have seen live:
1. Def Leppard (first)
2. Tim McGraw

Two things you will do after you finish this survey:
1. Pick up my children from school
2. Do some more paperwork on my taxes

I have managed to marry someone that is the exact opposite of me....where movies are concerned anyway. He has seen every movie, can quote most, and regularly does..as does his entire family.

TV and movies were not a big thing in my house growing up. I remember The Cosby Show, 911 (my mother insisted we watch that WITH her because of what COULD happen), and Guiding Light (I learned the word vasectomy and asked my mother what it meant when she came home that night from work. I'm sure she was horrified and I wonder if she remembers). Mom???

Well, because I constantly hear, "What, you haven't seen that movie?" , I thought I would take this little quiz (lifted from a friend's blog) and see how I did. Maybe I have seen more movies than I thought. There are 239 movies listed and I marked the ones I have seen.

READY???

(X) Grease
() Pirates of the Caribbean
() Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
() Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total so far: 3

(X) The Princess Bride
(X) AnchorMan
() Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
() Saw
(X) Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
() 50 First Dates
() The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 7

() Scream
() Scream 2
() Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 10

() Harry Potter 1
() Harry Potter 2
() Harry Potter 3
() Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
()Little Black Book
()The Village
() Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 11

(X) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
() The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(X) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
()Robots
Total so far: 15

(X) Dodgeball
()Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snickt: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
() KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() King Kong
Total so far: 20

() A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
()Surviving X-Mas
() Flubber
Total so far: 22


()Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
()Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
() Hellboy
() Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
() The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 23

() The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
() Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 26

(X) Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
()Lucky Number Slevin
(X) Ocean's Eleven
() Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star: State of mind
() Bedazzled
() Predator
() Predator II
() The Fog
() Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 30

(X) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(X) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 34

() Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She's All That
(X) Calendar Girls
() Sideways
() Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
() The Terminator
() The Terminator 2
Total so far: 38

() X-Men
() X-Men 2
() X-Men 3
(X) Spider-Man
() Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
() Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
() Shrek 2
Total so far: 42

(X) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
(X) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
() The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 45

() Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
() Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
() Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Raiders of the Lost Ark
() Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
() Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 46

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devil's Rejects
() Elf
()Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
(X) American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 47

() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(X) Monsters inc.
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Dawn Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 50

() High Tension
() Club Dread
() The Hulk
() Shaun Of the Dead
() Hook
() Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
() 28 Days Later
() Orgazmo
() Phantom of the Opera
() Waterworld
Total so far: 50

(X) Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() The Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 51

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
()Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 57

(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix Reloaded
() The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America World Police
() Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Ending Total: 60

I have seen 60 movies out of 239. Sad, huh? I guess I need to start renting more. I am a Movie Flunkie :-(

The beach

We just spent our long weekend at the beach. Each of the children did different things but they all had a great time.

Gabriella...
She and I drove up together Friday night and she does quite well in the car for a four hour drive. She got her third tooth Saturday and we played indoors because it was cold and windy. Sunday was a beautiful day and we got to hang out outside. She wanted to grab a hold of Lassie (our friend's dog) so badly and when she crawled over to her, she got a first class doggie kiss. She loved the sand though and only played in it, didn't eat it!



Isabella...
She loves the beach and the sand and gets upset when she has to come indoors. I bundled her up and she played all day Saturday and Sunday, despite the cold. She didn't ride her quad very much but played with Kelsey and kendall (other friend's daughters). She did, however, break her New Year's resolution to not pee in her pants. She tried and I know it can be hard to stop having fun and go to the bathroom. There is always next year baby!!! At least you made it this long!!!



Nicholas...
This child LOVES his quad. He didn't ride as much as he usually does because of the cold but when he did ride, Holy Smokes!!! Check out what he learned to do!!!





Happy Weekend for us!!!!

Perfect world...

Blog prompt idea: "Patterning"

Make a list in which you repeat the same form of words to introduce each item. For example:

Some sentence starter ideas:
"I want..."
"I don't want..."
"My life is..."
"I wish I could..."
"In my perfect world..."
"Today I am..."
"Today I am not..."
"I'm going to go out there and..."
"When I reach the top of the mountain..."
__________________

Because one of my favorite things to say is "In a perfect world", I will reflect on that.

In a perfect world, I would be my ideal weight.
In a perfect world, the house-keeping fairy would visit at least every other day.
In a perfect world, socks would always come out of the dryer in pairs. (I need to invent something that keeps them together.)
In a perfect world, my children would follow every rule that they've been taught.
In a perfect world, I would not get frustrated with my children.
In a perfect world, things would take care of themselves. Lawn, cars, repairs, etc.
In a perfect world, Jeff and I would only have to raise our children.
In a perfect world, I would read or cross stitch more.
In a perfect world, home would be a car ride away.
In a perfect world, the world would be perfect.

This could go on for a while....

My $79.99 headache

Christmas morning came and I was so excited about everything. The gifts for the kids, the looks on their faces, and basically the entire day. Nicholas has been wanting a gameboy for a while now because his friend at school has one. See, when their sisters go to dance class (they are at the same time but not the same class), Nicholas sits and watches his friend play. So, naturally, Nicholas would want one too.
Isabella is into little dolls, lip gloss, shoes, and dress up. Jeffrey decided that she would love a little jewelery box so we bought one and filled it with rings, bracelets, necklaces, and whatever else would fit.
Christmas morning comes. Nicholas wakes us up first and then he wakes Isabella. SANTA CAME!!! SANTA CAME!!!
Groggy eyed and wearing new jammies from Grandma Cheyann (they opened them the night before), they got ready to dig in. I've been anticipating this all night!!WAIT...What happened?!?!?!?!
Nicholas came across his game boy and didn't want to open anything else. Isabella saw the game boy and wanted nothing to do with anything that belonged to her. The grouchies began. She wanted his toy and there was nothing we could do to distract her...we tried!!!
After about 30 minutes of Nicholas playing his game and Isabella crying about it, they came to an agreement. She could play with his game boy if he could open all of her presents. Guess whose idea that was? Guess who fell for it??? Well, it worked. TEMPORARILY.
I listened to grumpiness for two whole days about that game. He wanted to play, she wanted to play, whose game it was, and who got to make the rules about it. OH MY HEAVENS!!
On the third day, I got ready to run errands with one goal in mind...the unthinkable. I went straight to Target and bought another game boy. His is blue and hers is pink. I no longer hear anything out of either of them concerning the games and they play pretty peacefully...together.
That was the best, and the most expensive, $79.99 aspirin I have ever taken. Whew!!!

Baby steps

Most major goals are achieved through small victories. What little things can you do to meet your goals? (DSP Prompt)

WELL, so far, so good...for my goal of getting healthier. I went and worked out this morning, made my workout schedule for the rest of the week, and came home and cleared everything sweet out of this house. Lots of candy and cookies came into the house for the holidays and it is now safely tucked away in the trash.

Secondly, I am fighting off every urge to eat chips with my sandwich but instead have a piece of fruit. I'm sure it will get easier but it is hard right this moment.

Lastly, for keeping in touch, I called an old friend yesterday but had to leave a message and I've been pretty good about updating this blog.

What's the date???? Just kidding...I CAN do this!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

We had a great end to 2006 and a wonderful start to 2007.

Family came over for pasta, crab and games. Juliette took Uncle Mario and Aunt Shelly home (because they were tired) but not before the girls came from far behind in a game of Scene It only to lose by one in a tie breaker. Bummer!! I'm sure there will be a rematch. Gabby hung until 9:00, Nicholas and Isabella gave up shortly after 10:00, and Grandma, Papa, and Grandma Rose made it to 10:ish. Jeff, John, and I watched tv for the next 2 hours and rang in the New Year with champagne, neighbors, and hugs at midnight. Great night!!! Great laughs!!! Great memories!!!!

As for resolutions, I hope to be healthier and better myself somehow. Hopefully stay in touch with friends, far and near, a little better. My children came up with unusual resolutions themselves this afternoon. Nicholas hopes to 1..not break any glass and 2...not be around any cigarette smoke. (Not sure where either of them came from but OK.) Isabella's resolutions are 1...be a good friend and 2...not pee in her pants. How simple things are sometimes. We all need goals.

A few pictures of our party...

Three ladies patiently waiting for dinner.


Gabriella in her party hat.


Sitting down to dinner.


Happy New Year to all of you!!!!