Men In Trees

OK,so i have a new escape--Men In Trees (on right after Grey's Anatomy).I really hate getting sucked into these shows b/c i am a devoted watcher, and once i am hooked i can't miss a show (and i am not lucky enough to have Tivo).
Anyway~ There is just something sexy about Mr.James Tupper (aka Jack)! wheww! There is something very sex-Z about a quiet man to me...i think it's probably cuz my father is so quiet (but like EFHutton-when he speaks,people listen). They don't waste words. I just think loud men should shut-up and leave some room for a girl's imagination. You know,i find truth in the statement "still water's run deep" and all that...It's the mystery that they lead you to believe is there. Quiet men keep you challenged, interested, and guessing. They have lots to say when they find the right girl to say it to--this is sexy!
I also love how this show takes you outside the real world to a place that is just simple and the people are not so plastic. It took me a bit to adjust my perception of Ann Heche and now she is becoming her character for me (Marin), we'll see if this show stays alive. Is anyone else watching this?

Charlotte's Web

"'SALUTATIONS' (welcome), the right words can change everything'"~Charlotte

If you haven't seen this newly released movie yet--you must! It was brilliant, better than i thought they could have done. This was my mom's favorite book as a child and, since she is the most amazing teacher that ever was =0),we knew this whole story before we were born. So,I now,as many others,have learned to love this classic story of loyalty, trust, and sacrifice. This new movie really does bring it all to life. My kids have been watching and reading (note-*Jim Trelease "The Read-Aloud Handbook"--you need this if you don't have it already) Charlotte's Web I and II in cartoon form until now, but we will be buying this one on DVD when it comes out.
I went to see this with my 5yr.old little girl,Kayden and her Granny (my mom)---i cried 3x (yes, i know i am pregnant but it was sooo good!) There is so much to this movie and i guess as an adult,sitting there with my mom, made me see this movie from a new perspective with all it's parallels to life (your relationships in friendship and love).
YOu see, I LOVE my mom--she is s/o who has completely given herself to countless children (as a teacher), to her 3 daughters (as a mother,exceptional role-model and best friend),to my dad (as a devoted soul mate)...she has always had so much to give and I can only hope to carry a small bit of it on to my next generation. She gets better with age and somehow she grabbed hold of the TRUTH in the midst of all the lies in this world and never let go...(she invests in people as the only "treasures" that you can "take" with you when you die and nothing else here on this earth matters--we are only passing through this temporary place til we meet Jesus in heaven someday).That world view has effected everything she does. OK, I am rambling, I should have named this one Retta, after my mom =0)
Anyways,I remember two places that made me cry in the movie--
1.>when Charlotte shows Wilbur her eggsack and calls it her "magnum opus", you see my mom has always called me (and my sisters)her "magnum opus"(meaning "her greatest work or masterpiece") since I was very little and back then i never understood why, I don't think i figured this out until college at some point, but now that i have my own "magnum opuses" do i truly understand (so i cried)...
2.>when Charlotte died (it was horrible) and I again thought of my mom--i can't even go there.
You must go see this movie before it leaves the theatre! OK!
Now I must close with a reference to one of my best friends, Beth, I spoke with her yesterday for one of our usual, nothing less than two hour, chats...and she prodded me to blog more often....so here i am...hope you enjoy,Beth =0).......If you have not read Beth's blog at www.beethovenavenue.blogspot.com then you should. People have always thought that Beth has a lot of words(or things to say)--this is one of my favorite things about her! She is intelligent,expressive, and inspirational to me. Wordy? yes, but this is why she loves blogging and I am one of those that love to read her blog--two of my recent favorites of hers were...Shalom in the Home (which has now become one of my fun phrases-ha!) and one about her commited comb and "Kyrie Eleison" (we should say that more often)...go read them!
Since I said a paragraph ago that i was closing, i will with the last line of Charlotte's Web by E.B.White, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.Charlotte was both." ~ThankYOu, Beth (true friend and writer)

I got IT!!!!!!!!!

IT happens to be the vintage--brand new---discontinued--Blues Clues STeve's Handy Dandy Notebook!!!!! whoo hoo for me---good mom award! This is all my little guy would even care about this Christmas--He hangs on everywhere he goes to this old, beat-up one handed down from his nephew to nephew for ~14 yrs now---it is all scratched up and he likes it better than the new ones (b/c they come apart and this one doesn't). This vintage notebook was recalled b/c the coil could break--whatever! It was made much better than the one out now. So we are in for Christmas! and i got a decent price b/c the listing wasn't under "notebook"--yeah--i love when you get a find! We also got him Magneatos which seem to be really great--we'll see--magnetic block building. I will try to post a pic later! Happy Christmas!

Christmas Program

OK, just have to vent, I am really stressed out as somehow I was asked to be "costume-coordinator" for our church's Christmas program this year! I know that you, who know me, are laughing--as you should be. Why they asked me? I have no idea--i have never even seen their program and didn't even know where the costume closet was, not to mention this program is on Dec 15th and i was contacted Nov 28 (not enough time)... you may ask why did you accept? well, i didn't--i said i would help but did not want any kind of leadership responsibility--when i showed up for the first meeting, i realized that the other two helpers skipped and my name was in charge--aagh! I believe in church service but "the need is not the call" and you should have a bit of background or gift and now i am sucked in. Please Pray for a Christmas miracle.

Alan Jackson concert

"Remember When the sound of little feet was the music we danced to week to week..."

So, we went to the Alan Jackson concert last night--outdoors on the grass with a nice balmy 68 degree breeze--gotta love Florida! Wreckers and Little Big Town opened and when LBT did "Boondocks" the crowd went nuts--i love it when a big (probably football player) guy with jeans,a flannel with the arms cut off showing his cut arms, and a curled-up straw hillbilly cowboy hat got in the aisle and did a slow-grungelike dance to this song--it was awesome--and sure enough, he had a few hottie girls dancin' with him in no time. It was perfect...AJ did Cornbread and Chicken "where i come from" with a whole video presentation of West Palm Beach--loved it, "Itty Bitty" which my husband and i love b/c we can totally relate, "livin' on love","it's 5:00 somewhere"--which everyone went nuts as he filmed that video right here in my hometown at my favorite beach bar The Square Grouper (squaregrouper.net). He has a house here in Jupiter and lucky people occasionally see him around. and more.."right on the money" but he did not do "tall,tall trees" which i love. Best part,of course, was a memory i will always have now of my Edward holding me close to "Remember When"--that was worth it all---I am such a sucker for history as it is the one thing you can never take back so you better do it right in the present--it's sacred and we have a love and respect that hopefully,God-willing will be there til the day we die. I can never get through the line about dancin' to little feet w/o crying--i love those little feet and it's the hardest thing i've ever done. I am very loyal and that song just sums it all up for me. There are good and bad times and you just got to ride it out. My husband whispered "i'd do it all again"--wow! I love that man! The whole concert was worth that.