Juel's Journal

And So...

...someone named Mikyla took it into her head that we just had.. just HAD to go to the movies tonight to see Bridge to Terabithia. I guess I spelled that close enough. And someone else...they call Mammy said sure, why not... earlier in the day when I actually felt like I might feel like taking them to the movies. By 4:00, Mikyla had only asked me 3,827 times when we were going.

We'd invited Nick and he was as excited as Mik and Mal were, so.. by 5 I was getting ready...eyeing the snow flurries warily...trying from time to time to talk her out of going and just staying in by the fireplace, baking some brownies and watching a dvd.

As it turned out, while I was getting dressed.. who came in? Sarah and Roy. They hadn't told any of us they were coming. So I thought, okay.. they won't want to go to the movies now, they'll want to stay and visit with their folks.. because they're going back to Mississippi on Monday. But NooOOOooo.. Mom came in with Nick and Mal.. Mal had been at her house and had a fit when she found out that Sarah was here...made Mom bring her home. *laughs* Mallory started begging Sarah to get ready to go with us to see the movie. Sarah was tired though and had some errands to run.. she said no.. and since Nick was here, I wasn't about to disappoint him, girls or no girls so I thought, hey.. we can watch Ghost Rider instead. Nick was all for that. :)

But Mik and Mal weren't about to go with Sarah and miss the movie. Sarah and Roy took Maegan up to Dianne's and we all went out to dinner then to the movies. The girls decided they wanted to see Ghost Rider instead of the other one..and ohhhh what a neat movie! It was rated pg13, but still after watching it for a time, I think it was too much for Mik and Mal (but they loved it) too scary,
but I really enjoyed it.. I especially love how they used the old ghost rider (Sam Elliot - Egads, I love him!) & his horse, with the modern ghost rider (Nicolas Cage) and his motorcycle. That was really worth going to see.

When we got out after the movie, it took us over an hour to get home. The roads were just pure ice. I don't think they put down salt, or calcium or anything, if they did it sure didn't help. What a trip. We don't get lots of snow, but the roads here are so curvey and they just get scary to be on when it's slick out there. Anyway.. we had a good time, we got home safely and it's still snowing out there.

l hope we wake up to one that's waist deep - I'd love to get out there with the girls and build a gigantic snowman! I tell them how deep the snows used to get here when I was a girl and they look at me like I'm addled, not believing me.

Anyway.. here's our snow.. it's pretty. Everything looks clean but boy it's cold out there!

Mallory is going to be so mad at Sarah tomorrow.. Sarah promised to come back here to stay with them tonight, but their road is terrible and by the time we got home I knew it would be too dangerous for them to be out, and Sarah didn't want to get out in it. Sarah will just have to take her Mallory-nagging like a big girl!

I should be in bed, but for some reason I just can't sleep at night. I've finally just stopped trying and have accepted the fact that it's not gonna happen.

Oh!! I found my rings! Or more precisely I should say that Mik found them. They were in my ring box in her sock drawer. How they got there, I'll never know. I've looked in that sock drawer at least 70 times since I lost them weeks ago.. putting Mik's socks away when I'd do the laundry.. and getting them out for her for school.. I could SWEAR that ring box wasn't in there. Anyway.. I gave her the 20 bucks I promised I'd give her if she found them for me.. boy am I glad they weren't gone forever. That would have broken my heart.

I've been trying to find a star sapphire forever. I have an aunt who had a beautiful star sapphire and pearl ring when I was a kid, I wanted that ring so bad I could taste it.. and I'd kill to find one like it now. I'm watching on ebay, so far no luck.. but.. it can happen!

Speaking of killing...tomorrow.. I'm going to kill this:

It's been begging for its life since we bought it a couple of days ago.. screaming at me.. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS VILE THING! I want to live! NOOO!
Don't kill me! I beg you!

Lisa heard it too..and so did Mom. But.. it's going to happen. I'm almost certain of it.

Stan says it isn't going to die.. it's just going to change forms.. *laughs*

We'll see. If it doesn't die.. if by some slim chance it makes it.. that it pulls through, I'll show a photo of it when I'm finished with it.

Okay, it's past 3 - I think I'll go watch another Roseanne re-run.

G'nite world, stay warm, and stay safe!

Posted by juel at February 18, 2007 03:06 AM