See Hear Speak No Evil

so i stole the post title thang from amy… i couldn’t resist b/c i love the movie. you get to guess what it is.

i’ll be off the grid for most of the weekend…happy labor day to you and yours. i think it’s funny that we celebrate labor day by NOT working.

i hope al travels safe to SLC. i hope bridge has an ok weekend working. i hope holli finds her cell phone.

i hope i get some much needed rest. TGIF, all.

xoxo

or something like that. If you can call CV The Wizard. Maybe you can because it’s the type of place that’ll take off in a balloon and leave you stranded, feeling down and in need of a drink (or 6, no wait 10, it’s 3.2 beer…).

My baby brother is getting hitched this weekend and so I’m off to The CV for my annual visit to the fam and Jess and Bridge. I don’t have any other friends there and so get to spend all of my allotted friend time with J and B eating on the deck of The Owl (RIGHT?) and drinking loads of Miller Lite. There will probably be pictures and those two coercing me into putting on make up and such. I’m already steeling myself for it because I know it’s coming. /sigh

It’s always fun, though, so that’s all that matters. I say!

Because it’s my baby brother getting married, I wonder how many times family members will ask about me. The usual “You’re done with school and have a a steady job now. What’s the word in the boy section?”

“You’re next!”

“When will we be doing this for you?”

You get the picture. My standard answer is “never” but they just continue to ask or walk away and ask my mom or sister or brother. All of whom will likely roll their eyes and give some vague answer about how they’re waiting but don’t know when I’ll settle down and ‘find a husband.’

Like it’s a 300 million year old fish fossil, or something.

Anywho- looking forward to my visit, but NOT the drive. Who decided that I should drive anyway? Speak up!

I am either the best or the worst parent ever. I have been debating if I should even post this. You will see why.

Thirteen years ago my now brother-in-law made a movie. A very bloody movie. Needless to say, I was cast as the main female lead.

I died in the first scene.

The actor who killed me happens to be my husband now. My brother-in-law needed to fill parts and we were both cast. Lucky us.

I think I fell about 50 times (not really) to get my death scene correct. In slow motion it rocked. The basis of the movie is that I was the love interest to the main character. When I was killed, he goes nuts and gives his soul for revenge.

Yeah.

I love it.

My daughter was having difficulty understanding that actors and the characters they play are not actually the same. Even after explaining she still had a hard time. We tried to explain that our family movies from our vacations were like movies on T.V. Still she was having problems separating the idea.

So my husband brought our movie Immortal Decadence and showed them their parents in a movie.

They laughed and laughed and laughed. You would too if you saw it.

Afterwards they wanted to make their own movie. The even wrote the script themselves. My husband directed them and helped them out. I just filmed and edited.

See for yourself.

WARNING… MY KIDS ARE ACTING WITH VIOLENCE. (not that they don’t beat each other up every single flipping day anyways)

My favorite parts are when my son can’t get up ROFL and when my daughter squeaks.

So tell me… Did the Oscar go to?
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design (love the muscle shirt son… play clothes fyi)
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup
Best Live Action Short
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
Best Visual Effects

Today was the first day of kindergarten for my daughter. I honestly thought I was going to cry when I dropped her off today. Thankfully I didn’t. Maybe I am just too excited to have some time to myself. Maybe I just realize she is ready. Maybe I am just too excited for her. Maybe it is a combination of all.

My baby is no longer a baby. /sniff

Exactly 26 years ago today (first day of kindergarten) I met Jess. I still remember that moment clearly as if it was happening now. I lived clear out in BFE, and was the first person to be put on the school bus. Jess lived in the town next to BFE, and was the second kid put on the bus. The bus driver sat us across from each other in the back of the bus. I looked over and there she was. We have been friends ever since. It wasn’t until we were in 6th grade that we became best friends, but still… that is a LONG time to be friends. Thank you for putting up with my crap Jess! I became a good friend with Al in 7th grade. This is when all three of us became inseparable. Thank you too Al!

I really hope that my daughter meets a Jess or an Al. Today when she sat down next two a few girls on the story time carpet, I took a good look at the cute girls next to her. I am wondering which of these girls I will end up feeding for the next thirteen years. Will I have to pick them up from the movie theater or the mall? Will I have to bail them out of jail? LOL. All very possible. /wink

Congratulations little girl, your a big girl now!

thanks to craig, i discovered LOLCATS! i know they’ve been around for a while, but i was not privy to them until recently. so…i had to make my very own LOLCATS!

most of you have seen this pic before, but i turned it into a lolcats just for you…

So I was reading FARK news today, and came across this exemplary video clip that I personally believe demonstrates the quality of our public education system.

Oh, it also says a lot about the importance we (and I mean the entirety of US society) put on looks and not on education. Because if you can make it to the Miss Teen USA competition with an answer like that, then you’re life will definitely be smooth sailing from here on out!

See, Hear, & Speak……drawn by Karen

Welcome to Monkey of the Month! I thought up this idea with Karen and Loralee at a BBQ at Loralees house. This could get FUN. We thought up all sorts of “other” monkeys that didn’t quite make the cut to be named the three wise monkeys. You will just have to see what we come up with. I would like this to be updated every month, but I guess we shall see.

Thank you again Karen for all of your help!!!