Sept update
Well, 9 months in between posts wasn’t exactly my goal, but hey, life gets in the way sometimes…
Since last December, we’ve seen the early appearance of the new addition of a little boy to our family, and a whole heck of a lot of stuff that probably won’t interest anyone much. You know how it is, your life stuff seems incredibly important to you, but to others, well, not so much.
So, since I’m following up on a holiday post, I guess it’s fitting to mention the holidays again… This Christmas will be spent out of town – again. I’m excited, since the reason for the trip is for my sister-in-law’s wedding, but am bummed that we’ll be away from home for the holidays yet again. Since we’ll be with one set of family for Christmas, that also means that we’ll be away from home over Thanksgiving to spend it with the other set of family. Which again isn’t awful, it just means being away from home again…
It never ends.
Out of town holidays
Don’t get me wrong, I love going to see family. It’s just hard being away from my family over the holidays. You have to think, I’ve been spending Christmas Eve at my granny’s and Christmas day at my Mimi’s for 20 years. Now that we have to swap off and go to either TX or NC for holidays, it’s a little hard.
This year, we’ll be travelling to OH for Christmas. My husband’s family from TX is driving up to see more family that live in OH. Since they’ll be so close, we’re going to drive up and stay a few days to spend time with all of them. It’s going to be a lot of fun – I’m really looking forward to seeing all of them again. The last time we saw anyone from TX was this past June, and the last time we saw anyone from OH was two Christmases ago.
Anyway, regardless of being away, I’m looking forward to the holidays. It will also be just that much closer to meeting the new addition to our family who’s expected this February!
Crafting with mommy brain
Well, the “mommy brain” has struck again. I’ve been reading about how pregnant women can get a little absentminded, but I was hoping that was one symptom I’d skip. Yet it seems it’s caught up with me. In the past few days, I have misread the invitation to my 10 year reunion, I have mis-measured and mis-cut pieces for a Christmas project, and now, I have managed to keep an outdated coupon and toss the current one. I know, altogether they don’t sound like much, but add in the craziness that comes with the rest of pregnancy, and it’s a lot!
My biggest irritation is the coupon. It was a 60% off any regular priced item (with the exception of the Cricut and a few other items…) coupon for AC Moore. Anyway, the point is, I had it in mind to go pick up some of the I Kan Dee chalk. This would have really helped me with finishing up my Christmas projects. But no, I have to go and lose my coupon. I keep telling myself “I’m not crazy, I really did see a 60% off coupon, it really was there,” although it might be easier to think that I was hallucinating instead of just plain adbsentminded. I can’t decide which is the lesser of the two evils…
If you haven’t used the I Kan Dee chalks and you’re really into cardmaking or scrapbooking, or any other kind of papercrafting, these are definitely something I recommend. I’ve used the chalks that Stampin’ Up has available, and they’re really good too, but the I Kan Dee chalks have multiple color sets you can choose from, and they also have some with a bit of a shimmer to them. That can add a lot to a project.
Anyway, I guess I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for the next good coupon… I know, they regularly have 40% coupons in their fliers, but hey, you can’t knock those 60% coupons – they’re so few and far between, and it’s a great deal!
Blair witch on Bones
I’ve recently picked up another show to watch – like I have the time to spare to sit mindlessly in front of the TV… Bones on Fox is an excellent “investigation” type show – mixing the brains of Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) with the wit of Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz). Throw in some great supporting cast members and it makes for a pretty good show.
This past week was an episode I really expected to be disappointed in. It started out (and pretty much stayed) a play on the Blair Witch Project – you know that really bad movie that came out several years ago and caused such a stir? Either you loved it or hated it. Anyway, let’s just say I wasn’t impressed, and was worried I’d be disappointed in this episode.
I won’t recap it for you completely – if you watch the show yourself you’ve already seen it. If you don’t watch it, you should, but you can go to their website to catch a great episode outline. Let’s just say that they took the Blair Witch story and made it their own – and although I was able to guess “who-did-it” before the episode came to a close, I was impressed. I thought it was especially funny that the one person who didn’t seem freaked out by all the weirdness of the supernatural was the woman in charge – Bones herself. I guess if I lived a “facts tell the story” life I’d be the same way.
Bottom line, if you like crime-scene, investigation shows – this is definitely one to check out!
Hiro’s letdown
Ouch! That was a harsh episode this week for Heroes. Not only did Hiro get the crushing news that his new potential love interest is dying one way or another, but he’s now beginning to realize how little control he has over his power. (And man, how crummy is that to teleport out just when he’s about to get the kiss!)
We also see how Nathan’s wife ended up in the wheelchair and find out that he’s been aware of his power for longer than he’s let on. How long was he going to let brother Peter go on and on about flying before he finally shared his little secret? No wonder he feels guilty about his wife being in a wheelchair. And she has to be so nice about it too!
One good thing we see is Niki and DL’s relationship before everything went sour. Looks like Jessica made her first appearance about now, though, and we find out that daddy-dearest was responsible for Jessica’s death. Although I have to say that Jessica has an odd way of “taking care of” her sister…
Oh, and we all know who Sylar is now – and I have to wonder if he really did have any power of his own to begin with or if he is just now absorbing the powers of those he kills. Is he eating their brains or somthing? But then again, if he has to do something like that to gain their power, how did he survive the fall from the stadium? Peter obviously mimiced or drew from Claire’s power of regineration – but what about Sylar?
One thing I was kind of surprised at was the reaction Claire’s dad had about her being on Chandra Suresh’s list. In a past episode, he referred to trying to “help” another person (or persons-I can’t remember) with abilities that ended badly, resulting in an orphaned little girl. This little girl is Claire, whom Mr. Bennett and his wife adopted. Did he not expect the child of someone with “abilities” to have some of her own, or was he just surprised that someone else was onto his little girl also? He doesn’t strike me as the kind of man to be surprised easily.
Oh well, I guess like any other great episode, some questions are answered, but many more are raised. I guess that’s what keeps us coming back each week to watch again!
