Eclipse

So it is no secret how I feel about the Twilight book series.  I am not a big fan.  I read all 4 books in 4 days.  I had to force myself to read them.  I did not like how the character of Bellas is written.  She comes across as whiny, boring, and way too dependent on her man/vampire.  She has no lie with Edward in it.  I think she needs to get a life and function without him.  She has no business being in a relatinoship if she can not stand on her own two feet.  But that is just my opinion.....

However......
the movies are so much fun!  I love them.  I love going to to see them, and then watching them over and over.  They are just good, cheesy, predictable fun!

Eclipse opens tomorrow night at midnight.  and yes, I have my tickets.  My sister Jen and I have front row balcony seats.  A friend on mine from high school is also coming along as well.  I think it will be great fun.  I have my vampire girl t-shirt.  The only down side to the whole mindnight showing.  I have to stay and work after......



but today I will be grateful that I have a job and even more grateful that my boss is not makig me work during the actual showing so I was able to get tickets to enjoy the show!

Double Trouble

I married into a family with many sets of twins.  My hubby's uncle has 2 sets of twins (out of his 10 kids).

Two of thos kids have twins of their own.  His great grandmother was a twin.  And his family history is full of double trouble, including a set of twins named Homer and Omer.  Yes, I am serious about the names.

In my family history, we have found one set of twins, and they were brought in by marriage. 

So ten years ago when we found out we were having twins, I cried for two days. 

I was completely shocked!  and excited!  and terrified!

But since then, I have learned to appreciate the unique challenges of raising two kids at once.

I have certainly learned to appreciate the humor that comes with twin pops.
My mom just sent me this picture.

HOW TWINS ARE REALLY MADE

So today I will be grateful for the adventure of having two kids at once!

Music to my ears

Last Saturday Citrne sang at the Highland games at Thanksgiving Point.  It was soooooo cold!  It felt like it was going to rain all day.  We sang under the same pavillion as the food vendors.  It pretty much garunteed us an audience.  We sang at 10 am and 1 pm.  The first show had almost no one there watching us.  The festival had just opened and people were still setting up.  It was a great warm up for us.
The second show had a packed crowd because it was lunch time and the lines for food were really long.   People sure seemed to enjoy what they were hearing though.  One giant man in a kilt actually called out requests!  Then he sang along with us.  It was fun to see him enjoying the music. 

The games themselves were really fun to see.  I walked around al ittle bit between shows.  Each Scottish clan sets up there own booth.  Many just have a bit of the clan history, some have things for sale, others have things to do.  I called my dad to double check which clan we belong to.  We are a sub-sect of the MACKAY clan. 

I stopped by the MACKAY tent and talked to the guy there.  He gave me a brief but colorful history of the clan colors and the how our tartan has evolved.  It was fun to hear.

So today I will be grateful for family history and the unexpected places where you find family.

100 Random thoughts

Want a glimpse into the mind of an AHDH person?  A friend of mine tried this and she said it was hard.  Write down 100 things that pop into your head as you are writing them.
Ready?

1. it is Friday
2. Fridays used to be fun
3. now I work every Friday night
4. I don't mind working
5. I can not wait to work during the day like regular people though
6. I am usually up late so working nights is okay
7. I just miss being able to do things during the day like everyone else
8. But working nights has advantages....I think.
9. That is why I go to school online
10. I am almost halfway through my graduate degree.
11.  I never thought I would goback to school.......ever......not ever.......not in a million years
12. It is a lot of work.
13. but should be worth it
14. I worry that it will nto be worth it
15. Jobs are still hard to come by
16. it is rainy outside today
17. I LOVE rain
18. it smells good
19. it makes the earth feel a little cleaner
20. I think my dream job would have to be a cartoon voice
21. I don't want to be a cutesy princess or heroine
22.  I want to be the voice of the villian
23.  I think that would be the coolest job ever
24.  I want to sing some cheesy song about ruling the world
25.  I want slimy sidekicks that obey my every commnad
26.  That would be so much fun!
27.  I love to sing
28.  I have three performances tomorrow
29.  Two are at a the Highland games at Thanksgiving point
30.  I think it will be fun. 
31.  We will have the band perfomring with us
32.  Having the band there gives us a very different energy.
33.  Energy is an elusive thing to me
34.  I think that is because I never have any
35.  That is probably because I have not had a good night's sleep in a year and and half
36.  And then not having a good night's sleep  for most of my adult life
37.  Being diagnosed with sleep apnea changed a lot of that though
38.  I sleep with a machine now
39.  And no, I don't mean my hubby ;-)
40.  I am so NOT going to go there right now......public blog and all.....
41. Citrine's thrid performance tomorrow is at the Ogden Arts Festival
42.  I am looking forward to it all
43.  My oldest kiddo has the best giggle when she gets going.
44.   My baby has the best evil laugh I have ever heard.
45.  His whole body tenses up and you see it in his eyes.
46.  I need a haircut.
47.  Last time, I went almost a year between hair cuts
48.  I don't want to wait that long again.
49.  It really stink when your hairstylist gets deported
50.  It stinks more when that hairstylist is your sister.
51.  Especially since it means I have to dye my own hair now
52.  But I liked how it turned out last time.
53.  A much, much darker brighter shade of red than I usually go for.
54.  I was inspired by the movie Twilight and New Moon
55.  I came out of New Moon thinking....I want Victoria's hair!
56.  Being a redhead can be a tricky thing.
57.  It means sunburns
58.  Freckles
59. wierd guys in college who have strange obsessions with girls with red hair....
60.  but that is a story for another day
61. My kids are obsessed with the old nickelodeon cartoon Avatar, the last Airbender.
62. They want to watch it everyday
63. I am excited that the live action movie is coming out in acouple of weeks.
64. It has only been about five minutes since I started writing this
65. Makes me realize what a slow typer I am
66. Is typer even a real word
67. Words are a funny thing
68. I love the word silhouette
69.  I am not a fan of the word waffle
70. Although, I really like waffles
71.  I think I will make some for dinner
72. I had some incredibly yummy waffles at a PTA breakfast
73. They were stuffed with a light cream
74. and topped with strawberries and raspberries
75.  I had a hard time eating the whole thing
76.  But it was worth every bite
77.  It was from Mimi's Cafe
78.  I should google stuffed french toast and try to figure out how to make the cream that is on this inside
79.  I should be doing homework right now
80.  I wish I had a break from school sometimes
81.  But every break pushes back my graduation
82.  That is why the only break I have had is during Christmas when the school shut down the online campus
83.  wow. I am still thinking about waffles
84.  I don't think I ever had waffles for breakfast growing up
85.  Waffles were always a dessert item
86.  My mother has an incredible recipe for Nowegian waffles
87.  She makes them on a heart shaped waffle iron
88. We eat them drowning in butter
89.  So freakishly delish!
90.  I should take a nap
91.  I have to work tonigh
92.  Please, please, no one bring any gum to the movies tonight!
93.  I get really tired of scraping up gum
94.  You can read my true feelings about gum in an earlier post
95.  It is my favorite thing in the world!
96.  Sorry, can you hear the sarcasm from where ever you are
97.  I need to do more laundry
98.  Might be more fun to run around naked becuase then I could get all the laundry done
99.  But I am a rehead and would not want to sunburn in unusual places
100.  Shutting up now and going to go make waffles.




Yeah, so that took maybe ten minutes to write up and only covered about a quarter of what is running through my head right now........

So today I will be grateful for the fact that I have a mind of my own, no matter how screwy it is, no matter how random it gets, no matter how rapid the thought processes are, it is still mine! 

School is out.....now what?

Okay, so yesterday was the last day of peace school for my kiddos.

Summer has officially started for them. 

Now what?

I am not so sure I am looking forward to a long summer break. 
I am glad they are with me more, but I will miss being able to sleep when they are at home.