On the Bright Side

I confess. I don't wash the boys' sheets nearly as often as I should. I despise making bunkbeds! I should teach them how to do it. But, on this particular laundry day in which I did wash their sheets and hang them out to dry, I was treated to this beautiful rainbow that made it all worthwhile.

Study skills, spring style

April Showers Bring May... Snowmen

Last night, about 10 minutes before bedtime, the boys decided the pull of snow was too strong to resist. They donned their coats, hats and gloves and headed outside. Bedtime was delayed an hour, much fun was had, and as a result I got to sleep an extra 20 minutes this morning.


Can you believe this stuff? Seriously, it's MAY!




In less interesting news, this is my 200th blog post. The first was published (published -- doesn't that make it sound important?) nearly four years ago on May 23, 2006.

Monsters Vs. Aliens: Level Light Saber

Synopsis: When Susan is hit by a meteorite carrying quantonium and mutates into a giant, she's whisked away to a top-secret prison where the country holds all its monsters prisoner... until aliens attack earth and the army calls on the monsters to deliver them. Susan is thrilled to be released, but is heartbroken to see how her friends and family respond to her and her new monster friends.

Highlights: Susan comes to realize that true friendship is about helping others rather than merely feeling good about yourself, and she selflessly risks her life to save her monster friends, even after losing her own monster powers.

Snags: Several exclamations of "Oh my God!" and some crude humor. Some parts were a little intense for our boys, two of whom needed laps to sit on in order to make it through.

Conclusion: Although the main message is decent and there were a couple laugh-out-loud points, I wasn't hugely impressed with the story or humor overall and won't be watching this one again soon. On the other hand (or cushion), this was Wade's second time watching and he found the message, story and characters to be entertaining and would give it a light saber up, so we average a level light saber for this movie.

Luke's Prayer

As we sat down to lunch, Luke prayed, "Dear God, thank-you for this food and the sunshine. Please be with Daddy at work and help us to beat the castle on seventh level in Mario Brothers. Amen."