I'm Back.....

The new year has come and gone and we are now half way through January.

Same old stuff going on at the Hawthorne abode. We tend to be a bit boring at times.

Zach has started this term off really well, doing homework,studying...I think some strange life form has taken over his body.

Carter is his normal self...9 going on 17. A mind full of questions that he already has the answers for. But he'll ask them anyway.(then tell you his answer)

DW is busy at work. For the first time in a very long time he is working on Friday mornings, but he is now home earlier in the evening, which is taking a bit to get used to. Not that this is a bad thing. When he was working the long days and no Fridays he wasn't getting home until shortly after 5, now he is home just before 4. That whole hour our makes a big difference. We are usually done eating and doing the dishes by 5:30. Last night, he even had the dog walked by 6pm and that usually doesn't occur until 7:30ish.

I have developed an addiction....my own personal heroin....Twilight.... Book one took four nights, book 2 took only 8 hours (over two nights). Book three has now come into my possession....guess what I'll be doing when I'm done here....

This evening I gave in and went to see the movie....all things considered, it was okay. I think you would truly need to read the book to understand the movie. It's not that movie missed anything, as there is only so much you can put into a two hours.

It was a good night, well except for the drive home, white out conditions and gusting winds are always fun. I went with Carrie, my "twilight" dealer. We opted for the 4:40 showing. Being cheep night we thought that this would be our best choice...right after work...smaller crowds,blah, blah blah....lol

Well, we arrived with 10 minutes to spare, sauntered up to the concession stand where I ordered the largest pop and popcorn you could and Carrie opted for the nacos and pop. We meander to our screen and start looking for seats...yeah there was only 8 other people in the room....I think we had our pick of seats. O-kay lets be realistic, the movie has been out for a while...it isn't going to be packed, even busy...I think all the 17 year olds in Ottawa have now now seen the movie, at least twice.

The movie is going along and we are enjoying it, making the odd comment (that is just sooo unusual for us)and right in the middle of the big fight seen, I lean over to Carrie and tell her the need I have to use the "little girls room" but that I can wait to the movie ends......not that i don't know what happens, I told you, it's like my own personal heroin ....a few moments later I starts to go all "Rainman", rocking back and forth, trying to kill the urge to go pee...like I said ...it's not like i don't know what happens. My teeth are floating, I have shifted in my seat a gazillion times and now I'm starting to sweat....real nice....
I kept comparing the movie to the book to figure out how much time I had left...needless to say I didn't get to see the credits nor the black and white artsy flashes from the movie....I missed the stampede out to of the room and b-lined it to the bathroom. Lesson learned from this whole adventure? Don't drink that much pop during a two hour movie again


PS I owe a big THANK YOU to Carrie for getting me to blog again. I just didn't feel up to it. It feels good to be back.