blockbuster(s)

As I was reading a book (Clergy Killers ... almost sounds like a John Grisham novel, eh?) for my Congregational Dynamics class, I came to one of those profound, disturbing realizations--which often happens when you read deep theology books ...

I have no idea what movies are coming out this summer.

I guess I've been aloof from the world of film. I didn't even realize that the next Harry Potter was on deck until a member at our church kindly reminded me. (And for a guy who saw the last Potter movie as part of his bachelor party, that's saying something!)

But other than that, I've got nothing. I've even Googled a little, and didn't find much. A little help here? What are you looking forward to film-wise this summer?

Oh, and a related question (this one came while Kelly and I were driving one night): With Netflix, RedBox, and iTunes downloading, do you think Blockbuster is on its way out? How much longer do you think people will pay $4.95 for a movie -- new release or not -- that chances are has a few fatal scratches on it? Personally, I haven't been to a Blockbuster in over a year.

do you blog?

Yesterday in class, one of my professors asked if anyone in the room blogged. I did not raise my hand.

As I told John sitting next to me, there is a difference between having a blog and being someone who blogs. Until today, I've recently only qualified for the first of those.

Hang in there, everyone. More is coming soon, I promise(/hope)!

finals week, here we go ...

don't let kelly meet mo willems

Will you let me meet Mo Willems?

No?

Please?

I'll Be your best friend!

I Promise I won't be too crazy!

No?

I have an idea! Let's play meet Mo Willems! I'll go first!

But everyone else gets to meet him!

I bet your mom would let me!

No Fair!

humph!

...

...

LET ME MEET MO WILLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!

Thanks!

There he is! He just signed my things and gave me a high five for my obvious enthusiasm for him and his books.

He now officially knows me as "sign girl"....um, yeah!

There's Mo http://www.mowillems.com/ talkin' about his new book and answering questions. Hopefully you can see the pigeon hats that all the kids made and wore through the night--it was great!!

If you didn't know he's my FAVORITE children's picture book author!

Please read his books, they are hilarious! This site is fun--check it out! http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

*Special thanks to Christy for finding out about this and coming with me taking all the pictures when I was shaking and helping me hold the sign!

not a big deal, but it really does drive me crazy!

Anyone out there know why the numbers on a phone are different from the numbers on your computer's keypad? Anyone?! This drives me insane. Especially when I'm at work, entering data and calling people at the same time.

snow day

SNOW DAY for Kelly! She was all ready to drive into school when Dad called with the good news. (Thanks for that! You even beat Kelly's phone tree.) I don't have class until 12:30, so we're enjoying the time off together. Well ... we're actually in different rooms working on school stuff ... still not a bad way to spend the second day back from break.

This isn't St. Louis. St. Louis only has (had) a thin sheet of ice, which isn't all that photogenic. This is what Wisconsin looks like on a day with school.

Compared to a "snow day" here ...

christmas break update

A point-by-point update of the past 17 days:

-We spent most of Christmas in Minnesota with Kelly's family. By some miracle, we dodged two different ice/snow storms in Iowa and were able to make it up there with clear roads. We had a 12-hour window when Iowa was NOT getting ice or snow, and we took it!

-Kyler's now 5. He asked for a cake with a brown puppy, green collar, green grass, and a rainbow. Kelly made it happen!

-Todd's now 23. No cake. But he had shrimp!

-We taught ourselves how to play Backgammon.

-We had a "second Christmas" in Red Bud on the 30th.

-We spent Todd's birthday at the mall in Fairview, checking out the Way of Lights, eating some delicious seafood, and ringing in the New Year with the family playing dominos and Scattegories.

-Kelly is now the proud owner of a Loon cookie cutter.

-We met the local fire department.

-Ryan and Jess took us to go see Marley and Me yesterday!

-Last night we went ice skating in Steinberg Park. The weather was WARM ... there were even a few (teenagers, of course) ice skating in shorts.

-We go back to school tomorrow ... gahh!

-I'm sure there's more we could say ... we'll post 'em if we think of any.