Bits and Pieces

I never did remember that dream I had the other week. But I did have another night with dreams. I remember part of one. The front door opened and I saw my mom walking in. I caught my breath. I was in shock since she passed away almost 3 years ago. As she came closer she became my sister-in-law, Heidi. That was it. That's all I remember. It seems that I am thinking of my mom more and more as the anniv of her death approaches. I miss her soooo much!

Now, I also have some quotes and/or statements I wrote to myself.

• Don't understand. Why hire someone to do something when you can do it yourself. Correctly and confidently and with success.
• I don't like conflict and confrontation, and I shouldn't have to put up with it either!
• Just going to do what I want to do-Screw the rest
• Just go back to my own happpy world.

I guess that's all on that front for now. Sometimes people are so petty. I know I am guilty of it as well, but please!

Guess I am still annoyed at some things. I wish I just had the guts to say what I want to say instead of 'letting it go'.

August 2010 Movie Screenings

Step Up 3D
Eat, Pray, Love
Flipped



The kids loved Step Up 3D and I did too! :) Makes you want to dance!


(THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST)

Dreams

Normally I don't remember much of my dreams. It's different today though. I will be doing something then remember something that I thought I did. Then I realized it was in a dream.

It's always so fleeting though. As I write this I can't remember what prompted me to write about it. Now I gotta think! LOL

Should've just written down a key word so I wouldn't forget!

I do remember it was about little stuff. This is gonna drive me crazy now!!

And of course as I am trying to remember, my CarrieBoo keeps coming up to me to tell me about Dora's birthday and a craft they are showing on tv! :)

Well, I should say this was a waste time, but it shows how fleeting some things are. Like my memory and my daughter being so in love with Dora! <3

Books of Summer 2010

Every summer I try to read all the Sunshine State books and other books that I might not normally read. :) I've done okay this summer considering that I have seen many more movie screenings and I've tried to do more with the kids outside of the house!

Of course I will update this through out the summer so it will change :) A good change! I will put my favorite ones like this: **.

Sunshine State Books

grade 3-5 books
The Seer of Shadows (Avi)
Masterpiece (Elise Broach0
Eleven (Patricia Reilly Giff)
11 Birthdays (Wedny Mass)
**Mogo, the Third Warhog (Donna Jo Napoli)**
**Someone Named Eva (Joan Wolf)**
Obi, Gerbil on the Loose (M.C. Delaney)

grade 6-8 books
The Seer of Shadows (Avi)
**The Great Wide Sea (M.L. Herlong)**
Billy Creekmore: a Novel (Tracey Porter)
**The Mailbox (Audrey Shafer)**
Mercy on These Teenage Chimps (Gary Soto)
**Diamonds in the Shadow (Caroline B. Cooney)**

JR Books


YA Books


Adult Books

The Lonley Polygimist
**The Immortal Tale of Henrietta Lacks**
A Long Way Home Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah -amazing true story

July Movie Screenings 2010

July Movie Screenings 2010

Cyrus
Dinner with Schmucks
Inception
Standing Ovation
Cats and Dogs 3D ~ The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Charlie St. Cloud


Still trying to figure out what kind of scoring or rating I'd like to use :) I can say that Cyrus had some funny parts but not my kind of movie. Weird! Loved Inception, Cats and Dogs and Charlie St. Cloud!

Books read from Fall 2009 through Spring 2010

So many books that I've read! I don't know if I'll remember them all!!!




TEEN BOOKS listed by Florida Teens Read

Well, I decided to read the teen books that were being recommended by the library. Some were awesome and some really boring to me!

*Generation Dead (Daniel Waters)
*The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
*Gym Candy (Carl Deuker)
*Shark Girl (Kelly Bingham)
*The Market (J.M. Steele)
*The Last Exit to Normal (Michael B. Harmon)
*Homeboyz (Lawrence Sitomer)
*The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie Little)
*The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
*Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
*Shift (Jennifer Bradbury)
*Suck It Up (Brian Meehl)
*Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
*Suite Scarlett (Maureen Johnson)
*Three Little Words (Ashley Rhodes-Courter)


My favorite was THE HUNGER GAMES
Least favorite was Gym Candy

favorites are noted in italics

**UPDATE** THE HUNGER GAMES is the teens choice for 2009-2010!!!

OTHER BOOKS READ

Catching Fire {2nd book in the Hunger Games series} (Suzanne Collins) LOVE IT!!!!
Brisinger (Christopher Paolini)

Movie Screenings since last summer! 2009-June 2010

Okay, this is gonna be a chore!!! But guess I'll try it!

Going to start with the most recent, better memory!


Eclipse ~ The Twillight Saga


Toy Story 3