Hodge Podge

I have not been able to blog in a while, so I just have some random things to share today!

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to watch the movie Holiday Inn.  It was filmed in 1942 starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_Inn_(film)
I was totally fascinated with this film.  I don't know if it was the quiet house, boys asleep, presents wrapped, chores done, that made it so wonderful...or if it was that I truly loved this movie!  Now granted, I did fast forward through a few songs because it was dragging on a little, but I loved it!  Sometimes I feel that I was born into the wrong era!  I love the wholesomeness of this film and the glamour the 40's brought.  It is so interesting to me!  I wish these type of films would entertain the teenagers/young adults now-a-days! 

I also taped White Christmas and am hoping to still watch that sometime for the first time, (even though Christmas is over).    I didn't get a chance to watch It's a Wonderful Life this year :(, but is it also taped and on my to-do list! :) 

Frank's first Christmas was WONDERFUL!  We all loved Jak's excitement!  He was so funny...he asked for a snow shovel (because we put that idea in his head) and a board game, Sorry!. Santa decided against Sorry! and got him a car track/city/train set instead.  He LOVED it!  The train didn't stop running from 7:30-9:30 Christmas morning!  It was perfect!  We were hoping he'd be so into his gifts that he wouldn't realize he didn't get Sorry!, but one of the first things he said was, "Santa didn't bring me my board game, Sorry!"  We had to explain that Santa brought the train instead because he thought he would like it better.  So, now, he tells everyone when asked what he got for Christmas, "I got a shovel just like I wanted and a train.  But, Santa didn't bring me Sorry!  That's ok, I got a train instead."  Bless his heart!  :)  At least he liked the train!

I have not had time to post pics in a L O N G time!  So, here is the link to Snapfish for most of December and the start of January!  There are pics from Jak's Christmas program at school, playing in the snow, Christmas', etc.  Enjoy!  But, I'm warning you, there are  LOT!  :)

http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=6549388013/a=90173811_90173811/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Today was also a great day!  The boys and I went to WalMart to stock up.  We were there at least 50 min.  BOTH boys were quiet, obedient, and patient, which doesn't always happen! :)  It was so great!  I also saved over $6 in coupons and at least that much with add matching!  Woohoo!  It was great!  Then, we went to McDonald's for lunch...the one with the "park."  I know that I am not normal by any means, but spending an hour at WalMart and then another hour at the Lapaz McDonald's made me feel pretty normal today!  :)  haha

I am very blessed!