Lake Payette, McCall Idaho
Monday, July 20, 2009
Movie Review - Harry Potter
We went to see the new Harry Potter movie. As usual, it is well made and visually pleasing (although it could always use a few more Stud Muffins). But I have decided, finally, that I should probably have read the book first. I had trouble understanding what the "death eaters" were and I had trouble understanding what Dumbledore was up to. It was like watching a James Bond movie, where the action is great but the story is confusing?? My advice, read the book first !! I won't see the next Harry Potter until I've read the book. Good movie, otherwise!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Jonas Brothers Experience
On Friday, June 26th, I took my daughter, Sarah (my resident tween) to a Jonas Brothers concert near hear in Nampa, about a 15 minute drive. I only decided to buy tickets just three days earlier (I had been hoping they'd sell out !?) Sarah had been so good at trying to win tickets on-line or with radio stations that I decided she deserved to go so I forked out the money for some third row tickets that had just been released for sale that day. (I guess they reserve some seats for giveaways and such) So we had great seats !! She was so excited!! She wanted to get there early so she could sign their tour bus ?!
She ran into her friend, Savannah, in the parking lot so she had someone to share her excitement with !! I would say there was an equal mix of 'tweens and teenagers in the crowd and a lot of mom's and a few dad's!!
Here is a picture from our seats:
The stage had a rotating center so all in the arena would/could have an equal view, but I personally think we in the side "bleachers" had better views than those in the chairs on the floor, just because we were up higher. Anywho ... first to come on stage at 7pm was American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, who only sang for around 20 minutes but she did a great job and she is beautiful!! I love a woman with curves, whose not a size 0 !! Yeah for larger women !!
The brothers arrived on stage about 8pm and we were ready, earplugs in hand (at least for me), for all the screaming minions!! Sarah didn't scream so much but was ready to dance !! I have to hand it to Disney, they run a good show and didn't spare any expense !! The boys sounded good and I find their music tolerable !! They played for about 75 minutes, which was long enough !! It was a good show and I am glad I decided to take her !! She had fun along with thousands of others!!
Okay, so I'm going to post some of the pictures I took, and video, but I must preface it with a little note that my camera faked me out !! A few hours before we left for the concert, I had checked my camera to see if the battery was fully charged, and it showed it was !! I even had Sarah verify !! So when I turned it on in the parking lot of the Nampa Center and it showed that my battery was almost dead, I was extremely upset !!! So I tried to conserve my picture taking but still was only able to get a few good shots and video before it died. I tried taking some with my cell phone but the quality leaves a lot to be desired. So here is what I got :
Check out this link to a youtube video. Jordin Sparks and the Jonas Brothers did this number together at the concert we saw. It looked just like this except she had a black gown on during our show :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F3GmGYEMoI
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
10 on Tuesday
1. My birthday is next Monday?! Can't believe I'm one year closer to 50 !?!? Yikes!! Interesting how my body is showing my age but not my mind?! I think mentally, I'm stuck in my 30's, still?! Who wants to grow up anyway ??!!
2. Took Sarah and a her friend, Jenna, to the water park last Friday. It wasn't near warm enough for me to get in the water (it was around 75 degrees) but they got in the water anyway!? I decided to just read my book, but it soon started getting windy and cooler. I think the temperature dropped to 66 degrees and it started raining before they closed the park early at 6pm. Thank heaven. I think the girls would have stayed till it closed at 8pm. I was cold and cranky, but I got over it. The girls had fun!
3. Saturday, Sarah and I went with my Mom and Dad to Emmett, Idaho, to the annual Cherry Festival. Really nice little town and a nice festival. We stayed too long, though and I forgot my hat so I was getting hot sitting in the sun watching the entertainment. Now I know what to expect and how to prepare better for next year!
4. While there, Sarah decided to participate in the pie eating contest. Her age group, 10 - 12 years old, were givin half a pie to eat!? No she didn't win but she got free pie!!! Next year I'll enter in my age group, just for the free pie!! I love cherries!!
5. Tyler is keeping busy with friends and games.
6. Travis is keeping busy sleeping late and games.
7. We have company coming in Saturday night. My sister Wendy and her two sons from Redmond Washington !! They'll be staying with us!
8. Bobby is busy at work and getting ready for a big show this weekend in Idaho City where he will be selling his swords and knives. He took the camping trailer up there this evening. It's about an hour away.
9. I finally decided to buy a couple tickets for the Jonas Brothers Concert this coming Friday. Sarah is a big fan and I put it off for a long time hoping the concert would sell out. No such luck. So I figured I could tolerate the screaming minions for a few hours. I'll bring ear plugs.
10. Sarah reminds me of myself back in the '70's when I had a big crush on the Bay City Rollers (a briefly popular boy band for those of you less informed, or not born yet?!) I was able to go to their concert in San Jose with my sister Margaret. We even dressed like them!! HaHa! (Whatever happened to our outfits??) My Mom was smart enough to just drop us off!? The curious of you can find videos of the band on www.youtube.com.
Ya'll can stop laughing now ....
2. Took Sarah and a her friend, Jenna, to the water park last Friday. It wasn't near warm enough for me to get in the water (it was around 75 degrees) but they got in the water anyway!? I decided to just read my book, but it soon started getting windy and cooler. I think the temperature dropped to 66 degrees and it started raining before they closed the park early at 6pm. Thank heaven. I think the girls would have stayed till it closed at 8pm. I was cold and cranky, but I got over it. The girls had fun!
3. Saturday, Sarah and I went with my Mom and Dad to Emmett, Idaho, to the annual Cherry Festival. Really nice little town and a nice festival. We stayed too long, though and I forgot my hat so I was getting hot sitting in the sun watching the entertainment. Now I know what to expect and how to prepare better for next year!
4. While there, Sarah decided to participate in the pie eating contest. Her age group, 10 - 12 years old, were givin half a pie to eat!? No she didn't win but she got free pie!!! Next year I'll enter in my age group, just for the free pie!! I love cherries!!
5. Tyler is keeping busy with friends and games.
6. Travis is keeping busy sleeping late and games.
7. We have company coming in Saturday night. My sister Wendy and her two sons from Redmond Washington !! They'll be staying with us!
8. Bobby is busy at work and getting ready for a big show this weekend in Idaho City where he will be selling his swords and knives. He took the camping trailer up there this evening. It's about an hour away.
9. I finally decided to buy a couple tickets for the Jonas Brothers Concert this coming Friday. Sarah is a big fan and I put it off for a long time hoping the concert would sell out. No such luck. So I figured I could tolerate the screaming minions for a few hours. I'll bring ear plugs.
10. Sarah reminds me of myself back in the '70's when I had a big crush on the Bay City Rollers (a briefly popular boy band for those of you less informed, or not born yet?!) I was able to go to their concert in San Jose with my sister Margaret. We even dressed like them!! HaHa! (Whatever happened to our outfits??) My Mom was smart enough to just drop us off!? The curious of you can find videos of the band on www.youtube.com.
Ya'll can stop laughing now ....
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
10 on Wednesday
1. I would be surprised if I come up with ten things today.
2. This month seems to be going real slow, but real fast, too.
3. I know that doesn't make sense ?!
4. We've been enjoying the cool temperatures and the rain that we have been getting most of this month !! It's been great, especially since I know what's coming !!? (100 degree weather and no rain, one of two things I don't like about Idaho. The other is the below freezing temperatures in the winter)
5. Sarah and Tyler keep busy with friends. Travis with his guitar and his video games and a friend now and then.
6. We did have a visit on Sunday from Cindy, Bobby's brother's oldest daughter, and her two children Arianna and Steve. They live in Oregon and flew in to visit with her Dad. It was nice to see her (it's been at least 12 years I think since we've seen her?) Her kids are adorable !!
7. Watched Star Trek V with Travis today. We are enjoying the Star Trek Movies. Soon we'll be into the "Next Generation" crew I think with Star Trek VII. They are not the greatest movies but they are always entertaining !!
8. Can't get anyone to see "Drag Me to Hell" with me ?!
9. Still not use to seeing ducks on my neighbors roof's!? There are a lot of birds around here !! Sometimes even the geese land on our roof's !! The cutest ones running around here are the Killdeers and their babies!! So adorable with their long skinny legs and tiny bodies !!
10. All out of thoughts .... till next time !!
2. This month seems to be going real slow, but real fast, too.
3. I know that doesn't make sense ?!
4. We've been enjoying the cool temperatures and the rain that we have been getting most of this month !! It's been great, especially since I know what's coming !!? (100 degree weather and no rain, one of two things I don't like about Idaho. The other is the below freezing temperatures in the winter)
5. Sarah and Tyler keep busy with friends. Travis with his guitar and his video games and a friend now and then.
6. We did have a visit on Sunday from Cindy, Bobby's brother's oldest daughter, and her two children Arianna and Steve. They live in Oregon and flew in to visit with her Dad. It was nice to see her (it's been at least 12 years I think since we've seen her?) Her kids are adorable !!
7. Watched Star Trek V with Travis today. We are enjoying the Star Trek Movies. Soon we'll be into the "Next Generation" crew I think with Star Trek VII. They are not the greatest movies but they are always entertaining !!
8. Can't get anyone to see "Drag Me to Hell" with me ?!
9. Still not use to seeing ducks on my neighbors roof's!? There are a lot of birds around here !! Sometimes even the geese land on our roof's !! The cutest ones running around here are the Killdeers and their babies!! So adorable with their long skinny legs and tiny bodies !!
10. All out of thoughts .... till next time !!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
10 on Wednesday
1. Kids last day of school was last Wednesday.
2. They are happy about it, but I'm not sure how I feel?! It's nice to not have to get up so early !
3. All our family trips have been delayed it seems by changes at Bobby's work. Now I'm shooting for just taking the kids to California to visit with family and friends. Just have to decide on dates. We are still planning to go to Colorado (Denver area) at the end of July for my nephew Corey's wedding.
4. Sarah is doing as much swimming as she can! The weather has been cooler recently but she still wants to swim !?
5. I took her and her friend Annie to the water park yesterday, a cool breezy day, but they had fun !
6. Tyler sold his smaller dirt bike on craiglist.org the other day. He wanted a bigger bike, so he found one he liked using craiglist and bought it! (with money he borrowed from us) He seems content for the moment !?
7. Travis' plantar wart on the bottom of his foot is still bothering him a lot, painful to walk. The foot doctor put more stuff on it last Thursday which is suppose to kill it and sluff it off?! If it doesn't work this time, he'll have it cut out, again. We are trying to avoid the cutting, because that takes a much longer time to recover from and it would prevent him from enjoying any water activities this summer and possibly keep him from participating in the 15 mile hike his scout troop is planning in July. (Chlorine pools are okay but no rivers or lakes - infection risk.)
8. I'm on a mission to clean out the clutter in my home this summer !? One corner,cabinet, shelf at a time !!
9. Bobby has been keeping busy at work and selling swords/knifes on weekends if he can !
10. He had good sales at the 1st ever Renaissance fair in Idaho this past Saturday. He's stoked !!
That's all for now !!
2. They are happy about it, but I'm not sure how I feel?! It's nice to not have to get up so early !
3. All our family trips have been delayed it seems by changes at Bobby's work. Now I'm shooting for just taking the kids to California to visit with family and friends. Just have to decide on dates. We are still planning to go to Colorado (Denver area) at the end of July for my nephew Corey's wedding.
4. Sarah is doing as much swimming as she can! The weather has been cooler recently but she still wants to swim !?
5. I took her and her friend Annie to the water park yesterday, a cool breezy day, but they had fun !
6. Tyler sold his smaller dirt bike on craiglist.org the other day. He wanted a bigger bike, so he found one he liked using craiglist and bought it! (with money he borrowed from us) He seems content for the moment !?
7. Travis' plantar wart on the bottom of his foot is still bothering him a lot, painful to walk. The foot doctor put more stuff on it last Thursday which is suppose to kill it and sluff it off?! If it doesn't work this time, he'll have it cut out, again. We are trying to avoid the cutting, because that takes a much longer time to recover from and it would prevent him from enjoying any water activities this summer and possibly keep him from participating in the 15 mile hike his scout troop is planning in July. (Chlorine pools are okay but no rivers or lakes - infection risk.)
8. I'm on a mission to clean out the clutter in my home this summer !? One corner,cabinet, shelf at a time !!
9. Bobby has been keeping busy at work and selling swords/knifes on weekends if he can !
10. He had good sales at the 1st ever Renaissance fair in Idaho this past Saturday. He's stoked !!
That's all for now !!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
10 on Tuesday
1. Yep, I've missed a few weeks ... but so what !!?!
2. Can't believe how quickly this month has gone by.
3. Our family trip to Mt. Rushmore at the beginning of June will most likely be postponed due to conflicts at Bobby's work. Now we are considering a shorter trip to Northern Idaho to Silverwood Amusement Park. Still in the planning stages.
4. On the 18th, there was a fundraiser at the High School for Band, along with a concert. When I get my stuff together I just might post the video of a performance by the band Travis plays saxophone in. Anyway, there was a silent auction of donated items which earned the Band at least $2100.00. Needless to say, the band teacher was very happy.
5. Bobby had donated one of his "collectable swords", a replica of the sword Robin Hood used in the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie. Nice sword, but who cares, right? The highest bid was $225.00 ?!?! Well, shut my mouth. Unbelievable. Goes to show what I know. By the way, it only cost Bobby $40.00.
6. The weather is warming up so I can leave my windows open !! Love it !!
7. Tyler went camping this weekend with his friend Joey and family for one night. He had a great time in the hot springs and enjoyed the lightning and thunderstorm and rain they had overnight!? Makes for good childhood memories, don't you think?
8. Bobby went to California this weekend to participate in a Civil War Re-enactment in Fulton. He can't help himself, he loves getting dirty and stinky! He got home Sunday evening.
9. Travis and I went to see the new "Star Trek" movie. And I'm not just saying this, but it was really good !! Although I was blind sided by the "romance" between Spock and Uhura ?!? When did that happen ?? Does anyone know? Was it implied in previous movies and I just missed it ?? I don't like to feel so clueless ...
10. Sarah has been enjoying the warmer weather by swimming activities with her friends! I helped her pick out a new bathing suit. She tried on a really cute one which was adorable on her (from the back it looked like a two piece but was obviously a one piece from the front), but she choose the more regular one piece (much more coverage) because she wasn't use to the "air" on her back. Thank heaven I didn't push for the cuter one, I suppose it was more revealing. Good thing she's not into revealing stuff as of yet. I need to be careful .. my little girl isn't so little anymore ?! Scary !!!
2. Can't believe how quickly this month has gone by.
3. Our family trip to Mt. Rushmore at the beginning of June will most likely be postponed due to conflicts at Bobby's work. Now we are considering a shorter trip to Northern Idaho to Silverwood Amusement Park. Still in the planning stages.
4. On the 18th, there was a fundraiser at the High School for Band, along with a concert. When I get my stuff together I just might post the video of a performance by the band Travis plays saxophone in. Anyway, there was a silent auction of donated items which earned the Band at least $2100.00. Needless to say, the band teacher was very happy.
5. Bobby had donated one of his "collectable swords", a replica of the sword Robin Hood used in the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie. Nice sword, but who cares, right? The highest bid was $225.00 ?!?! Well, shut my mouth. Unbelievable. Goes to show what I know. By the way, it only cost Bobby $40.00.
6. The weather is warming up so I can leave my windows open !! Love it !!
7. Tyler went camping this weekend with his friend Joey and family for one night. He had a great time in the hot springs and enjoyed the lightning and thunderstorm and rain they had overnight!? Makes for good childhood memories, don't you think?
8. Bobby went to California this weekend to participate in a Civil War Re-enactment in Fulton. He can't help himself, he loves getting dirty and stinky! He got home Sunday evening.
9. Travis and I went to see the new "Star Trek" movie. And I'm not just saying this, but it was really good !! Although I was blind sided by the "romance" between Spock and Uhura ?!? When did that happen ?? Does anyone know? Was it implied in previous movies and I just missed it ?? I don't like to feel so clueless ...
10. Sarah has been enjoying the warmer weather by swimming activities with her friends! I helped her pick out a new bathing suit. She tried on a really cute one which was adorable on her (from the back it looked like a two piece but was obviously a one piece from the front), but she choose the more regular one piece (much more coverage) because she wasn't use to the "air" on her back. Thank heaven I didn't push for the cuter one, I suppose it was more revealing. Good thing she's not into revealing stuff as of yet. I need to be careful .. my little girl isn't so little anymore ?! Scary !!!
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