Movies seen and missed

Hi,

Hope you all had a great 24th of July holiday. I know we did.

It started out by going on a double date with my sister and her husband. We sneaked Blizzards into the theater, left our kids home with their kids (and there were no broken bones - just a broken laundry holder), and saw Inception. The most I got out of it was that Leonardo De Caprio looks like my brother in law. Except my brother in law looks better.

Then we went to see Despicable Me, but long story short - we only made it to the curb of the movie theater before ruining the kids life and going home.

Anyway, have you seen any good movies lately?

My Five:

1. A double date!

2. Dinner at Red Robin with the kids. We're not that mean of parents, after all. It was my first time going, and I really liked my fish and chips.

3. I. Am. Not. Tired. Seriously. It must have been my iron, because now I'm taking supplements. I even tried to take a nap yesterday afternoon, and didn't fall asleep. Instead I closed my eyes on the couch and enjoyed snuggling with my husband.

4. Snuggling with my husband.

5. Artwork from my kids. My daughter made the cutest flower out of pipe cleaner and sprayed it with perfume so it smelled like a flower. It came with a note apologizing for using my perfume.

Got Cats?

Another guest post by my blog partner:

this is my cat we have two cats and we got them a couple of years ago.

and this is my cat again and she is very playful.

Success

What's your definition of a successful day? When I was a stay at home mom, it was clean counters and the laundry done. I knew with three toddlers the floor would never be clean, but the counters I had control of.

At work, the definition varies. Sometimes I judge a successful day by the amount of problems I find. For example, yesterday, a report I ran printed in wingding font. A problem! Yesterday was a success. One week I kept track of all the problems I found: 16. Success!

Sometimes I judge success by how many problems I solve. If that's the case, yesterday was also a success (never got the wingding problem figured out, but solved a few others). Today would be a complete failure, though.

Sometimes if I just stay awake, it's a successful day. Failed today, then, too.

But the day is not over. Maybe the wingding problem will get solved today. Success!

What's your definition of a successful day?

My 5 for today:

1. The third and fourth floor balconies of my building. Lately they accommodate my naps when I take my breaks.

2. Finally a doctors appointment tomorrow! I'll figure out why I'm so tired. And cold. I'm freezing lately.

3. A homework-free three day weekend. What a treat.

4. Darin, who patiently waits it out when I give him the silent treatment. Patience is a great quality.

5. This talk. I love Henry B. Eyring.

success!