Half Blood=Half Effort??

Last Saturday we took the kids to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I have been looking forward to this movie since the last movie came out..so have the kids! Trey was especially excited that it was rated PG because that meant that he wouldn't have to wait for Kevin and I to see it before he could.

We got to the theater, settled into our seats, and waited anxiously for the movie to begin. We watched intently, and left feeling like it was o.k.

OK???

Harry Potter movies, up to this point, have been excellent...in my opinion...full of adventure and excitement. This movie, however, was seriously lacking in both adventure and excitement.

I came home and immediately started re-reading the book. The more I read, the more bummed out I got. I can't believe how much info was left out of the movie. I hate that it didn't go into who Voldemort was, or how he came to be. I hate that it didn't go into all of the memories that Harry saw in the Pensieve when he was being "trained" by Dumbledore. It didn't hardly mention how Dumbledore injured his hand trying to destroy one of the Horcrux.

It seems to me that when you have millions of Harry Potter lovers worldwide you would put every effort into producing a movie that would satisfy every fan, while preserving the integrity of the books...especially when it's obvious that money was not an issue.

I hope that the producers put more than a half effort into Deathly Hallows!

Disaster!

I know why I wasn't born during the time of the pioneers. I never would have survived. I would have parked my butt in Nauvoo and said, "No way...no how". I love the modern comforts I have. I openly express my love for my DVR daily. I also gushed over my brand-spankin'-new-beautiful-and-shiny microwave here. I guess that I needed to learn a lesson because my DVR AND my MICROWAVE decided to bite it this week. The lesson I needed to learn could have been one of many:

1. There was life before microwaves and DVR's.
2. People used to cook their fresh kill, or catch, over an open flame, outdoors, without shelter, and they survived just fine. In fact, I think my dad and brothers do this by choice, quite often on weekends.
3. T.V. used to be black and white and there were only, like, 4 channels...if you were lucky...or a master at attaching tin foil to the bunny-ear antenna.
4. The entire last season of LOST will be available on DVD soon, so there really is no reason to have ALL of them recorded.
5. Josh Groban is alive and still making beautiful music. Most appearances can be accessed through YouTube, or on DVD, and even though I had two years of his T.V. appearances recorded, life will go on. Maybe.
6. I needed to get "back to basics". It's pretty pathetic that I have no idea how to warm up left-overs without a microwave.
7. I'm blessed, and just needed a teensy-tiny reminder that even without my DVR and Microwave I have 4 beautiful boys and a hubby that loves me--and they're way more important than anything else.

Yep. Lessons to learn.

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In 10 Days We...

Stayed a night in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.Celebrated the 4th of July at the Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah.Supported the beautiful Miss Kadryn, as she prepared to ride the float as Little Miss Lindon in the Freedom Festival Grand Parade.Enjoyed a sunny day with Uncle Bevan and Aunt Donna at Slide Rock in Alpine, Utah. Spent 4 days at BYU attending baseball camp...winning all kinds of awards.Spent a day with Grandma and Grandpa at the Zoo while the older boys were at baseball camp.Rode 4 wheelers at Uncle Bevan and Aunt Donna's house.Pulled lots and lots of pranks on Grandma and Grandpa.Hung out with all of our cousins...including the cousins from Massachusetts!!Chased Grandma's chickens around the yard, while trying to avoid the poop.

Celebrated Grandma Bonnie's 60th birthday with a surprise party and lots of family and friends.

Ate lots of fast food.

Cried a little, but LAUGHED A LOT!!

And we're already looking forward to next summer!!!