Good Day, Better Date...

Last night I wrote a fabulous post called "The Post of a Thousand Links." I had at least 15 links on it when my computer puttered out on me. I'm beginning to wonder how long this thing is going to hold out. I fear that once it dies, that will be the end of our computing days and I'll have to go back to infrequent blogging in other locations...this I do not look forward to.

I will not try to put 8 million links on this post...I think I'll just let you look up anything you find interesting (not that anyone would want to follow 8 million links anywhere anyway). I won't say the kids slept in late yesterday, but we did get out the door to church not only on time, but with minimal arguing and no melt downs (thanks in part to a beautiful white dress with a generous sprinkling of bright flowers and a bright pink bow around the waist that Grammy/Q.M. got a certain little girl last year on clearance). Praise the Lord!!!

We even made it through Sunday School opening services without a major problem. In fact, #1 Son sat next to me with his hymnal on his lap and sang at the TOP of his lungs. Since he didn't know the words to the hymn we were singing he just sang, "La! La! La!" slightly tuneless, but very loudly. No one could miss him, and few of us could sing for laughing (including Uncle E who was trying to lead song service). Church was a different matter. #1 Son had a meltdown during song service and his dad had to take him out to deal with him just before communion. He was not a happy little boy...I could still hear him in the sanctuary...but his dad handled it well.

It was nasty and cold out, so I knew Husband wouldn't spend all day out of doors. He wanted to butcher some chickens but that doesn't take him long. I called Uncle E and Aunt C to see if they could watch my brood so I could take Husband on a date. They said no problem (it's pretty much a big party at their house every Sunday afternoon), so Husband and I went to see Ghost Rider.

I have a soft spot for comic book inspired movies (thanks in part to my high school boyfriend who's idea of a good date was bagging the new comics at Phil's comic book shop), so I really wanted to see this one. When the Man suggested taking Emily to see it for Valentine's Day, I thought it was very romantic! Husband proposed to me after we'd been to see Spawn. The last non kid's movie Husband and I went to see was X Men 3. Ghost Rider was right up my alley. Besides, who can resist Sam Elliot wearing his duster and battered cow boy hat, riding off on a black horse?!

Husband and I did notice that Nick Cage has lost quite a bit of weight (for this role?), and had something done to fill in the scars on his face. His channeling Elvis through the movie cracked me up (especially in light of his Elvis obsession & past marriage to Lisa Marie), but in all, I really like the movie.

What I liked more was being out alone with my husband. We haven't gone out (just the two of us) since I was pregnant with #1 Son. When we went to see X Men, we went with Princess, Axl, Bubba, and Silver Belle's J.S. I had a great time then, but did miss being alone with my husband (when not on the way to the doctor or Christmas shopping). We may have to do this more often...at least until Bitsy gets here.

I didn't want to tell the kids what we were doing because I figured they'd flip out when they found out they weren't going. They were thrilled with the idea of going to Uncle E's without us, but I wasn't sure that would last. Finally #1 Son asked me point blank where Husband and I were going, and I didn't want to lie, so I told him we were going to see a grown up movie. "Are you and Daddy going on a date?!" Uh, yes... "Oh Wow! BabyGirl, Mommy & Daddy are going on a date!" Then he announced it as soon as he hit Uncle E's door, "They're going on a da-te!!" (in that sing song voice third graders use when their friends like someone of the opposite sex). When we got home BabyGirl wanted to know all the gory details...did we hold hands, did we "smoochie kiss," who paid for the date? And she kept singing at her dad, "You were on a da-te! You were on a da-te!" We'll definitely have to do this again.

BTW, you may want to scroll all the way down the page and check out the pregnancy ticker at the bottom. It's very appropriate considering the past week... Oh, and BabyGirl got out the door with no serious issues this morning (thanks to a LOT of prayer and a calnder with stickers for good behavior in the mornings).