Happy Father's Day

I am so thankful for my father; I'm truly blessed. He's spending the week with us, so at least I get to celebrate the day being with him. I truly treasure these moments we share. This weekend we (mainly the guys while I watched) built 2 shelves for the livingroom wall. I can't fathom doing this without my father. It's the little things in life like this I do not take take for granted.

Summer Movies

As most of you probably already know, teachers have summers off....well some do. The super-super heroes do summer school or take on another job. (Not I, said the chicken) I made promises to myself like: do laundry all day, work out, spend more time with the cats and turtles, clean the pool every day, work out, domesticate myself more-like learn cook, go through the garage, and/or dust off The Lovely Bones and read it. These ideas were put on hold and I blame Netflix.

If you don't have Netflix, I assure you, this will be the best investment you've ever made. I was bored at home and started counting the number of times the ice trickled down the fridge (about 4 times in 9 hours). I started looking for movies I hadn't seen in ages. Lo and behold, some were on Netflix-instant. Some I rewatched, but here are the awesome ones:

• Swept Away




• The Maid




• Kadosh (awesome, awesome movie)




• Trick-r-Treat




• Ju On 2


• La Mission (awesome, but long for my taste)




• Phantom of the Opera




• Art of the Devil 2




• Gone With the Wind

Here are the awfuls:

• Laguna Beach




• Vampiro




• Eaten Alive




• The Hills

This list is officially bumming me out. Yes, I spent too much time watching TV, but that's what summer is for (my rationalization). My husband was very disappointed I spent time (which I'll never get back) watching The Hills and other awfuls.