This weekend has mostly been spent working on stuff and then feeling tired.  My friend Patty had a barbecue yesterday, but we didn't go because we were just too exhausted after half a week of sleep deprivation.  Instead we stayed in and enjoyed having a house full of food.  Some people get their kicks out of having fancy schmancy electronics.  Others get giddy over fancy cars.  I? Feel like the richest woman in the world when my kitchen is stocked with enough food to feed us for a few weeks.  Does this make me weird?

Today we finished the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  It was okay.  I know that there are people out there who will say that it is the most stunning piece of cinema to ever have been produced but I thought it was mostly okay.  I did get into it near the (first) end when Golem came out of nowhere to fight for the ring and I was really really happy that Charlie didn't die, but other than that, my official vote is "they're entertaining."

This? Is more than I can say for the Golden Compass movie.  The Golden Compass movie just made me sad.  I had such high hopes for it!  It has a great cast, its based on a book that I have yet to hear a bad word about and I know that movies don't often live up to the book they are based on, but…wow.  This movie was just…convenient.  Oh look! The little girl is clever! And oh look here's a polar bear just when she needs one! Bleh.  I think the problem was mostly that, instead of delving into the real content of the book, they decided to approach it like a children's story and leave out all of the character and plot development.  I couldn't help but start making fun of it.  Oh and Daniel Craig, who is one of the top billed? Had, like three appearances.

We heard from Will's Dad today and it looks like he is heading up our way on Wednesday.  Maybe.  Remember, we don't know if he'll actually come up or how long he will stay.  Will's sister mentioned that their Dad had to either be back in Texas or back on the road to Texas by the sixth, but we'll see.  Again, we'll not talk about my emotions surrounding this possible visit of an undetermined length.

I'm making it sound like I dislike Will's Dad, which I really don't.  Honestly.  I like him fine.  It's just that Will's family dynamic is kind of complicated and it isn't really my place to discuss it.  Dirty laundry and all that…though honestly, I'm just afraid that someone in Will's family will read this, take what I write the wrong way and then I'll have to deal with a bunch of drama.  And since someone from Will's family will be (maybe) spending an undetermined amount of time staying with us, it's better to just leave it alone.

I don't know how much I'll be able to post over the next few days.  I'll need to get a few weeks of work done in a few days in case I have to spend a lot of time playing hostess.  Ugh.

Oh and, obviously, it is a certain time of the month so I am extra super cranky.  The other day I actually said to myself "Wow, even though I don't have any reason to be, I am really pissed off!"  and then I spent thirty minutes pouting on my couch.

Happy Monday!