Meryl Streep does a TOE TOUCH!

Well, I finally saw Mamma Mia! This weekend my friend Paige and I went out for a movie night. I had to search for a theatre that was still playing this movie. I have wanted to see it since the day it opened and just never had time. I could have sung EVERY song in the movie. It's a tad cheezy in the very beginning, but it grows on you. By the time they get to "Dancing Queen", I was hooked. I think the highlight of the movie for me was seeing Meryl Streep do this:

HOLD THE PHONE! This woman is in some SERIOUS shape! I used to pride myself on my toe touches, but she had me beat. And she's is 59 YEARS OLD! I don't know if she does yoga, or pilates or what, but I'd love to know her secret. She is so talented too. If you watch "Devil Wears Prada" and then watch "Mamma Mia", they're such different roles and she nails them.

Now, about Pierce. Yes, I call him by his first name. We're great friends.


I got that little uncomfortable feeling you get when someone is singing and you're hoping they hit the note. I gotta tell ya, he should really stick to acting and looking nice. Although his singing wasn't the best, you can't make him ugly.

Paige and I, just about the only ones in the theatre!


And just so we're clear...I think THIS is the most handsome man on the planet! Plus, he's more my age! :)

Another Southern "Wedding"

Monday, September 15, 2008
Gilcrease Gab
Okay, this girl is hilarious. My friend Jennifer entered a post this morning that I think is worth the read. Disclaimer..."My name is Angela Richardson and I approve this message..." gilcreasegab
On to the wedding story...
Paul was honored to perform another ceremony on Friday night. Our friends David and Tara renewed their vows. The ceremony was at the Ragsdale Inn in downtown Dallas. I had been excited for weeks about this event when I got my invitation. As I've said before I LOVE WEDDINGS! They've been through some hard times and they wanted to again pledge their commitment and love fore each other. Their kids, Sam and Faith were a part of the celebration and were DARLING!

Let me set the scene for you: An older country home with giant oak trees shading the grounds, little white chairs with red bows, great friends, beautiful music, candles - everywhere, dinner and DANCING! Yes, that's right, the second time around these two wanted dancing at their celebration. I was THRILLED for them, but for me as well. We did not have dancing at my wedding (I seriously don't think it was allowed in the TRBC Fellowship Hall) So, I kind of lived my life through them last night and enjoyed every bit of the dancing right along with them. Especially when "Brown-eyed Girl" came on! We were cuttin' a rug, let me tell ya!

One of the highlights was when David got everyone's attention and told Tara that he would always be willing to make a fool of himself for her. Then, he started to sing to her..."Let My Love Open The Door" - (Steve Carell style) in front of everyone! To view David singing to Tara on youtube, click here.

My friends Tandy and Dez were the photographers. They have started their own business called sugarsnapphotography. They are so talented and make every picture look like it belongs in a magazine. Any "Georgian's" out there who need a good photographer...these are your gals!

Last night on the way home Paul and I were talking about the whole evening and how much fun we had. Thank you David and Tara for allowing us to be a part of your night. You guys are great and we look forward to our Office Premiere Party!! :)

ps - if you want to view Paul's version of the evening click here.

FALL POLISH PICKS!

Okay, I know you have been anxiously awaiting the Fall Polish Picks from crumbsinmybutter. :) Now, these are typically a little too dark for me, but the more I wear them, the more I like them. In the picture they look the same, but trust me they're not. And, they are much darker than they look in the picture too. I like the dark, I think it's a little "sassy". Here they are, drumroll please....

1.Suzi Loves Sydney (the one on the left) It's a very dark plum with a hint of brown and also a dash of sparkle for fun!

2.Bagota Blackberry (the one on the right) Now, I wear this one every year. But it's an all time favorite of mine. It has a little more burgundy/red in it, but it's still dark. This is the color for those of you who are afraid of looking like your nails are black, but still want to live on the edge a little. :)

I always feel a little more "girlie" when my nails are painted and I think I'm a nicer person when I feel pretty. (Wow, that doesn't sound vain or anything...sheesh!) Seriously though, take some time this week to paint your nails. Give yourself a homemade facial, scrub your callused heels and moisturize them. Do a hair treatment (drug stores carry V05 hot oil hair treatment for about $3, and it makes your hair REALLY shiny). I will be painting my nails tonight and using my ped egg. This thing is fabulous. My friend Jennifer gave this to me a few weeks ago and I'm ADDICTED to it! I love emptying it after I've scraped all the dead skin off my heals and see how much I've gotten! Gross, but fun!

Good devotions!

I came across this website the other day...http://proverbs31.gospelcom.net/, and it has great devotions for busy moms. You click on the "Read Today's Devotion". If I had time on my hands, like the kind where you can do anything you want, I would love to spend it really studying the Bible. It seems like every time I try a new book, or study, I get about 1/4 of the way through it and then...life happens. I have about 6 of these books in my night stand. My goal is to finish every one of them. Some are boring, but I feel like I should trudge through anyway, there might be a "golden nugget" in there somewhere. I find myself praying a lot more these days. I definitely pray more than I read. As I'm wiping noses and cleaning up spills - when I really want to scream and say..."What were you thinking? Why did you spill that? I JUST cleaned the floor!" That's when I find myself praying, asking God to give me PATIENCE and sweet words on my tongue.
My boys love Bible stories. We read to them every night and now every morning too. Will's devotions come from a book called "Gotta Have God". They have different books so they are age appropriate. I love these stories. I find MYSELF really getting a lot out of them. Go figure...my 6 yr. old's devotional book is mine as well. The same people make the book in a girl version if you're wondering. Wesley's book is cute. For example: it will say..."Before God created light, everything was dark". "Now, close your eyes and see how dark it was!". Wesley really gets into it.


After much prayer and honestly, agony, we have decided to home school Will for kindergarten. Paul's schedule is so busy this year and we really need to have flexibility and family time. This was our first week and it's going really well. Let me tell you, if you ever go into a Schoolbox store, it's ADDICTIVE! I want to go all the time now. I want the sticky puddy for charts, the reward stickers, calendar cutouts, prize box toys, maps, craft books....seriously, I just about break out into hives out of excitement thinking about it. This is not a life long decision. We are taking it year by year. Here are some of our little school pictures:

This little table is in our kitchen. They called it the school desk.


Alright, so this is the obedience chart. Start out the day on green, if you disobey, you go to yellow, then red and so on. If you are OUTSTANDING, you get to go to blue. As you can see, today, they're both on yellow! YIKES, might not get treasure box!!!


This is the treasure box, may not look like much. It was $1.99 at the School box. But they don't care. They were so excited, it's as if I had stolen it off The Black Pearl!


I picked up some toys from Wal-mart's 88 cent section and from the dollar store. I had to put a time limit on picking out a prize, because they would literally sit there for 30 minutes...hmmm, do I choose the fake cell phone, or the squishy soccer ball???


Will gets reward tickets for helping me out. A reward is something like...play 30 minutes of x-box, pick something from the jar(our sweet jar), rent a family movie from Blockbuster, etc. He is VERY motivated by these!

I am enjoying the crafty part of this process, but the commitment is hard. It's only been a week and I feel tired. I'm with them all day. But I know it's what is best for our family right now. And, I need God's help more than ever. I do look forward to the day when they are both in school and I have more time on my hands, time to exercise, clean, decorate, go to lunch with friends and really spend time in God's word. But I know He will meet me, even in the small moments and short times. And I know He hears me every time I pray. It's so amazing to me how a really crummy, no, AWFUL day can be turned around while I'm tucking the boys in bed and we read and say a bedtime prayer. They're SO SWEET when they are snuggled up in their jammies under the covers. I wonder if that's how God feels about us sometimes..."Angela is so sweet when she spends time with me." It just makes me wonder.

I foresee a skit coming!

If I was betting woman, I'd say, Tina Fey will be hosting SNL in the very near future and there will be a sketch on Palin. They look so much alike to me. I'm sure they couldn't be more different. But, it would be fun to watch. I love impressions. Unfortunately, President Bush gave them A LOT of great material. But, I still love him.

By the way, does anybody remember the Patty Duke show? "They look alike, they act alike and times they even talk alike"...I had that song in my head while I was looking for pic's of Tina Fey.

NOW THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!!!

Man, I'm psyched! Paul and I just watched Palin give her speech at the Republican national convention. She is a bulldog. I was completely captivated by her. She knocked it OUT OF THE PARK! I was worried about her speech because of all the fire she came under, but she clearly proved tonight that she is a FORCE to be RECKONED WITH!!! Her speech couldn't have been more well written. She took some jabs at the Obama/Biden ticket, but kept her dignity. She spoke as if to say..."How dare you question my experience, my family, my motives...how dare you!!!" She's like, bring on the criticism, I can take it, I can stand on my own two feet! She's authentic. She balances toughness and femininity very well. One of the commentators tonight said, "Well, we just heard the most "macho" speech of the night. Ha! I love it.

On a side note, I had to mention to Paul about half way through her speech....If Tina Fey was still on the Saturday Night Live cast, she'd have this woman NAILED! She looks like Tina Fey a little bit with the glasses and all. She's just beautiful! A woman for Vice President, now, THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!

Soccer, Date night, and campfire

Will started playing soccer this week. At 6:30 pm, about half way through practice, I look over and Will is laying flat on his back, tuckered out. Now mind you, he is suppose to be the goalie. So I went over to him and told him he needed to get up and play. He told me he was so tired his "limbs were going to stop working". The kid is EXHAUSTED! With school, waking up at 6:30, getting home at 3:00 and trying to squeeze in soccer. It's been an adjustment. Labor day weekend was a great breather for all of us.

Paul and I went on a date Friday night to The Cheesecake Factory. We had the BEST dinner! And, we didn't get cheesecake, but we got a hot piece of chocolate cake with a scoop of ice cream, recommended by our waiter. Funny story about our waiter. When we walked in, he came up to me and said, "I just want you to know I use to be in school for fashion design, and I think your dress is just GORGEOUS!". Well, I was flattered to say the least. Especially since he was in fashion design and all. Then ANOTHER male waiter came and commented on my dress. Then, yes, ANOTHER one. I was beginning to think something was up, but Max, our waiter said that they just really liked it. Now, it isn't pictured here that well, but it is very Jackie Kennedy'ish. I told Paul I MUST look good to be getting so many complements! HA! I will be wearing that dress again for sure!

Tonight we watched the Sizemore kiddos. They are the BEST behaved children. Even better than our own! We grilled out, had a little campfire and roasted marshmallows and I got to paint fingers and toes!!! I even braided little Becca's hair. Ahhh, I love having girls around. It makes me happy. I tried to get Alyssa to wear an apron with me tonight in the kitchen, but she said it was too poofy. Oh well. I wore one anyway, poofy and all!