Now, Voyager..

Before I forget..there is another movie I found most intriguing the other night. Its a wonderful 1942 movie called "Now, Voyager", starring Bette Davis. Now, Im not normally a Bette Davis fan..But she gave a fantastic performance as a young waif named Charlotte Vale whose domineering mother makes her a recluse in their mansion to take care of her and her hypochondriac ailments. She locks herself in her room, becoming more of a chubby spinster everyday, and finds refuge within her diaries, smutty romance novels, sneaking cigarettes, and doing wonderful Ivory carvings. Sick and tired of her mothers demands, and being the butt of her families jokes, Charlotte breaks down and goes to a Sanitarium where a fine doctor helps her to deal with her issues. After her release, she goes on a cruise to South Africa under a different identity and under crazy circumstances becomes thrown into situations with a man named Jerry. They become great friends..then eventually fall inlove. Tragically, Jerry is married, to a very domineering wife and has two daughters, one of which, Tina, bares a striking resemblence in looks and deed, to Charlotte herself. Charlotte fears for the girl. Jerry and Charlotte agree not to see each other after the trip, as she did not want to break up a family...She goes back home a changed woman..beautiful, thin, and eloquent. Nobody recognizes her. She eventually falls for another man, wins her mothers respect, but feels the need to go back to the Sanitarium...There she finds dear Tina. She takes her under her wing and becomes her friend...She soon finds that she needs Tina as much as Tina needs her, and she seeks custody of her from Jerry, after abruptly ending her engagement to the other man. She and Jerry still love each other, so she cant foresee herself with anybody else.. But they never act on their feelings again...She feels that by having Tina as her own, it would be like she and Jerry had a child together, and they could still see each other, and share in something wonderful even tho they cant be together physically. Its a wonderfully tragic story. And Bette Davis is very convincing as both the ugly duckling and the striking woman. I should love to own this movie as well. :0P

~Movie Review~

As you all know, Ive been sucked into TCM during their 31 days till Oscars countdown, and have had the priviledge of seeing some amazing movies. I thought I would write a little summary about some of my favorites. Last Wednesday I watched a cute little 1951 movie called THE MATING SEASON, starring Gene Teirney, John Lund, and one of my favorite vintage actresses, Thelma Ritter. I had a good laugh over this movie, and Thelma Ritter, as the mother-in-law, was a real gem. I highly recommend everyone check this movie out. Here is a brief synopsis.

Ellen McNulty sells her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the help she has hired for a big party her husband is throwing to impress his boss. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications. Ellen doesnt want to be any trouble to her new daughter-in-law, coming from such a simple background, especially since the daughter-in-laws rich and obnoxious mother decides to bombard them with an extended visit...So the husband, much to his chagrin, goes along with his mothers plan to remain "the cook," knowing that the thought of two mothers living under one roof is enough to make a newly married wife go mad. All sorts of tomfoolery happens as a result of that foolish decision...which gives us plenty to laugh about. If it is on DVD I should like to own this.

~Lucky Girl~

In all my years as a girl..this is the first time i've ever recieved more then one flower from a boy. Jason came home with them last night, and a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphys...Flowers and I dont have to cook for the evening? Thank you Valentines Day!

Thankful for Valentines day!

Its Thankful Thursday and also Valentines day today! Erics class Vday lollipops have all been filled out with proper names to take to school. He put on his "handsome shirt" for such the special occassion. The sun is peeking out, and i'm just sure today will be a lovely day!

I am thankful for:

Sunshine and warmth (when it gets that way)!
Celebrating Love..
Winning a Bunco prize..finally!
Chocolate covered pretzels..
Band Practice and hearing Jase play..
The Sachas and their company..
Online shopping..
A great frizz buster/great holding Hairspray..
Besame Cosmetics..
My green Peacoat..
Family dinners..

The Tests are in!

A while back, I had talked to Erics school councilor about doing some tests on him, after he up and bit a child sitting next to him for no reason during quiet math time. She gave his teacher and myself some papers to fill out about his behavioral issues, and we both came back with the same complaints...He scored very high, with significance in Inattentive and Impulsive behavior which are two very strong links to ADHD. Eric has been getting into more and more trouble lately, usually resulting in severe punishment, yet nothing we do as parents sway him from acting out his whims. After getting online and doing much research, I found out that a child with severe impulsive behavior absolutely cannot stop and think first before acting. I found this to be true when I had a heart to heart with him yesterday after he chopped off all his hair with the scissors. I asked him why he did things that he new were wrong..and he new the punishment for it. He responded with "I try not to make you upset, but my brain tells me to do things and I cant stop it." My heart was broken. My 6 year old child is struggling internally and here I have been thinking Im not a harsh enough parent, so ive been trying to beat some sense into him. I feel awful now. I have always been anti medication for children, thinking that they will eventually grow out of their wild and whimsical behaviors given the chance to naturally...but with him I feel if I dont, his brain might tell him to rob a bank, or something worse. He needs to feel stabilized, so I wont need to punish him for his bad behavior..Because no amount of punishment, at this point, will make him stop doing things. Just my luck..as all of this is coming to a head..His father was released from the military so we have no insurance to help him with. I am seeking other options currently. Im grateful to have this knowledge so that now I can revise my parenting methods..and he has a chance to grow up normal and happy.

Typical Eric....

Look at what Eric did only moments ago...right before his school bus is to come. Why me, Lord?

~Silly girl~

I got a giggly phone call from my mother yesterday evening, stating that I was never going to believe what happened to her that day. On her way to church (they live in Huntington Beach California and walk to church in the sunshine everyweek,) she managed to step on a pine cone, which forced her to slip hard into a water puddle collecting near the curb. She landed right on her arm. She was covered from head to toe in dirty water, nursing a hurt arm, and a bruised ego. They walked back home. Dad told her to get on their luxury bed and take a rest for a while before they braved the long waits of the emergency room. So she attempted to climb onto their bed (which you almost need a stool to get on,) and just as she bounced on the bed, she promptly bounced back off again, landing on the floor. To which dad replied "Oh come on!" LOL..I'm beginning to see where Missy gets the clumsiness!.Well her arm didnt feel better after a while, so they took the journey to the hospital. She had indeed broken it, and is now sporting a fabulous cast from elbow to finger tip.