Inspiring Envy

The idea of 24 hours alone, sans husband and kids, sounded really wonderful and inspired much envy.  It was pretty good.  I managed to watch two DVD's, both subtitled, though I'm knitting stockinette (as I mention every chance I get) so the reading of the subtitles really doesn't interfere with the knitting.  The first movie I watched, Paradise Now, was so riveting that I didn't even knit.  It's about two suicide bombers who have some trouble while en route to Israel to carry out their mission.  The second movie, Control Room, is about the Al Jazeera network and was filmed at the time of the beginning of the endless war in Iraq in which we are currently embroiled.  I enjoyed both movies for different reasons, but I have to say that the one thing that they had in common was that they broadened my perspective, and I'd highly recommend them for that very reason.

  My parents returned my kids, and while in the course of doing that, my dad let Loco out and Loco took off through the woods.  For some reason, my father waited a while before telling me this.  I ended up searching the woods, and all I got to show for it was a tick.  My dad and I then ended up taking the search on the road.  My dad drove and I took shortcuts through the woods where we walk the dogs and occasionally joined him in the car.  We finally came home to find DD outside on the front lawn all excited because Loco had come home.  No one could call my dad and I because he didn't have his cell phone on and because my phone was in the house, as he insisted I get in the car without going back in the house to get it.  I don't know where that dog went, but he seemed just fine when he came back.  At least I didn't have to call DH and tell him that while he's living in up in Arizona, I lost the dog.

As soon as my parents left, I noticed hot pink stuff all over back porch, the kitchen floor, and the carpet in the family room.  My mom and DS had been playing with Play Doh while my dad and I were searching for Loco, and DS apparently dropped a half a can of it on the floor, stepped in it, and then tracked it all over the place without her noticing.  I got most of it up except some that was really ground into the carpet, and I cleaned out the sole of his sneaker.

Yeah, re-entry back into the world of cohabiting with other people was a bit rough today.  I ended up taking the kids to see Madagascar 2, which was okay.  I have to confess that I didn't think that the first movie was all that great and I didn't have high expectations that this sequel would be wonderful.  I've seen it once and I don't need to see it again.  The kids loved it, though, and we had to go to McDonald's for dinner after the movie so they could get the Madagascar 2 Happy Meals.  At least McDonald's has good iced tea, and I did get quite a bit of knitting done during the movie.  I wasn't too sure about knitting with dark colored yarn in a dark movie theatre, but it worked out fine, except for one place where I got confused and put away the knitting.  Fortunately, even though I told the kids to use the bathroom before we left the house and once we got to the movie theatre, they didn't listen to me, so I had to make two bathroom trips with them.  The first such trip afforded me an opportunity to figure out what had happened with my knitting (The yarn split and I knit two stitches into it, but fortunately didn't knit any further because it felt wrong in the dark.) and fix it so I could go back and knit in peace.  The second trip to the bathroom was advantageous only in that it afforded me another break from the movie.  Best part of the whole movie -- after the credits rolled, DS danced in the aisle and sang, "I like to move it, move it!" over and over again, which amused the people behind us to no end.  I thought it was better than the movie.

Comments

[2paw]

Nice to have time by yourself, but what a horrid thing to have lost Loco, even for a little while. I understand your panic.
I don't think we're allowed to knit in the pictures here. They inspect your bags-if they feel like it.
Maccas has a lot to answer for.

[Nancy]

We did 2 bathroom trips as well during the movie. Maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much;) I definitely thought it was better than the first. I certainly laughed much more. Of course Avery and I commented that it was the New York jokes that really did it for us.

[Karen]

I guess the reentry wasn't quite worth the time alone. Though the movies sound interesting.
Whenever I go to a movie I don't enjoy I end up eating junk. Anything to make the time pass I suppose. We'll wait for that one to come out on video.

[Thalia]

I'm glad you got some time alone - it really helps to recharge - but losing Loco even for a bit must have been very, very stressful.

Once, soon after I had adopted Incas, I was walking in the woods with a friend and her dog, and we let the dogs off the leash (far from roads) - and they took off after a deer. My heart was in my throat as we tore off into the underbrush after them. I'd only had Incas for a few months, he was already full-grown, was he even that attached to me, and on and on...eventually my friend's dog returned to our calling, and Incas followed behind. I was terrified, relieved, and drained, and just kept telling him how good he was for coming back.