Last night we watched the movie "A Mighty Heart," the story of the kidnapping and murder of the journalist Daniel Pearl. Well, really the story was more about the incredible ordeal from the eyes of his wife, played by Angelina Jolie. In addition to the fact that the movie was compelling and well acted and about as authentic as any "based on a true story" movie ever gets, the events of yesterday in Pakistan, where much of the movie is set, made it eerily "present" for me. Don't know any other way to explain it.

Earlier in the day we went to the theater to see "Martian Child." Let me assure you that you can take your kids to see this one and you'll all love it. Yes, it's way too sappy for the reviewers to give a thumbs up, but then if you've been noticing the ones that DO get a thumbs up, you'll know why I don't really care. Go see it.

Every time I get on Amazon I'm glad I bought so many kid presents early in the fall. True, my bathtub is totally unusable, but prices have gone way up on most of the good stuff and so I'm just sitting here being...well...smug.

It's a very good thing that Starbucks' Eggnog Lattes are a seasonal item. And that they don't freeze well.

My niece and nephew are still on life support, both requiring multiple surgeries and other interventions to keep them alive. Please, pray for Meredith and Matthew.

Happy Birthday to grandson Jonathan, the young man who made me a Granny :-)

Snip, snip, the weekend's over. (Oh, except for those of us on mini-vacations!)

Labels: Family, Good Stuff, Grandkids, Holidays, Movies, Sundays