Twilight

Right before the movie Twilight came out, Sarah and I were in the movie theater about to watch a movie and I saw the poster ad for Twilight. I asked the girl taking our tickets if she's heard about it. She said, yeah it's based on a book series. I said "You know I think I've seen this book before. I'll go pick it up and read it and then you can read it Sarah. Then we'll go to see it at movies. Sarah gives me this look and says "You read it I'll see the movie."

Next day was Saturday, I picked up the book and dropped her off at my brothers for the weekend. I settled in at home and picked up the book and began reading at 1pm. I finished it at 10pm that night. I just couldn't put it down. I loved the book. I loved so much about it.

So Sunday I worked then after work I pick up Sarah. I tell her about the book. I said, "Baby, it's a great book. No sex, no cursing, no vulgarity and it's about vampires and it's a really good love story." I was impressed BTW.

She blows me off and says. "I have to read my AR book for school."

So the next day I'm at work telling everyone about the book. I end up saying I'm going to ask her to read it again. So that night I'm home working on my computer, writing and playing some games when I turn to her on the couch. I say, "I think you might like..." I notice her reading a book. I stop and say, "What are you reading?"
She flips it around and it's Twilight and she's more than half way done with it.
She shouts out, "Don't tell me! Don't tell me! I want to find out all by myself." She's squealing and I'm squealing. "I say it great right?" With her dreamy eyes she says, "YES!"

I return to my pc and wait for her to finish. Once she is done we began discussing how much we loved it, what we loved and about everything you can imagine. Edward and Bella were amazing chars.

We then began getting the series and it is amazing how close this book brought Sarah and I together. We see the movies together. Read all the book together. We talk about the characters. We probably mention something about the movies/books around the Twilight saga every day still after all this time.

So tonight Sarah and I have tickets to see at 7:00 pm Twilight - New Moon - Then Eclipse begins at Midnight. We bought our tickets two weeks ago and right now we are so excited. This is one of our bonding moments.

Money Money and more Money

This payday Sarah and I are doing something different. I've given her $100.00 to spend for her food for the next two weeks. That's basically $50.00 a week. My goal is to help her get a better understanding on spending money. Also give her some accountability with responsibility, not to mention some control over how she spends her money and what she eats.

The money is for food. So if we eat out together, she buys her meals. Also we are going to movies and although I pay for the movie, she has to buy her own snacks at the movie.

So far she has done an amazing job. She made out a menu for herself and then as we go shopping at different places she spends her money for what she wants. I've noticed her several times pick up an item and put it in the cart then before I know it she's putting it back.

I know this is going to be successful and If it works out well this payday we will do it again next payday.

Over the weekend.

Sarah is such fun and she allows me to have fun, which is great. This weekend was spent in bed. With pajamas on. I had the xbox on my left, my laptop on my right and I wrote some chapters in between playing a Jedi Knight on Xbox and Castle Age on Facebook, then at some point we put the laptop on the small table I put on my bed and Sarah cozies up with me and we watched Firefly on my laptop, while she cooks dinner in the electric skillet and I play the xbox.

By end of evening last night I was back to writing and playing and she's next to me with her laptop writing a new story. In the midst of all this we are discussing her story and the characters and what names she wants to use and she's doing internet searches and it suddenly hits me once again what a great kids she is. Also how much fun I have just being around her doing my own thing.

Of course I have to laugh because we joke back and forth about my gaming... I'm telling her, "Hey log into Castle Age and help me real quick." I then joke and say "Hey I'll do it for you if you don't want to." She says to me. "I'm probably the only kid whose parent logs in their their kids facebook, not to check their content, but to help them play their games."

Our favorite saying is... "If it aint fun... don't do it."

Thanks Jack Canfield!

Growing up.

The other day Sarah got a new hair cut and a curl done. She look fabulous and beautiful. She put the new pics on facebook and of course she was flooded with great responses.


I shared her photos as well, but the responses I get are totally different than hers. I have friends telling me how much older she looks and I should watch out for boys because she's so beautiful.

If they only realize... been there... done that with the oldest girl Rachael, who is drop dead gorgeous too. I survived that one so I'll survive this one with Sarah.

Sarah is just thrilled she loves her new hair style and loves showing it off and trying new things with it. Yet I do see she is growing up, fourteen and about to graduate 8th grade. Wow the time flies.