If Today is Friday.......



Then it's time for a matinee!

I went to see G-Force and well, let's just say I did it to make MariaV happy. Hopefully she reads this review before shelling out any cash on this one.

Since Grandma J is busy babysitting JJ at his house all week, because she is too cheap to pay a $500 pet deposit just so JJ can have sleepovers at The Spa she hasn't had much time to go into a whole lot of detail in her blog posts lately.

Her daughter doesn't have high speed internet, but some kind of Clear Wire wifi that's protected and private....and no one is there to help GJ get on-line. So that's my excuse for saying G-Force sucked big time. SER.I.OUS.LY

The movie was....boring, predictable and irritating. Grandma J kept telling herself to get a grip because two of the three toddlers in the theatre thought it was hilarious, and since the movie must have been geared towards that age group, what's there to complain about.

Still....the movie couldn't end too soon.

In a positive note....Grandma J loved the female diva guinea pig named Juarez. Voice over by Penelope Cruz. She was funny and a sexy little thing....

Do you know who is funnier?





This guy! If Grandma J were him, she'd give G-Force One Flag...but since shes not...she's give the movie one set of six flags....representing the six flags that officially flew over the great state of Texas.

Cash For Clunkers........
.....is broke

It seems like you might be out of luck if you wanted to take advantage of the billion dollar stimulus program known as Cash For Clunkers. After less than a week, the program ran out of money.




Of course if you wanted to trade in this Nash Rambler, you probably wouldn't qualify because hellooo, it's a classic it's not a gas guzzler, and why would you trade it in? Just because it uses leaded gas and isn't equipped with Sirius XM radio and SYNC airbags and seat belts and.... well anyway, hold on because another infusion of cash might be on the way...besides, what's another billion down the drain cash anyways?


Now Grandma J is off to see her Friday Matinee. Will it Be G-Force or something else?

Things that make me say....
"Thank you"

Mostly simple things....nothing big, but yet to Grandma J, miraculous just the same......



Like a strawberry Fruitista from Taco Bell when it's 102 degrees at eight o'clock in the evening. I sip things like this slowly.....savoring the luxury of this refreshment.




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Some rain to quench the weeds the parched earth.....but be careful what you ask for. Praying for lots of rain can be taken much too literally. Just saying.







Of course, any body of water, big or small, brings out the neighbor kids.






And of course Phillip Johnny Bob is a follower, not a leader! Just giving the neighbors one more thing to talk about.

**NEWS FLASH**

The Gloucester-Mathews Journal Gazette

has a nice article about Blogfest '09.

Check it out!

.....now back to regular blogging stuff.

Virgina Crab...displaced



That's exactly what's been taking place in Texas ever since Grandma J bought JJ a squeaky crab toy at Blogfest.

Somehow, at Blogfest, when no one was looking, this crab took on a life of his own, and if you don't believe me, check out some of his antics at the beach.


Everyone knows that JJ is spoiled a squeaky toy lover, and Grandma J buys him toys all the time.







She knew he'd love the crab she bought him at Blogfest in Mathews, VA....and she was right.

JJ gently played with his Chesapeake Bay Crab.....and the crab acted like any other squeaky toy........until yesterday.

Things turned ugly, and JJ started playing rough....something he learned from a little puppy called Buttons. When all was said and done.........

Crab was in a pickle....he was de-crabbed, but thank goodness he didn't get boiling mad....if you know what I mean.







Off to the crab vet we went......







Gratefully, crab is on the mend, and the verdict is out on whether he stays in Texas...or goes back to the Chesapeake Bay. Stay tuned.

Babysitting, Water Parks and Dogs

So, Grandma J's daughter is out of town lounging by a pool attending some kind of State Tournament for A-Ron's baseball by day, and attending karaoke marathons more games at night.

During these critical family events, A-Ron's sister usually goes along to sit and text her friends cheer on her brother, but not this time. She has a three week vacation planned along the shores of Orange County CA with her cousins.....giving her Monday free to babysit some sweet kids and their new puppy.

Of course whenever there aren't any parents around, Grandma J likes to stay at her daughter's house in case said granddaughter or JJ decide to accidentally have a party get scared.




While Grandma J foolishly agreed to take all the kids to the water park for the day, she didn't figure a new puppy into the mix. She decided that the best babysitter and role model for the new little puppy called Buttons was...........

Yours truly......JJ. And if we could read JJ's mind he would be all, "and you are paying me how much to do this?" JJ looks so not happy.

Being a good sport, JJ takes Buttons under his paw!

Buttons immediately gets in JJ's face.....and by in JJ's face, we're talking literally

Uh Dude....when I said get out of my face, I wasn't giving you any ulterior choices. Hello? I'm talking to you little guy.

JJ does his best to let Buttons know that this isn't funny because JJ has no clue since he was fixed before he could walk about what Buttons is trying to do. Don't make me get mad little guy......

OK, we can wrestle....I'll even let you think you can take me down.

Does anyone think little baby Buttons is getting the best of JJ?

Like, is JJ turning into a wuss?

Looks like JJ is hightailing it outta there! How embarrassing.

Oh, and hasta luego, chica! Have a great trip!

A to Z Monday.....
better late than never!

This week is letter X week, and Grandma J has to tell you that her X word is X-cuse.

I know, how lame is that? First it's pretty clear that Monday is half over, and then the word X-cuse isn't even a word yet.

Somehow Grandma J knows that, which is why she's giving you this excellent x-cuse! Because, just finding a few minutes to post anything is nothing short of a miracle because of granddaughters, extra kids, extra dogs, water parks, airports and droughts.....

Please check out some really good X words over at A to Z Mondays. Oh, and please join in because it's fun when new people participate using real words.

(Almost) SILENT SUNDAY

Texas is under a severe drought.....and no one is allowed to water their lawns. People are encouraged to narc on their neighbors.



Despite the drought, Grandma J found this blossom outside her back door this Sunday morning.






It's attached to this weed.....





In the back courtyard that's supposed to have a lush green lawn. So someone who might have some extra rain clouds, please send them to Texas before Grandma J's grandsons arrive from Colorado! Being cooped up with two active boys + A-Ron for a week could have serious consequences.

On a lighter note.....Phillip Johnny Bob talked Grandma J into buy him some new clothes....something from Dollar Tree fashionable.




Some surfer threads. He wanted me to make sure and show his good friend, Little T that he doesn't always wear dorky clothes with his shirt tucked in.

RAUNCHY IS LOOKING GOOD

Because Grandma J went to see The Ugly Truth today....due to the overwhelming consensus of her fellow bloggers.

Phillip Johnny Bob was ecstatic going off to the movies with Grandma J. They hummed and swayed to show tunes on the radio as they made their way across town.....only to find out PJB wasn't allowed in the theatre because he was commando he was too young.

It was too warm to leave him in the car, so Grandma J took him back home to the spa. Of course she had to wait for the next show at 1:50....and had to pay the extra 50 cents.

Now, let's talk about the movie....The Ugly Truth, shall we?

Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) produces a morning news/talk show, and is livid when her boss, who, wanting to boost sagging ratings, hires Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a raunchy (I'm loving that word more and more) late night TV personality who exposes the ugly truth about what men like about women.




Abby is single and somewhat controlling. She can't seem to find "Mr. Right" and is not a fan of the advice Mike gives to his audience.

While Abby is appalled at the funny as heck blunt sometimes vulgarity of Mike's advice...her morning show's ratings soar, leaving her alone in her unapproval of the change in programming.

Mike torments Abby's inability to land a boyfriend, and she eventually takes him up on a bet to let him help her find her prince charming.

Even though the outcome is no big surprise, and predictable like most comedy/chick flicks, Grandma J still loved it for it's edgy, teasing, and steamy scenes.

I give The Ugly Truth five out of five bottles of wine....because that's what the blogfest attendees would want.






And look who was waiting for Grandma J when she returned home. Could he look more pitiful if he tried?


*note to Sue from the other side of Temple, across the bridge near the swim park......thank you for commenting. I take my grandson to a pitching/batting coach out on a piece of farmland off Jupiter Rd on your side of the bridge.

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!

Grandma J missed going to a matinee last week because she was on a blogging adventure in Mathews, Virginia. I'm sure you wish I'd shut the heck up tell you more about Blogfest, but it's time for Grandma J to settle down, and take care of business.

Once again Grandma J needs your help, because it's important that she sees a movie that you might want to see. Of course if you like violence, sci-fi, shoot-um ups, or blood sucking scary stuff, you are in the wrong place. Grandma J loves comedies, non-fiction, animals that don't die in the end, Pixar stuff, and raunchy sex if it's in a comedy forum without hummus.

Here are your two choices. I will go with the majority so don't be shy. Let me know before 10:30 CT tomorrow morning because Grandma J goes to the first showing to save fifty cents. That makes every eleventh movie free.

The Ugly truth is rated R, and it's funny and a bit raunchy.....


G-Force is action packed, which isn't usually Grandma J's forte, but it stars guinea pigs, so all bets are off!!

Keep in mind that Grandma J is bringing Phillip Johnny Bob to the movies. He is going through withdrawals because he hasn't seen a movie in weeks! Oh, and PJB wants you to know he likes "raunchy".

Dios Mio....

Hasta Luego, Chica



Gidget — the Chihuahua made famous by the Taco Bell advertising campaign — died of a stroke at age 15.

Here is a sampling of her starring roles.....




No one said “Yo quiero Taco Bell.” quite like Gidget.