We went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I REALLY liked it. It is such a big book and there was a great job of keeping the theme of the story while condensing it into three hours or so of movie. I hope they can keep these kids "kid" enough for the last three stories. As you probably know. Two more books are already out in print. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. A final episode is promised by J. K. Rowling. No word on that yet.

We always have popcorn for lunch on movie days. We go on Friday Afternoon for the old people special. It only costs us $7.50 to get in. It costs more than that for our popcorn and soda.

The morning was spent cleaning the kitchen and running a few errands. I am now at 6:30PM VERY tired. It is going to be an effort but I will try to stay up until 9:00. It is much easier for me to sleep through the night that way.

Tomorrow, I do not have to go ANYWHERE. SO - we will filter the Currant wine and I will decorate the tree. We are going to have meatloaf for dinner tomorrow with garlic mashed potatoes.

The other day, a news broadcast was showing the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Harbor, Newport Beach Wisconsin. When I was living in California, I got to go on a couple of those. It is really fun and an impressive site. All the boats that want to decorate and fall in line. Then they slowly sail around the harbor. On the boats, you not only get to see all the other boats but also all the beautiful mansions that surround the harbor. They are all decorated too, of course. Food and drinks are always there. I had the hottest chili I ever enjoyed on a Christmas Harbor Cruise. It was so hot that it burned all the way down. BUT it left a great taste when the heat died down.

I received the following in an e-mail.

If you want someone who will bring you the paper without first tearing it apart to remove the sports section
Buy a dog.! []


If you want someone willing to make a fool of himself simply over the joy of seeing you
Buy a dog. []

If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never says its not quite as good as his mother made it
Buy a dog []

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want
Buy a dog. []

If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies
Buy a dog. []

If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores
Buy a dog.[]


If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually
Buy a dog.[]



But, on the other hand, If you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness...

Then......................................



Buy a cat! []


(You thought I was talking about men didn't you!)


I finished my fantasy football tonight. Good thing. There are some games tomorrow.

Love
Mary