I'm still catching up on posts from when we were in D.C. We've been in Idaho for the last week and it has been just craziness! Before we entered our current state, (hah! state) we went to the movies as a family. I would have considered this useless before, but little Jacqui has reached the point of understanding. Never would I have thought about taking 4 children to the movies. But Spence was there with me and we figured it would be a team effort.
We went to see Monsters VS Aliens in 3D. It was awesome!! Things flying out at you, narrowly missing us, it was very real. When this spaceship landed, the dirt flew out and Mairyn proclaimed,
"I got dirt on me, Mommy!!"
I don't know if I'll do one again. You still have to wear the glasses so of course Jacqui would not. Just because she's contrary like that. The special effects were awesome, but felt dark. Yes, I know that a movie is supposed to be in the dark. But with the 3D glasses on, I felt like the screen needed to be brighter. Anyway, we enjoyed it mucho.
And there was a strange coincidence in the movie. (I'm not giving away any of the plot) The mother-in-law to Susan the 50 story tall woman has a stub thumb. I'm not kidding. Susan spies this minutes before the wedding and gasps. Mother-in-law says,
"Oh yeah, don't worry, honey. Derek doesn't have this. It skips a generation. So your kids will have it!"
Yeah, wonderful, encouraging words, Mom. But that's not the end of the stub thumb's appearance. When they are escaping the church, MIL is first to the door but can't open it because her thumb is too short to reach the latch. I know they are exaggerating things here, so ha-ha, very funny. But they really made her thumb look disgusting. But I am not ashamed of my Stumpy, I wear him with pride. Although, not that I have a choice!
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What a funny coincidence! We'll be missing you tonight! Hope you're loving ID! When do you fly back?
Hooray for Stumpy! I sent you an email too.
I know you don't know me but I just had to comment. Your sister Katelyn visited my blog and she sent me a link to your blog, regarding these dang stumpy thumbs. I just posted about my own little stumps and have had the funniest response. (I have two of the dang thumbs like Katelyn.) I never realized how many people have the same problem. And I had no idea they were technically clubbed thumbs. Thanks for the info.
Now I HAVE to watch that movie. I can just imagine her not being able to reach the latch on the door knob. So not funny in real life. And thumb wars......forget it. My brother loved beating me on purpose every Sunday during church. What a brat!!
Anyway, I just had to leave a little stubby-thumb SHOUT OUT on your blog!
Thanks for the laughs! :)
That's too funny! We wanted to see that movie anyway...but now we have to! :)
Yay! You're famous!! At least your thumb is. Can I have your autograph, or a thumbprint ;-D !!
We took the kids to see Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D. I thought it might be slightly scary, but it was so awesome that they forgot to be scared. Best 3D we ever saw... they were too busy trying to catch and touch the effects than bother about things 'jumping out' at them.
hey, I showed your blog to my co-worker who shares our thumbs. She loved your story! She also doesn't have or will have kids (she's in her 50's) so won't know if it really skips a generations.
Well, we'll both find out, won't we? Mairyn looks like she might have one and maaaaaybe Eliza, I don't know, I think if they had it, it'd be pretty obvious.
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