LOST Review

Usually after watching Lost, I'm left with more questions than answers. Last night's episode did the opposite. Hooray! Several questions that I had were answered.

1. First I have to say that Frank Rocks!! He was calm and cool even when his plane was falling out of the sky. He avoided the mountains, avoided the ocean, and was able to land the plane. Too bad the brakes weren't working. :S It seems that the only casualty was the co-pilot. This is going to sound callous, but for Lost one death is pretty tame! I figured there would be several deaths associated with the plane crash.

2. Hurley is still Hurley. I got a kick out of his reaction when told that they were in 1977. "Um...what?" And then later when the new recruits are going to have their picture taken, "Namaste what?" He's so clueless about what's going on. I'm actually happy about that. He's such a sweet soul and I don't want him having a break-down.

3. Poor Jin. Here he thought his wife was safe. But no. Now he's going to be worried about her and searching for her. He's such an intense guy. The way he turned on Sayid. Wow! Sayid looked very scared that Jin would actually shoot him. And that's saying a lot, because we all know that Sayid isn't easily phased.

4. Speaking of Sayid, Yikes! I don't know what LeFleur/Sawyer has up his sleeve, but judging from the previews for next week, I'm worried that it won't matter. Did everyone catch that? There was just a flash of Sayid's face and a voice over of him saying, "Now I know what I have to do here." I'm a little worried because the last thing Sayid saw was a young Ben. WOW! You know that James, Jin, and Juliet must all know that Ben is there. And we all know that Farady won't want them messing with the timeline, but still. Can't they do something about that boy?! While he is still a boy. And not a super-manipulative killer. Please. Someone? Anyone?

5. Well, at least Sun had enough guts to not believe Ben and do something about it. I was a little confused when I saw Ben pop up on screen walking about. Last time we saw him, he was out cold in the "infirmary" with John looking at him. Remember me hoping that John would do something about Ben, but not fully believing that he will. Thank goodness for Sun! I love that she just whacked him across the head with an oar. Hallelujah! Someone is finally turning the tables on Ben. I hope it lasts.

6. I like Jack. I really do. But the man gets on my nerves at times. And this episode was one of them. Don't you love that after three years away, he thinks he's going to be in charge of the group. That he balks at James directions. That he thinks there needs to be a group vote on whether or not they'll pose as new recuits for the Dharma Initiative. And don't you think it's hilarious that he goes to confront James about his plans, even though he's been gone three years and has no idea what is going on with anyone anywhere. I especially enjoyed that James has fully embraced the leadership role. And I LOVED that he put Jack in his place. It's about time someone did!! I just hope Jack doesn't go off on his own and do something stupid. Don't try to deny it. You know Jack would. It would be completely true to form. Please Jack! Don't do anything stupid. Just listen to James and get over your namby-pamby feelings of jealousy and competition. Please!

7. I appreciate that James and Juliet stuck together. For now. The looks he was giving to Kate have me nervous. He still has feelings for her. After listening to Amy's comments, we now know that James and Juliet are more like a married couple than just casual partners. My heart broke a little for Juliet when Amy asked her when she and Jim were going to have a baby. The look on Juliet's face. Ooh! I was so sad for her. But so far, James is staying true. I hope the trend wil continue. His character has matured so much during the three years with Dharma. It's great to see because we all knew he had it in him.

8. Where are Rose and Bernard??? Seriously. Has anyone seen them? I hope they didn't die in the initial time travel shoot-out. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but I really liked that little couple. They were so loyal to each other. And even when they bickered, you knew that they loved each other more than anything. I'm crossing my fingers that they are alright and hopefully just hanging out with Richard and the others.

Overall, I enjoyed this episode. What did you think??

Our Little Leprechaun Friend

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

To celebrate the day, I'm going to tell you about Anne's little leprechaun friend. Anne is my seven-year old daughter. She is in first grade. In her class is a little boy named Matthew and he is a leprechaun.

I first heard about Matthew in January. Anne raced home from the bus, so excited to tell me the news. In her most solemn voice she proclaimed, "Matthew is a real live leprechaun."

Me: How do you know he's a real leprechaun?

Anne: He told me.

Me: How does he know?

Anne: His Mom told him.

Me: Really??

Anne: Yes. He is a real live leprechaun. Except he doesn't have a pot of gold yet. But he is a leprechaun anyways.

Me: Huh.

Anne: He is! And he is my friend. I have a friend who is a leprechaun. I am so lucky!!

Me: Huh. Well, I'm glad you have a new friend.

Anne: Yeah. Me too. (then she sighs in contentment.)

I started watching for this leprechaun boy. It turns out he lives just down the street and rides the bus with my daughter. And I have to tell you, when I saw him I understood why his Mom told him he's a leprechaun.

1. He has beautiful red hair. Like a good leprechaun should.

2. He has cute little freckles on his cute little nose. Like a good leprechaun should.

3. He has a bubbly personality. Like a good leprechaun should.

4. His favorite color is green. Which is the color every leprechaun wears.

5. And the most convincing attribute of all...He is at least a foot shorter than any other first-grader I saw. Really! A Foot!

This last trait is even more exaggerated when he stands next to my daughter. Anne is a good 18 inches taller than him. The first time I saw them together I thought, "How funny for a leprechaun and a giant to be friends!"

The best part is today is St. Patrick's day and Anne is convinced that we have to do something special for Matthew. You know, because it's his day and all. ;)

Crazy Times!

I've had so much going on the past few weeks. Here's a quick rundown:

*Dash the Dog got his boy stuff removed by the Vet. He had stitches and a cone head and wasn't allowed outside without supervision. Let's just say, he went potty (#1 & #2) in my house multiple times. Thank goodness for my wet vac.

*My five-year old son vomited during Sacrament. I, fortunately, was walking the halls with the BabyCakes, so the boy didn't vomit on me. He got his dad and the floor under the pew instead. Again, thank goodness for my wet vac.

*The Hubby got strep throat. Then he gave it to me. Mine was a worse case. Thank goodness for the nice doctor who gave me antibiotics in pink liquid form. That was much easier to swallow.

*My three big kids started Little League Baseball. And the three coaches all decided to schedule their first practice at the same time...in different parts of the city. Yikes! Thank goodness Hubby got off work early. We divided and conquered.

*I've been designated as "Team Mom" for Annie's team. Thank goodness I had mad secretary skills, so all the forms, phone calls, and fund raiser stuff will be easy-peasy.

*Hubby auditioned for and was cast in a local production of "Into the Woods". He is playing Cinderella's Prince (who basically kisses every girl he can find) and the Wolf (who eats the two ladies the Prince doesn't kiss). I plan on sitting in the front row and catcalling every time his character comes onto stage. It will be tons on fun. If you want to join me, the play will run at the end of June. Meanwhile, he has practices twice a week until then. Thank goodness that I was the one wanting him to do this. Otherwise I might get a little resentful of all his time away. But as it is, I'm thrilled! I always wanted to see him in this play. AND in this role! Hooray for me and wish fulfillment! ;)

*Annie, age 7, had her orthodontic appliance removed. She is so excited. Now she can eat almonds, walnuts, peanuts, cashews, popcorn, pizza crust, hard candy, sticky candy, gum, carrot sticks, celery sticks, french bread, apples (without having to slice it first), and many other hard and sticky items. Thank goodness she can eat trail mix again.

*I finished an online class through Mesa Community College. It was a Personal and Family Finance class. Thank goodness because that class was boring! Mainly because I figured out finances many years ago so the entire textbook was just a review. But I'm now one step closer to getting my FACS teaching certificate.

*Dash the Dog had his stitches removed yesterday from aforementioned surgery. As soon as we got home he proceeded to vomit. And vomit. And vomit some more. It was just little bits at a time, but still. Eeew! Thank goodness for my wet vac!

*At one of the baseball practices, one that I had driven to myself with all my kids in tow, I got hit in my left forearm with a baseball. It hurt. Bad. I left the field to get a drink. One second I was standing by the water cooler, next second I was laying down fifteen feet away. Huh. And as I turned over there were lots of people staring at me. Turns out I fainted and was out for about a minute. Another parent called 911 and I was soon surrounded by paramedics. Wow. They were fast. They were also not impressed that I couldn't remember how I got from point A to point B. But I did remember my address, name, telephone number, and even the date. Thank goodness I could deny their insistence to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Phew! Cause I'm not sure how much of that "ride" my insurance would have covered. I called Hubby to come get me instead.

*I still felt woozy for the next day. My doctor ordered some lab work. I had to give six large vials of blood. Thank goodness the phlebotomist was a master needle sticker. I barely felt it. And by the way, after she removed all the blood, I felt great. Really, really great! For the whole rest of the day! Huh. It seems that all I needed was a some good old-fashioned blood letting. Maybe I should invest in medical leeches. You know. Just in case I feel faint in the future. ;)

Asteroid Alert

One of my favorite sites is The Park Bench. This site is chock full of news and information regarding some of my favorite topics. ;)

On Thursday, she had a bit of disturbing news to share. Actually, I think it's pretty cool! That is why I'm sharing it with YOU!

She referenced an article at Gizmodo . I'm following it up with an article from Space.com. There are several other articles referencing this news item, so without further ado:

On Monday, March 2, 2009, an asteroid about 35 meters wide flew past Earth. The asteroid was closest to Earth at 8:40 am ET and passed a mere 60,000 to 72,000 km away from Earth!

Different sites are reporting different statistics, but they all agree that there was an asteroid. And that the asteroid was very close to earth.

Isn't that Awesome!! I wish I would have known. I would have broken out my telescope to watch it. Usually they burn up in space, so you don't get to see them unless you have a super-telescope. But something that large and that close...I'm sure my telescope would have picked that out. *sigh* I'll just have to wait for the next one. :(

Lost and Back Together--Sort of...

A. Remember when Juliet first arrived on the Island. Several people were astonished by her looks. They commented that Juliette looks "just like her". At the time, I wondered who Juliet looked like. Whoever it was, Ben sure seemed like he was smitten. Remember they said that Juliet was "intended" for Ben. Yikes! I'm wondering now, since Juliet is back in 1974-1977, if she looks like herself OR if she has a daughter while on the Island. Here's how the two scenarios play out in my mind. And yes, I know they are both probably incorrect, but for now, this is what I'm thinking. :)

1. She is herself, but older, when first meeting Ben Linus. She takes pity on him and acts as a surrogate mother/aunt. Trying to teach him GOOD in order to deter his later actions. Ben likes her like Oedipus and when he sees Young Juliet, thinks he's found his mate.

2. The "her" is Juliet's daughter. She is a little girl when Ben arrives on the Island and they become friends. This scenario requires Juliet leaving the Island though, otherwise Ben would have met them both. I know it's a long shot, but Lost keeps making long shots so I have to think crazy and outside of the box.

B. I love that con-man Sawyer saves the day. First, he shows what a great guy he has become by walking into danger to save Amy. He wouldn't have done that in the first season. He would have agreed with Miles that it was none of their business and walked away, leaving Jack to save the day. Well, Jack's got nothing on Sawyer!! James has proved time and again what a great leader he is. Yes, he still lies through his teeth at times, but he has a good core (unlike some people *cough*ben*cough*).

C. Juliet is good stock. She had Jack's back against Ben, even though it put her at risk. And now she's got Sawyer's. (Excuse me...I mean LaFleur's. Haha! That is such a girlie name. Sorry Sawyer, but it is.) I love that she is so practical, agreeing to follow Sawyer's plan just so they could stop arguing and start moving. And I am SO grateful that she finally was able to deliver a Healthy baby to a Living Mom! It's about time!! (I am very nervous to see what they name this baby boy. That will be quite the gem of information.) Juliet is an amazing doctor, but she has been such a failure on the Island. And she takes personal responsibility for each lost patient, even though it's not her fault. I am so glad she was able to save Amy and her baby boy. Good job Juliet.

D. Sawyer and Juliet? Together? In Bed? Hahaha! I have to admit, I saw that coming, but talked myself out of it because I thought the Lost writers wouldn't let it happen. ;) Anyhoo, I'm glad they had each other during the three year wait. They seem pretty happy and comfortable with each other. And they both said "I Love You" to each other....But remember the lovely pep talk Sawyer gave to Horace. The one where he assured Horace that three years was long enough for Amy to get over Paul. I agreed with him. Three years is long enough to get over someone who is dead and you know is never coming back. But I knew he was lying about himself. He's in a different situation. His gal isn't dead. Which brings us to...

E. Jin finding Jack, Hurley, and Kate. I'm glad they're back. But COME ON! There are so many implications here.

1. They're all stuck in 1977?? That doesn't sound right. Why are they stuck in that time period? I just hope they know to watch out when little Ben Linus shows up. So they don't get killed with the rest of the Dharma Initiative.

2. But wait, will the Dharma guys accept Jack, Hurley and Kate into their camp? Because the excuse of lost shipmates cannot be used when people have been missing for three years.

3. If the Dharma doesn't accept them, where will they go? Will the Hostiles/Others accept them into their camp? Because it seems that in 1977 you have to be a part of on or the other. You can't just be on your own.

4. Will Sawyer dump Juliet for Kate? Does Kate even want Sawyer back? I think she does. But will her feelings of loyalty to Jack block her feelings for Sawyer? And what about Juliet? She is one of my favorite characters. I know she's a pragmatist. I know that she knows that Sawyer loved Kate. But sheesh! She said she loved Sawyer. And he said he loved her. So even if she is pragmatic about it, won't her heart still be broken?

5. Where are Sayid and Sun? It will be really stinky if Sun doesn't end up in 1977. We haven't seen too much of Jin's story line yet. I know he told Locke not to bring Sun back, so he probably won't be looking for her. But Jack, Kate and Hurley will surely tell Jin that Sun was on the plane with them. Then Jin will start worrying and redouble his search effort. And Sun! What will she do if she's stuck with Sayid? She toughened up in the last three years, so I'm not worried about her physically. I really think she can hold her own against Sayid. Not in hand-to-hand fighting. But I don't think she would let her guard down enough for it to come to that. Meanwhile, what is with Sayid? Did you see the previews? It looks likes he might be a double-dealer. Yikes!

F. And speaking of the previews, I saw Ben walking in the jungle. COME ON John! That man has killed you twice now! You saw him laying on the cot. Why didn't you kill him then? I know it's not in your nature, but COME On! Just do it. I know the Bible says Thou Shalt Not Kill, but you've already done the turn the other cheek thing. You already let him kill you twice. You really don't have to let it happen a third time. You can take preventive action. I'm sure Jacob would forgive you. Of course, if the other plane survivors are staring over your shoulder, I understand that you wouldn't want to kill him in front of them. But DUDE! You just told them that Ben is the man who killed you. Surely they would understand. Or at least, they would confine him. But then, Ben is a sneaky, manipulative little man. He probably woke up and told them that you were crazy and then when they stopped to look at you, he snuck out a window. Ey-yah!!!

How am I supposed to wait TWO WEEKS until the next episode??

Why I Hate My Husband...

Alright, so I don't actually hate him. I really and truly love the man. But I'm not too happy with him right now.

Do you know what that man had the audacity to do? Do you? DO YOU?!

He kissed me. On the lips. On Sunday.

That's right. He kissed me. And I'm so mad at him.

Confused?

When he kissed me on Sunday, his throat was sore. He assumed it was allergies. We've both been having a bad week with allergies and post-nasal drip.

But you know what? His throat wasn't sore with allergies.

It was sore with STREP THROAT!!!

And he kissed me!

And now I have Strep Throat too!

And it hurts. Bad. Really Bad!

And the remedy is taking anitbiotics the size of horse-pills. HORSE-PILLS!

How am I supposed to swallow anything right now?

Who is the nut-job who decided the cure for a sore throat was to swallow big pills. Seriously! What was he thinking? I hate that guy too!

I am going to beg my doctor to just give me the pink liquid. I think I can handle swallowing that.

In the meantime...

I hate my husband. :(

Gerber Baby??

This is the "Gerber Baby". This baby is a sweet, meek
little baby who follows all the baby book rules.
This baby is cute, but very boring.

This is my baby. He is more "Goober" than "Gerber". He does things that no baby book expert would ever dream of writing about.

 

So what does this Goober Baby like to do??

He likes to jump off tall rocks into crystal clear lakes.
(aka cliff-diving for babies)

He likes to wear his shirts Toga-style. I wonder if he'll end up in an Animal House when he gets to college. Hmmm. If he does, I hope he'll invite me to some of the parties. ;)

He likes to sleep in a box. Like a hobo.

He bit my new citrus trees. I have no idea why. But he
kept doing it long enough for me to snap a picture.

He has to have a walking stick when hiking. A walking

stick that is used more like Dudley Dursley's

Smelting Stick. Watch Out Siblings!

He likes to kill and dress his own turkey for Thanksgiving. Haha. Just kidding. But he does grind his own hamburger.

He builds block towers. As soon as he's done, he goes Godzilla on them and knocks it all down. Sometimes with his hands. Sometimes with his feet. Sometimes with his head. Crash!

We sure love this little Goober. He brings so
much joy and excitement to our lives.