This weekend

Friday night, Bryon and I took the boys to see Glory Road while my parents watched ME. I would highly recommend the movie especially if you liked Remember the Titans, Hoosiers, Friday Night Lights, etc.

The movie was about the 1966 NCAA championship game. Texas Western University defied all odds to win the game against basketball giant Kentucky. Texas Western played an all black starting line up for the first time in history. The movie portrayed what all the black players had to go through. From physical and verbal abuse to threats and propery damage.

When we left the theatre, Matthew was asking a lot of questions about why everyone was so mean to the basketball players. It shocked him to hear that they were hurt because of the color of their skin. This is a great testament to the innocence of children and how the world has changed in 40 years. Jerry Bruckheimer, the director of the movie, said that most of the reaction from children watching the movie has been the same as Matthew's.

Saturday was spent helping Lauren spruce up her house getting ready for Baby James. She is in major nesting mode and I had a blast helping her with the little touches to make her house more homey. I love doing stuff like that!

Yesterday was spent cooking and freezing meals. My weeks seem to go so much smoother when a lot of the meal preparation is done ahead of time. It is a pain to do it all at once, but I am always happy I did during the week!

Last night after the kids fell asleep, Bryon and I watched Grey's Anatomy. This is my favorite hour of television each week. I am so addicted to this show although most of the plot lines are ridiculous. The patients at the hospital suffer from things like finding out they are hermaphrodites, men finding out they are pregnant, and two patients getting impaled by a single pole following a train wreck. Apparently the residents of Seattle don't drink Starbucks coffee and eat wile Alaskan salmon either. They would rather eat the entire contents of a novel, doll heads, and shards of glass.

I guess the real reason I watch it is I have a celebrity crush on Dr. McDreamy. Bryon thinks this is hilarious and enjoys watching me enjoy watching the nerd from Can't Buy Me Love.

Matthew has the day off from school and Bryon is coming home early because the courts are closed. When I was younger, the "lesser holidays" always annoyed me. The banks are closed! The mail doesn't come! Now I enjoy having a little respite from life without having to buy a present for someone and organize a class party!