Okay, you all know my Harry Potter mania. Well, I'm so happy to say that I'm not the only dweeb in the family! I managed to escape complete and total "dweebness" by maturely skipping the midnight book selling at Bookworld, but I just had to get up early and purchase the book as soon as Wal-mart opened at 7:00 this morning. Guess who I ran into there?
Brother-in-law Tom, who was there to purchase not one, but two books; one for himself and one for my MiL. Hee hee! Tom is very tall, and hates to be seen in the company of other dweebs, so this was the best picture I could get of him. . . . I thought it rather funny that he headed out of Wal-mart a few minutes later with his books under one arm, and an ENTIRE pack of Mello-Yellow in the other. (The man is addicted, I tell you! People really shouldn't form addictions . . . . ah . . . right . . . must continue . . .where was I? Ah yes, Harry Potter!!!)
After standing in line behind a sizable number of people who were all as excited as I, we managed to file into the store without any shoving or fighting to pick up our coveted tomes. I was pleasantly surprised to see a fair number of gray heads in the queue. The elderly lady who checked out ahead of me said that there was "no way her grandson was going to get to read it before she did; he'd just have to wait another day before getting his present!". Wonderful woman; displayed a true sense of priorities.
After barely suppressing the desire to giggle with glee, I headed to one of my favorite guilty haunts, Amigos, where I ordered breakfast and read for an hour or so (much to the waitress's amusement!) Yes, I realize you can't see me very well in this photo. It's 7:00 in the morning, and I haven't fixed my hair. Deal with it.
After that, I had to head home to watch the kids for an hour so Andy could finish up a tile job. Not to worry! I put on a handy-dandy movie, and read on!
Now, Andy and I had made an "agreement", that he would watch the kids all day so I could read. I have suspicions that Andy has some goblin blood, because he "watched" the kids all day by playing 10 games of settlers (on-line game) while the kids climbed in my lap as I tried to read. Thankfully, as family members will attest, I have an amazing ability to ignore catastrophic happenings while engrossed in a book. (My brother once piled all the dining room chairs over me while I was reading; when I finished my book, I looked up to discover I was trapped in a mountain of furniture. Never noticed a thing.)
When I finished the book at 3:30 this afternoon (yes, it took me a little longer than the last book that came out. I was trying to savor the story . . .) I looked up to discover . . . .
This. (Look at all the toys piled under the piano).
And this.
All in just 7 short hours. When Andy emerges from reading the book I'm gonna kill him. It's a good thing he bought me more bottles of gin and tonic while he was "babysitting".
Now, Andy and I had made an "agreement", that he would watch the kids all day so I could read. I have suspicions that Andy has some goblin blood, because he "watched" the kids all day by playing 10 games of settlers (on-line game) while the kids climbed in my lap as I tried to read. Thankfully, as family members will attest, I have an amazing ability to ignore catastrophic happenings while engrossed in a book. (My brother once piled all the dining room chairs over me while I was reading; when I finished my book, I looked up to discover I was trapped in a mountain of furniture. Never noticed a thing.)
When I finished the book at 3:30 this afternoon (yes, it took me a little longer than the last book that came out. I was trying to savor the story . . .) I looked up to discover . . . .
This. (Look at all the toys piled under the piano).
And this.All in just 7 short hours. When Andy emerges from reading the book I'm gonna kill him. It's a good thing he bought me more bottles of gin and tonic while he was "babysitting".
Avada Kadavra!
8 comments:
I just got my needles and I LOVE THEM!!!! Thank you so much for sending them to me! I have just started knitting another blanket and plan on using them. I am very excited :-) I will let you know how the blanket turns out. Thank you again!
I'll have to wait until my book comes in the mail, but I did get to see the movie today. I can't wait for my book. Your pictures cracked me up. Go easy on Andy if no one was attacked by a dementer or fed any Weasley products:)
You are too funny! Was the book everything you'd hoped it would be?!?! Guess the mess could have been worse, right? That's the only way to look at it... LOL.
Potter dies
-Josh
At least Andy let you read the book first. I'm the same way about being completely oblivious when I read, to the point where somewhere in the night while I was reading, our fire alarm started that low-battery chirping sort of thing, & I didn't even notice until I was finished reading.
Are you on Ravelry yet? There's a book discussion (with Spoiler warning in the header) over on the Harry Potter Lovers group there.
We got our book yesterday, too. I'll be reading the book, too, but I have to wait until my two boys read it first :( Hurry up boys....mama's waiting, patiently!
knitting can wait....
I wish it would take mine seven hours to make a mess like that -- I can't even run to the bathroom without a major disaster!
Guess I should clean up the mess they made while I was reading...
This is hilarious, as is the comment from our jerky brother (I assume that "Josh" is our "Joshee"). Anyway, I laughed out loud when I read this. Reading to you is like watching a movie or tv to me. I "become" a movie or tv show...or computer! Ha! Good morning...I've GOT to get to bed! Love, Angie
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