Space Chimps: There is one and only one reason I saw this movie, and her name is Merit. Most of you reading this probably never heard of it, and I'm sorry to ruin that pristine little world of yours by mentioning it, but here goes. It's a cartoon movie, 81 excruciating minutes in length, about monkeys who accidentally go into space and save a planet of weirdly cute creatures, not to mention themselves, from a mean monster, then have to figure out how to get themselves back to Earth. Think 1986's Space Camp, only with vaguely creepy cartoon monkeys. There's also a scene reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz, in which the American rover falls on the mean monster's house and all the little small creatures celebrate his supposed death...I almost expected the alien creatures to break out into Ding Dong the Zartog is Dead!
The scariest part of this whole movie for me was when Bill left to get Luke a drink and about 30 seconds later Luke realized Dad was gone...oh boy was I on the edge of my seat (with Merit in my lap) watching Luke say "Daddy...where are you?" in an increasingly louder and more frantic voice. Then he wanted to go FIND Daddy...this is where I can't figure out how parents of more than one kid do it. It didn't happen, but what if Luke had actually left to try and find Bill? I couldn't exactly leave Merit there by herself. But she was enjoying the movie, and making her leave with me to track down her brother probably wouldn't have gone over very well. So I tried to whisper to Luke that Dad was coming back soon with his drink and then I spent every second for the next six or so minutes thinking to myself "please come back soon please come back soon please come back soon". I know I sound whiney but it was actually really stressful! My heart was pounding. These aren't my kids, and I just read a horrible book about a future stepmom who loses her fiance's six year old daughter! Aaaa!!! As a future stepmom myself, it appears I'm going to need a lot of practice managing not only two kids at once by myself, but also my own fears of managing two kids at once by myself.
But, I digress. Back to the monkey movie: it stank. There were some funny parts, oh yes, and Merit certainly enjoyed it, although I think most of it went straight over Luke's head. All in all, don't see this movie unless you're taking kids. And even then, I hear Kung Fu Panda is better.
And, am I the only one who thinks monkeys are creepy? They're right up there with clowns in my book, and this movie almost put them above. Monkeys are scary! Not real ones, though I haven't exactly spent much time around those---I'm talking about fake monkeys, like these cartoon ones, and the costumed people in the Planet of the Apes movies. Let's not even get started on the FLYING monkeys of the aforementioned Wizard of Oz---EGADS!!!!!
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Sunshine, sorry for leaving but Luke was going nuts for wanting the same drink as Merit, then I got to deal with Lee asking for more paper work on the loan, Hands down yours was worse, but you handled it great. The kids love you almost as much as I do and the Lord will not give you more than you can handle, that is always what I remember when one of the kids screams they have to pee in the middle of no where. It’s never easy but when they look at you and say I love you all the stress goes away. Your going to be a AWESOME step mom, don’t worry. Remember, ALWAYS, remember I’ll always be there, through thick and thin, everything!!
PS - it is not as bad as the Barbei movies
I am rolling on the floor laughing with you and at you ... all at the same time. You are going to be an awesome stepmom! Put your fears aside, take a deep breath, and say a prayer ... and then remember ... you are an amazing person, friend, daughter, sister, and more, and you are going to be an awesome stepmom. You are so loved and you have nothing to worry about!
Good luck tomorrow! I will be praying for you and wishing I was there to cheer you on! Do a great job, and when you think you can't continue, remind yourself how truly blessed you are and push through it! You can do it!!! Love you! MWAS!!!
In case of hypothetical kiddo emergency, you would probably get the kids laughing, knowing you! Technically, Merit and Luke are still small enough that you could grab both in a football hold (one under each arm) to return them to a secure area if they were unwilling or panicked. I'm not saying I've done this or anything. On that note, this can actually even be performed when you are about 7 months pregnant - not that I have tried it or anything, you realize . . . yes, people will stare at you, btw
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