movies

i went a little crazy this week and rented two "mom movies" - ocean's twelve and farenheit 911. or what i thought was farenheit 911 - it was actually farenHYPE 911, a response to the first with the intent of pointing out fallacies and inaccuracies and blatent lies and whatever else they thought. it was pretty interesting. i still haven't seen the first so i don't know what it actually says, but i think i've bought into a lot of it without even realizing. i defintely didn't buy into everything this movie said (for instance the terrorists were attacking liberty and freedom - wasn't it something closer to capitalism?) but i always like hearing the other side (even if i've never heard the first i guess) i also enjoyed oceans twelve, but it was a bit hard to follow because ellen was still up when we watched that and she had the best time going crazy while we were preoccupied. she didn't get into any trouble, she just ran around screaming and laughing and dancing and jumping and playing and having a great time. but i couldn't hear most of what was said for that first half, so it was a touch confusing. and i don't like 'mysteries' that give you absolutely no chance to figure it out. not to say that i want to figure it out before the end, but i want all the clues and info to be there and just not be able to put it completely together. but when they add some extra information at the end that changes everything, that kinda bothers me. speaking of ellen jumping - she actually did today - both feet off the ground. that is a major accomplishment in toddlerhood. :) she's also thrilled out of her mind when she gets to help either of us. i think she's a diehard daddies girl already: she loooves to 'work in the garage with the fishtanks'. she'll be out there all day on saturdays helping (playing) dave with the fish. tonight she set the table for me - put out plates and utencils and napkins in everyone's place. i was a bit suprised. she's also started talking in sentences. last night there was a thunderstorm and she got a bit suprised/scared by the thunder and said what is that? she's getting big.