08/15/2009 -Eastern- Tortola Treasure Seekers Part 2

[kritter]

Not worn out - kinda pumped after working out. It's the rushing around that drives me crazy!

There was a twist tonight, too. DW calls me and tells me I need to stop and pick up pizza for some extra kids! DS had two friends over (brothers) and they were going to be over for awhile. There was no school today (teacher in-service day) and DW received a call from their mother who received a dx of breast cancer this morning. She was in a bind with her boys so we took them for the day. Cancer sucks - to be blunt.

Tomorrow - off to swim team practice @ 8:30, then to turn & stroke practice at another pool at 11:30 - at least there I can work-out. Then I suspect an afternoon of shopping. Oh joy!

I do hope their mother is going to be ok. Before the twins were born we went through that with my mother. It does suck...............

 

[hmansure]

How about an 8GB Ipod Nano, 3rd generation? It's only about $40 more than the 4GB. I would fill a shuffle too quickly.

For a little more you can get up to 80GB with the Classic... those movies take up a lot of space!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Not worn out - kinda pumped after working out. It's the rushing around that drives me crazy!

There was a twist tonight, too. DW calls me and tells me I need to stop and pick up pizza for some extra kids! DS had two friends over (brothers) and they were going to be over for awhile. There was no school today (teacher in-service day) and DW received a call from their mother who received a dx of breast cancer this morning. She was in a bind with her boys so we took them for the day. Cancer sucks - to be blunt.

Tomorrow - off to swim team practice @ 8:30, then to turn & stroke practice at another pool at 11:30 - at least there I can work-out. Then I suspect an afternoon of shopping. Oh joy!

So sorry about the boys' mom.

Not a shopper eh? DH is off tomorrow so is going to take DS to basketball and work out while DS is in practice. Unfortunately the kids club doesn't open that early, so DD and I are going to do some errands. Otherwise I'd put her in the club and join DH. I don't mind the early Sat. practices but they are easier when I can put DD in the club. (DH works most Saturdays so I am the official soccer/baseball/basketball/swim lessons chauffer) She gets restless sitting around for an hour. I'm sure you can relate to that!

 

[hmansure]

DH even put extra butter on it for me....

yummmm!

 

[kritter]

Abby,

Do you have Monday off tooo????????!!!!!!!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

We have to find something for Ed to do to make more productive use of his time!!

He's our post count, milestone, timeline keeper.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Abby,

Do you have Monday off tooo????????!!!!!!!!

Nope. DH and kids do. Does your DH get it off?

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Time to get the kids showered and in bed. The highlight of my Friday night.

 

[caitlinsdad]

Any going to the Hannah Montana Movie??

If so did you see this article??

'Hannah Montana' movie tickets are hot By MEGAN K. SCOTT, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 55 minutes ago



NEW YORK - Parents hoping to purchase tickets to the Hannah Montana movie may be in for a tough time.

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Hundreds of showtimes are already sold out on Fandango and theater owners are constantly adding new ones, says Harry Medved, spokesman for Fandango, the nation's largest movie ticketing service. The movie opens nationwide Feb. 1 and runs for one week only. Tickets went on sale Dec. 1 and can be purchased online or at the box office.

"We have 21 girls in our Girl Scout troop and I wanted to be able to offer it to all of them, thinking it would be great if we could go together," said Patti Feurman, mother of two in Ridgefield, Conn. "It was impossible to get that many tickets for a single show. We all had to break up to try to find tickets and we are all at different showtimes."

"Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" captures singing sensation Miley Cyrus during her 54-date tour. In the movie, Miley, 15, star of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" series, performs as both a solo artist and as her television character, Hannah Montana. The movie is in Disney Digital 3D.

The concert movie was the No. 1 seller on MovieTickets.com its first week on sale, selling more on that Friday, Saturday and Sunday, than any other movies for the entire week, said Joel Cohen, MovieTickets.com's executive vice president and general manager. He says the ticketing service has sold thousands of tickets each day since.

The film was 30 percent of the ticket sales on Fandango as of Thursday, right behind "Cloverfield," which comes out Friday, and has consistently been a top-selling ticket on the site, says Medved. A Los Angeles movie theater had a 12:01 a.m. Feb. 1 showtime, with other theaters starting around 8 a.m. that day. The movie is playing in more than 600 theaters.

"It's the best-selling concert movie in Fandango's seven-year history," said Rick Butler, chief operating officer of Fandango.

Despite the slight headaches, some parents say the movie makes up for some of the disappointment their children felt when Miley's "Best of Both Worlds Tour" sold out within minutes of when the tickets went on sale.

"I think the movie is going to be something special for the kids who didn't get to see the concert," says Patricia Garrett, of Anaheim, Calif., who unsuccessfully tried to purchase concert tickets to take her 9-year-old daughter.

Disney declined to comment on why the movie is out for only a week and would not say whether the film's run would be extended or if it would be released on DVD.

It's not unusual for a movie to come out only out for a week.

Mary Dalton, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University, says some religious films were released in a similar fashion years ago. These days, she says some small films might play in Los Angeles and New York for a short time to qualify for Oscar nominations, and many other films are test-marketed for a few days without having a larger release later.

"The Hannah Montana movie is really more like big-screen television and less like conventional movies," says Dalton, who teaches film. "The idea is to get people to come out at a certain time and see the film."

Maria Bailey, who flew her two daughters across the country to meet Miley, says the one-week only movie is actually a "gift" for most parents.

"It comes and it goes quickly," says Bailey, also author of "Trillion Dollar Moms: Marketing to a New Generation of Moms." "It prevents the market from getting over saturated with Hannah Montana-ism."


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Thanks, I didn't even know of this movie/concert show, Just got our tickets for Feb 3rd.

 

[kritter]

Nope. DH and kids do. Does your DH get it off?

Yes, it is a miracle DH dose get it off............It will be nice to have him home.........!!!!!!!!

 

[kritter]

Time to get the kids showered and in bed. The highlight of my Friday night.

Sounds, like our house.......every night!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[caitlinsdad]

He's our post count, milestone, timeline keeper.

I also cook too

 

[kritter]

Thanks, I didn't even know of this movie/concert show, Just got our tickets for Feb 3rd.

I got ours I think the night they went on sale.........

Did you go to the concert??????????

 

[caitlinsdad]

I got ours I think the night they went on sale.........

Did you go to the concert??????????

Nope, no way was I going to pay the prices they wanted for those tickets. Now if I knew about it eariler I might of had, but by the time I check into it, prices was thru the roof.

 

[hmansure]

So sorry about the boys' mom.

Not a shopper eh? DH is off tomorrow so is going to take DS to basketball and work out while DS is in practice. Unfortunately the kids club doesn't open that early, so DD and I are going to do some errands. Otherwise I'd put her in the club and join DH. I don't mind the early Sat. practices but they are easier when I can put DD in the club. (DH works most Saturdays so I am the official soccer/baseball/basketball/swim lessons chauffer) She gets restless sitting around for an hour. I'm sure you can relate to that!

Depends on what we're shopping for! A family trip to say the mall though - I can think of a lot of better ways to torture myself.

Yes, I can relate to that as well. I try to avoid situations where I have to be chasing around a restless preschooler! She's already playing soccer so she's happier to participate than just sit around and watch, too.

 

[hmansure]

Time to get the kids showered and in bed. The highlight of my Friday night.

Late night for the kids here.... have one playing the Wii and the other two watching Pirates...

 

[caitlinsdad]

Yummy , I just had some 100 calorie pack Mircowave Kettle Corn popcorn.

 

[kritter]

Nope, no way was I going to pay the prices they wanted for those tickets. Now if I knew about it eariler I might of had, but by the time I check into it, prices was thru the roof.

I know the prices were outragous... We paid over three hundred for our four........It was crazy what they were going for on EBAY though......................

 

[caitlinsdad]

I know the prices were outragous... We paid over three hundred for our four........It was crazy what they were going for on EBAY though......................

All in All that wasnt too bad for 4 tickets.

 

[kritter]

All in All that wasnt too bad for 4 tickets.

I guess, but then we bought about $150.00 worth of souvies. when we were there tooooooo !!!!!!!!