Welcome Home!!!

Well Bella and I have arrived in Farmington at last!! We got here late on Friday night, with my parents joining us for the trek. I have to admit I was so happy with how Bella acted the whole way. I was absolutely dreading being in the car with her for so long, given how much of a pill she has been in the past after just an hour in the car. She was a gem. She only had a couple melt-down moments, and that was usually just for a couple minutes after getting back into the car. My mom and dad have a portable DVD player which is probably most of the reason we made it without too much fuss. And we only had to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 times!!:o) Oh and I musn't forget to mention the c-a-n-d-y, that helped aide our cause for a smooth trip, lol. We stopped by the restaurant briefly before we went to the apartment and Bella had this tired grin plastered on her face the whole time Levi was talking to her and showing her off. It was kind of like the ones that you see in elementary school portraits where the parents have said to smile in the picture and it turns out to be this fakey looking grimace sort of smile. It was hilarious! All the people were very nice and very complimentary of Bella:o)
Now I am wading through the enormous task of putting the house together. It is amazing how much stuff you can accumulate over a short period of time that doesn't have ANYWHERE to go when you move into an apartment. I am sifting through all my stuff again and purging as I go. Mom and I made curtains for Bella's room and now I need to find some fabric to do the same in Levi's and my bedroom. Bella has too many toys, and I have kept too many of her baby clothes. So those are some of the things that I am going to go through first. I think if there is stuff that I am really tempted to hang onto that she doesn't really play with, or that I just want to remember that I am going to take a picture of it, and then give it away or what have you. I don't want to get rid of everything mind you, and I don't think that would ever happen, but I don't want to be burdened by STUFF, and feel like I can't get new things because there are so many old things still hanging around. So here's to new beginnings and fantastic opportunities!!!
--Sara (pictures will be up in a few days!)

Progess

Ok........ SO here is the latest on the restaurant in Farmington.
Things are coming along well, I have hired about 100 people so far and hope to have 30 more by the weeks end. We have also enlisted the help of some other servers and management from some of our stores in Az. The restaurant equipment is all in and installed. tomorrow marks the first day of training which will go thru the week. We plan to be open on Monday the 19th. Its pushing it, but We can do it. Sara and Bella will be here sometime Next Saturday, I am anxiously waiting for their arrival. But in a nutshell. things are looking up and the endless workdays are looking me in the eye. I have to say tho, I cant wait..........I love the business and will be exited to be open and busy again.

Cheers..........
Levi

I am Iron Manby Juanita Jackson(reposted with permission)

I'm not in the best of moods, but I saw Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" for the second time today, and it dawned on me that tonight is the time to write this review.
I wasn't even going to review this one, but Shelly sent me the best compliment I've received all year, and I decided that I needed to write this.
That necessity has only grown with the amount of people I've talked to about this movie. I had no idea that so many people had issues with Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard. It's a tragedy of poor judgement, because these two are some very talented actors.
From the opening segment of this film, you know that you are in for another kind of superhero movie. This is the first outing for Marvel Studios, and you're engrossed from the time the title goes up on screen.
Robert Downey Jr. is perfect as the billionaire playboy running an arms manufacturing company. He's witty, charismatic, and completely carefree, until the s*** hits the fan during a sales pitch in Afghanistan. Here, you're treated to the events leading to his change of heart, and it's flawless.
It's fun. It's action. It's a man in a suit of armor flying around saving the world. There aren't many stupid lines. Each scene has a purpose, and the film flows seamlessly. Terrence Howard isn't annoying, he's warm and caring as Stark's best buddy.
Gwyneth Paltrow isn't boring either. She plays Pepper Potts, Stark's faithful assistant. I adored her character in this movie, I believed her, I cheered for her. I loved Jeff Bridges, and he was amazing. It was almost like you could see him only putting half his ability into this, and it was still compelling to watch him.
But the real star was Downey himself. You can't take your eyes off him when he's on the screen. They said Patrick Stewart was born to play Professor X, and so he did, and as of this movie, I believe that Downey could never be replaced as Tony Stark. You buy it for the whole movie - there was never room for doubt.
Thankfully, there are many moments that scream "Sequel!" I also urge you to stay till the end of credits, because that encore of a scene is a big deal to anyone that knows the mythology. This movie was an absolute joy, and a great way to herald the beginning of the summer season at the theatre. I can only hope that Spielberg made "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" this perfect, that Nolan made "The Dark Knight" at least as half as cool as this. It's that good, I have literally no complaints.
I find it so hard to believe that this was directed by the man that gave us "Elf." Most people don't know that about Favreau, but I'm with him now. I can't wait to see what he does next. He came from that to be the man with the [guts] to present a film to the masses with heart and plot. This is a movie that refuses to be the run of the mill crap that we are used to when it comes to comic book adaptations.
This comes highly recommended. Comic book geeks may find some snags, but I think that any deviation from canon was done well, and for plausible reasons, since nothing seems out of place. Anyone I know that had problems with Downey still came out of this grinning like a dork that had been purely entertained for two hours.
I still haven't had my fill of this one, I need to see it again and again. I went light on plot details on purpose. I don't want to ruin such a quality experience for anyone. It deserves your money and time. Get behind this one so we can turn the tide of crap threatening to take over the cinema.

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