The tree was up day after Thanksgiving. Why not? That way we can enjoy the pretty lights and colors for weeks. It’s just not worth all that hassle of digging everything out of storage, if its only going to be up for a few days or a week. If that was the case, then I may as well just take a photograph of my tree, blow it up to life size, and just put that out every year. So much easier!
One thing we did FINALLY add this year, were some hooks to hang the stockings by the fireplace! It sounds so simple, I know, yet three Christmas’s have gone by without getting around to doing it! This year it just HAD to happen with this being Max’s first Christmas. And so it did.
This is coming from my nerdy-insect-loving-12-year-old-boy part of me. And not only am I writing about it, but I actually have footage to go with it. That’s sooo nerdy. But I was fascinated by this cricket. At least I think it’s a cricket? If anyone knows different, please email me what it is!
We had moved some boxes and other things outside while we were moving them out of one storage area into another. When I went outside in the morning to sort through some things, I saw him. At first out of the corner of my eye, I thought it was a dead leaf stuck to the box. I’m almost brushed it away, but just before I did, I realized it was some sort of creature.
Then, because of his pale brown color, I thought HE was dead. I was like, Wow, he died while hanging upside down and now he’s stuck there somehow… Then, he moved! Just a tiny movement of his head to check me out.
I wonder what he was thinking about me. Hey lady, my color is brown so you’ll think I’m dead and leave me alone! Now shoo!
I’m finally done working the long 14 hour days. Yes, 14. Filming does not make for 9-5 jobs. We are in a constant race against the clock to film everything on schedule. A typical day starts at 6:00am and wraps by 8:00pm. And the crew, the guys busting their ass to make it all happen, work even longer hours because they have to wrap up all their equipment when filming for the day is done. Actors, Directors and Producers are the lucky ones who can just walk away after the last second of filming ends.
You know I never work and tell, but I will say that this project involved Sex and the City, a crazy woman and an arrest. Maybe from that you’ll be able to guess which film I’m talking about when it’s finally released. Not.
The best part of working the long hours, is that there’s time to get to know some really great people. (Of course there’s always a few you could do without.)
And the worst part, at least for me right now, is having to leave in the morning before Max wakes up and not getting home until he’s already in bed.
I’ve been working 14 hour days on a film so I haven’t had much time to post here. Soon we’ll be done and I’ll resume typing away here.
The Santa Ana Winds wreaked havoc through Los Angeles earlier this month. I’m sure you caught something about it on the news. We lost our power for the night which somehow caused our furnace to blow out! We didn’t know it until the next night when it wouldn’t come on. The furnace is only a few years old and thankfully the part was covered under warranty!
But our tree in the front yard does not come with any sort of warranty and that was taken down by the wind. I’m not talking about a small tree. Or a branch on a large tree. I’m talking about a HUGE tree that was completely taken down. It scraped the neighbors car on the way down, but otherwise landed in the perfect spot, missing electrical wires by inches. Whew!
Goodbye sweet tree. I’ll miss the shade you provided for our entire front yard and your good smelling flowers in the spring. Your replacement has a lot to live up to.
Two front teeth! It’s officially begun. I keep checking them, are they straight? Are they crooked? Should I start saving for braces now?
I took this picture while holding Max with one arm and camera in the other. It’s a little blurry, but hey, you can see the teeth! I better call the tooth fairy now, let her know she has a new client.
