We've been on a horror movie kick lately. I guess it's the season for it. This was a pretty good film. Not totally awesome or anything, but worth a look if you're into ghost stories. It rated very low on the gore factor and that was fine with me. Be warned: the film is in Spanish so if you don't like subtitles, skip it.

The guys went to a Steeler game today, so I made up my mental "to do" list in preparation for the day. I got up early in order to see them off and decided that I was hungry for some chocolate chip cookies, so I whipped up a batch. This was not an item on the "to do" list, but, in retrospect, it should have been.

In the morning, I vacuumed and mopped the living room, dining room, and hall floors and cleaned the bathroom. By this point it was lunchtime and the weather had warmed up, so I went outside and did a bunch of yardwork. I came in just in time to catch the end of the Steeler game.

Also today, I changed the beds and washed the sheets. And, loaded the dishwasher multiple times. I even managed to finish a book. There were a few other things I was hoping to accomplish, but that always happens when I make a "to do" list. The one thing I was really hoping to do was catch a nice nap, but since I was outside working all afternoon, that didn't happen. I did manage to catch a catnap for a few minutes, so that was better than nothing.

All in all, a pretty good day. Now, I'm going to spend what little time is left in the day relaxing on the couch.

This was another one of those James Patterson collaborations that I'm not fond of. This one was written with Michael Ledwidge. It is also considered to be an "all ages" book, so the level of writing was down a few notches. That said, the story was ok. It's about this teenager, who is not only an alien, but also an alien hunter (he's the good guy of the story). Jake's always complaning that there's nothing to read, so I'm going to try to get him to read it. I think he might find it enjoyable. The problem is that he's still reading little kids books, which he finishes in one sitting. He needs to start reading some real books. Before long, he will be at the reading level where he can read anything we have in the library. That should keep him busy.

We did the Family Movie Night thing last night and watched this flick. It was ok. I'm still having problems finding good movies for us to watch. Jake liked it, but his tastes aren't exactly discerning. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) starred in this movie, but he kept his shirt on the whole time, so this movie has nothing for the moms out there.

This movie looked great in the previews, but not so much in the DVD player. First problem: it wasn't the least bit scary. Second problem: they went for the gross-out instead, but that, too, was ineffective.

I guess I'm not a huge horror movie fan (I have pretty specific tastes on the subject), but I do like a good movie no matter the genre. This was not one of them.