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So the High School Musical 2 debut has come and gone and now we are just waiting for the DVD to come out so we can buy that.   The tweens were thrilled.  The overall review from the 5 tweens watching it at our house was two thumbs up.

My husband and I watched it from the other room because the family room was filled with beach balls, lawn chairs and the girls as well as the High School Musical regalia (beach towels, posters, paper plates/ cups and other party supplies).  There were a couple of points in the movie that were so sacharin that my husband had to cringe a little bit and question whether or not he was going to be able to watch the whole movie.  But we made it all the way through to the end and could hear the squeals of delight from the other room at the end of the movie when Miley Siras from Hannah Montana made a cameo appearance.

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If you have a tween you probably already know this - But today is the big day!

At our house we have been waiting patiently for this day since we bought the DVD for High School Musical ( 1 ). The kids haven’t even seen HSM2 yet and they are already talking about HSM 3 The graduation musical.

So, Tuesday we went out and bought the CD for HSM2 and have been listening to that all week. Then on Wednesday the livingroom started the transition from regular family room to “Country Club” for tonight’s spectacular.

We have posters up all over the room, chairs pushed back with the chaise lounge chairs from outside in their place. Beach towels are draped over the other chairs, beach balls around the room along with all the high school musical paraphenalia gathered throughout this last year. The window seat pillows have been replaced with a red sleeping bag and red pillows ( wildcat colors ). We have pool party snacks and slushies. And finally, the girls have decided that if they were really at a country club they would probably go to the spa and get a facial and manicure, so they have the facial and manicure kits ready to give each other manicures after the movie.

I wish I had thought all this up but all I did was tell my tween that she could have the party here and she took it from there.

She bought her friends High School Musical peechees, lip gloss and fake flower leis for party gifts. She spent under $2.00 per guest for everything and used her own money.

She has actually become very skilled at throwing inexpensive, super fun, theme parties. For this one we spent $25 on food, $16 CD, $12 fan magazines for posters and other pictures and “scoop”, $9 High School Musical beach towel and $10 other miscellaneous party supplies including cups, little umbrellas for the slushies, table cover etc. For a grand total of less than $75.

So, this past week if anyone asked “what time is it?” the response was always “What time is it?” in song from the new CD. At least I have the tune to the Motion of the Ocean from the soundtrack to Hairspray out of my head.

READ THE REVIEW

resource: nasa.gov
August 12, 2007

Tonight is the night! Let the kids stay up late and go out into your backyard beginning at 9pm.

In an article found on the NASA website by Dr. Tony Phillips;

You won’t want to miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower. “It’s going to be a great show,” says Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. “The Moon is new on August 12th–which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors.” How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower’s peak.

For more information and for the full article from NASA click below

Meteor Shower Tonight!

This morning at 5am I heard the first bird chirping to welcome in spring. It’s a good time to put out some fresh bird seed and clean out the bird bath.

Also, visit our Stay at Home Mom Store at Stayathomemom.com and pick up some tulip bulbs. Nine years ago we planted some tulip bulbs in our front yard and every spring since then they have popped up on their own.