Friday I took a half day off work so we could take the kids to the movies. Working 7-11 is awesome; I wish my regular work day was only four hours! We had lunch at IHOP first, although we all ordered breakfast. On recommendation from a friend, I got the chocolate chip pancakes. I didn’t realize the pancakes themselves are chocolate flavored, but they were good. They are topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips too. I ordered extra whipped cream too because you can never have too much!
After lunkfast (hehe, better than brunch, dontcha think?) we saw Monster House. The girl drove us absolutely nuts because the entire movie she was clearing her throat. It’s some new thing she does which started ever since they moved to a new town, so I think it’s stress related. We usually just ignore it because asking her to stop has no effect. I hoped that once she got interested in the movie she would stop, because sometimes that happens, but we weren’t that lucky. She literally cleared her throat every 10 seconds for the entire hour and a half. I couldn’t wait to get home so she’d go to her room and I could get some peace and quiet. I know it’s not intentional but that doesn’t make it any less annoying.
The movie was great, though. One of the best I’ve seen in awhile. The animation is really cool and I was transfixed by the realistic looking shots and movement of the characters in the film. It was interesting how much the characters resembled the real life actors. I loved that Kevin James had a part too. I highly recommend you see this film whether you’re an adult or a kid.