Who are your favorite heartthrobs?

I just read a post about sexy men of the 80's at Romance in the Back Seat's blog. In my comment I replied that I was a child of the 60's, a teen in the 70's, and in my twenties in the 80's. As I was married with three young children in the 80's, it's a blur of Big Bird, He Man, and Thundercats for me. Thinking harder, I start to remember John Cusack. He's a bit young for me - at least he was then - now I can do up to 10 years younger with no problem. Cougars are popular now, right? She mentioned Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer from Top Gun. I added Harrison Ford from Star Wars and Indiana Jones. How could I forget Star Wars? My husband made me name our oldest son "Luke" after seeing "Empire Strikes Back" when I was pregnant with him. And I had a huge crush on Michael Douglas in "Romancing the Stone" back then, too. I also mentioned John Schneider - Bo Duke from Dukes of Hazard. I absolutely love him now. Watch reruns of Smallville - he's Clark Kent's father - and sexy as hell. I forgot that Bruce from Scarecrow & Mrs. King was pretty hunky. I liked him a lot. And how could I forget Jonathan Frakes - Commander Will Ryker from Next Generation:Star Trek? Seriously sexy! I didn't think so at the time, but now I think Jean Luc is pretty sexy, too. Anthony Geary, "Luke" in General Hospital was pretty sexy, too. Oh my God! I almost forgot one of the best: Patrick Swayze. I absolutely adored Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing. I also almost forgot Rick Springfield. God is he cute. (Singer and also Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital) But I was into the stars of the 70's. Try John Travolta-Saturday Night Fever. We had so much fun at the disco. Lots of men tried to be as cool as Travolta. David Cassidy. Be still my heart. Oh! And Donny Osmond. I liked him a lot then. I love him now in Joseph and the Many Colored Dream Coat. Either my memory's failing or maybe I did like movies better in the 80's than the 70's. I'm still surprised I remember much from the 80's. Between full-time college, a ton of diapers, and jobs, I precious little time for anything else. Want to have a little fun? Try this quiz to guess the male heartthrobs of the 1970s: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=82804 What was your favorite decade and who were your favorite heartthrobs?

You'll also want to see what Amarinda Jones, Anika Hamilton, Anny Cook, Barbara Huffert, Brynn Paulin, Bronwyn Green, Dakota Rebel, Kelly Kirch, Molly Daniels, Sandra Cox, Regina Carlysle, and Cindy Spencer Pape are up to, so make sure to visit them also. :)

It's end of the world movie time again

Shouldn't the holidays be a joyous time? Ditto for long weekends off work? For the second time in my life, the day after Christmas brought very distressing news. In future, I'm going to cocoon myself in my bed starting late on December 25th and not wake up until December 27th. Will that stop it? Hell, I know it won't but I wish. I don't want to get into the nitty gritty, but it's not good. I'm not good at handling stress like this. I'm trying to hold it together and keep working on my books like a good little writer. Whatever happens, I need my jobs. I'm watching "Red Dawn" with Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen. What I'm going through is nothing compared to their dilemma. I guess that's why I like to watch what I call "End of the World" movies at times like these. They remind me my reality isn't that bad, that things could be worse. This has nothing to do with yesterday's post, btw. You'll also want to see what Amarinda Jones, Anika Hamilton, Anny Cook, Barbara Huffert, Brynn Paulin, Bronwyn Green, Dakota Rebel, Kelly Kirch, Molly Daniels, Sandra Cox, Regina Carlysle, and Cindy Spencer Pape are up to, so make sure to visit them also. :)

Ghost

We're watching Ghost with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Isn't it about the most romantic movie of all times?

I'm a sucker for romance. Of course, I'm sure my friends, family, and readers had no clue whatsoever.

I'm a real pushover when the romance is combined with action/adventure and/or comedy. This movie has it all.

I keep trying to write romances that are so poignant and beautiful.

Now the song Unchained Melody is playing. This song always melts my heart. Does it yours? It's one of my favorite songs of all time. I always liked it, but combined with this movie and the romance, it just seems so ultra romantic.

Moving along to other things, my mother in law's in town. At one time, that would have scared me to death. It still makes me a little nervous. There was a time she was hell on wheels. She's mellowed a lot. I always promised I'd be a nice mother in law and then my daughter in law was something else, too. But we've finally meshed. However, my daughter-in-law and my mother-in-law can't stand each other. Aren't families fun??? Tomorrow night, we're ALL going to have dinner together, all 12 of us. Well, if Keith can't get off work, then only 11 of us. He's going to try.

My younger daughter signed up for her 2008-2009 school schedule. She'll be a high school senior. She was upset that she couldn't get many electives and not the ones she wanted. For some reason, they wouldn't put her in any art classes for the past 3 years and she loves art. She can only get into beginners' art classes now as all the others have prerequisites. She's learned a lot from her older sister the artist, so she feels she's beyond that, so she's mad. She did sign up for a web design class which sounds pretty nifty. I wish we'd had web design when I was in school. I'd love to take one now.