During the week our boy dog Cody is placed in a kennel for his security and protection of the rest of the house. Laura has been on vacation this week and she has captured some great pictures of Cody chilling out and having some dog type fun.

"Flywheel" is a movie produced in 2003 by Sherwood Pictures a division of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. This movie is about a used car salesman when he reached a point in life that he realizes the errors of his ways. Through God's love and grace Jay Austin realizes that going into business for God in all he does would change his life. We really enjoyed this movie for its depiction of how a life lived with God is better than one in constant conflict. This movie shows how being a Godly man in community could impact the lives of many. This movie is the first in a line of movies produced by Sherwood including "Facing the Giants", "Fireproof" and the upcoming "Courageous".

Here is Laura's interpretation of what our dog Cody says when he barks.

We get deer in our yard on a weekly basis, almost daily. Cody is so funny -- we can now tell from his bark whether it's a deer outside (woof WOOF! WOOF WOOF WOOF! which means "that thing is bigger than me, I must assert myself as the top creature here!") a cat (Grrr....ruff! Ruff! Ruff! which means "who does that cat think it is, walking through ... MY yard?") or the chipmunk that lives under our back porch (Whine! Whine! Arf arf arf! which means "please let me out of here so I can rid our home of that nasty vermin that torments me with its cheekiness!")

Valentines Day is a good movie. Featuring an all-star cast it shares the stories of lovers from different lives and different places in life. It all happens on the grand day for lovers. It has laughter,  joy, heartbreak. It has complexity, chemistry and fun. Much of it is about sweet, old fashioned romance but some of this film talks about the complicated nature of love and relationships here in the 21st century. We enjoyed it very much and its a worth buying. 

We have watched a ton of movies this 4th of July weekend. Its been a cinematic adventure. We have had fun too. Some have been on DVD, Netflix and at the Theatre. Here's our list.

• Thank God It's Friday (Jeff Goldblum)
  
• National Lampoons Vacation (Chevy Chase)
  
• Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Kristin Stewart)
  
• Independence Day (Jeff Goldblum - Will Smith)
  
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell)
  
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell)
  
• Peggy Sue Got Married (Kathleen Turner)
  
• No Reservations (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
  

These are our activities for this summer. As our readers check back to see how we are doing and what is happening.



AT HOME:
Watch at least two movies per week (doing well with this goal)
Get caught up on TV that we missed during the regular season (also doing well)
Keep the new flower bushes weeded & watered (not doing so well, need to improve)
Read at least five books (Laura's past 5, Tony's working on his list)
Spend at least one evening in the office scrapbooking (Laura) and working on media (Tony)

IN TOWN:
Visit the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum
Visit Ruby Falls
Eat at Nikki's Drive-In
Eat at the City Cafe Diner
Eat at Mom's Italian Villa (DONE 7/3)
Eat at Julie Darling's Doughnuts or takeout
Eat at Blue Plate Restaurant
Eat at Bea's Restaurant
Eat at Sugar's Ribs
Eat at The English Rose

TRAVEL:
Take a three-day vacation to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge (scheduled for September)

MOVIES:
Shrek 4 (DONE 6/6)
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (DONE 7/3)

Well, I've just returned from seeing the film version of "Eclipse" (the third Twilight novel). As a fan of the books as well as the movies, I'm offering the "Reader's Review."