Four Seasons

***Sorry, I haven't been around. I'm in a bit of a black hole.  Slowly coming out of it, or so I hope. 

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One of my favorite movies is Four Seasons. I even watched it a few months ago on Prime or some streaming service. I saw that it came out in 1981, so it's now a classic that is being remade. The original Four Seasons was written and directed by Alan Alda. The entire cast was perfect. 

I see where Tina Fey and Steve Carell have revised/updated The Four Seasons. I'll watch because I like the cast. I hope it's got the same heart as the first movie, but after 44 years, it will be 180 degrees different I'm sure.

I like the new cast, and I know I'll watch it, but it's messing with my classic. 

During that same time frame, Alan Alda made a movie called Same Time, Next Year. I really loved that movie too. 

I tend to like movies where there aren't guns and violence. No men flying with capes or damsels in distress. Just movies about people. People talking and not grunting from being pummeled. Yet nothing makes me happier than a big ole crime show like Dateline and 48 hrs.  Yes, the husband did it. :-)

Can you tell I've seen too many of Rick's movies of late?  Oh goodness gracious me. I hate what he likes. Found is a TV show that, to me, is dumb as hell. He's in prison, he's out of prison, he's caught again. Come on. 

I am not a fan of the movies he likes either. Once at the movie theater, we bought our popcorn and went to different theaters. I had a friend who was so upset by this. I told her, I'm not divorcing him, we're just watching different movies. 

I walked out of Private Ryan, I mean if your eyes are closed what is the point? I sat in the lobby with other women who did the same as me. There were as many wives, girlfriends, dates etc in the lobby as in the theater. 

We had our own little party in the lobby.

Because Rick is here now underfoot 24/7, oh wait, that's called retirement.

I am prone to watch more of his TV. I read or I play a game that I am entirely addicted to on my phone. 

(I think there is a 12-step program in my future for this issue.)

So as he watches all the stuff he likes, I do other things. 

I have even been known to watch another TV. ha ha.

But to make it fair, he has to watch baseball, and he's not allowed to root for the opposing team. :-) 

It's a rule that had to be made after an ugly 1995 playoff game in Seattle. 

In other news since I've been gone.

I am feeling so much better physically that I am doing things that have been neglected for awhile, like cleaning out my fridge. Hate that job but it needed to be done. Then I cleaned out all the bottom cabinets. 

When I got sick of indoor chores I went outside. What normally would be a 1 day affair took me a couple of weekends. The pollen was too much for 1 day.  Everything was power washed. God I love power washing it's so therapeutic to me. So all the furniture, gazebo and all furniture as well as the patio is now clean and ready for the season. 

Then back inside to clean floors.

Then back outside, but on the front porch this time. 

The outside looks so much better. The lawn boy was here after all my work, and he just makes everything look so nice. Rick thinks its cute how he flirts with me. 

I asked him, "And how were you with older women when you were his age?"  

"Oh, I flirt with all women." 

"Exactly, and you still do, he is just like you, Rick!"

"Oh no!"  

"Oh yes, he's harmless. Besides, I gave him cookies once, so he is nice now, probably hoping for more food."

Then I winked at him and that made him howl with laughter. I mean c'mon, I am no longer being flirted with, sadly.  Those days are long gone.

Men get flirted with forever, no matter the age. Women, not so much. 

Funny how when I was 23, 33 or 43, I hated men always staring at me, following me, and harassing me. 

Now I am invisible. Not so fun. Funny how that works, isn't it?