Pregnant?

No, not me.. Sorry to get your hopes up. I'm terrible I know! No, Kelly is sure that our cat, Kittie, is pregnant. Kittie has always been an indoor cat and we've never gotten her fixed. We've always wanted to, but it's something that we've continually put off for 2 years. Well one night we accidentally left the back door open for awhile and Kittie somehow got out without anyone noticing. When Kelly took Rosie out the next morning, Kittie darted inside. So our poor cat was left outside in the cold all night.. while she was in heat! For those you don't know, male cats can smell/sense when a female is in heat and we have a lot of stray/outdoor cats in our neighborhood. So we're afraid that the one and only night she was left outside she got lucky.

I googled "Pregnant Cats" online last night to research what you can watch out for. Kittie has 75% of the signs/symptoms of being a prego cat!

1. Heat Cycle Cease
Since Kittie is not fixed, she'll go into heat every 10 days to 2 weeks. They say that if your cat is normal on her heat cycles and then suddenly stops, she is most likely pregnant. Kittie hasn't been in heat since that night.

2. Abdominal Swelling
For those who have gotten the chance to see Kittie, she has always been small for her age, skinny. Well Kelly started to notice her belly was getting bigger over the past week. Her at a side view is crazy.. She really has a belly!

3. Increased Affection
Again, for those who know Kittie she is not very affectionate, she hates being around people. But lately she'll come out of our room while guests are over and she is constantly looking for Kelly or I to hold/pet her.

4. Possible Vomiting
She hasn't had anything lately, but she did have a problem with this a few weeks ago.

5. Nesting Activities
This isn't an early sign.. but as the pregnancy comes along your cat will find places where she feels comfortable. Not only does Kittie LOVE to hide on the inside of our box spring mattress, but for the past week she has been sleeping in between Kelly and I which she has never done.

We don't know if we'll be able to take her to the vet today, but if not we are definitely going tomorrow. We'll keep you updated.. Especially if she is. We are already a pet store at the Blackstroms, we don't need anymore pets! Well, maybe I can get Kelly to let me keep one, just one! But to be honest I really don't think she is, but Kelly's doesn't agree! He is so excited. I just hope that I get the same enthusiasm when I get pregnant. :)

5th picture - 5th folder

So here is how it works .. You pick the 5th photo in the 5th picture album on your computer! That's it .. that's all you have to do.

So I think I lucked out! I really like this picture! It was taken on the first night of our honeymoon in San Diego this last May. Kelly and I took a sunset stroll down to the boardwalk where we got some ice cream and broased the local gift shop. It was a perfect night, a little windy but perfect. Nothing like walking on the beach during a beautiful sunset with the one that you love.

Time to tag 5 of my pals;

Kalie / Erica / Elizabeth / Kelly / Amanda

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Got to love the random tags! Have fun!

Thanksgiving @ Quail Lake Reservoir

This year we spent Thanksgiving @ Quail Lake Reservoir. We had a great time with Mom and Kelly and also Kalie and her boys! I did have a slide show up with photos, but no one was able to view them or the slide show took forever to load, so I just decided to removed it. Sorry, but I do believe Kalie is going to post about the trip as well so you should still be able to see some photos!

We arrived late Wednesday night after a very LONG drive down. It's crazy at how many people travel during the holidays! It was rush hour all the way through Spanish Fork! I was amazed at Kelly with putting up our tent in pitch dark!

Thursday we woke up to overcast weather, then it started to rain mid morning and rained all day long! Bummer, but we made the best of it! Mom and Kalie cooked an excellent Thanksgiving Feast complete with turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, corn.. the works! Kalie and Mom even made some yummy pies.. I of course purchased mine! Everything I contributed was store bought .. corn, rolls and the apple pie. I guess I'm not trusted in the kitchen. Kelly and I slept in the trailer Thursday night due to the cold and the tent being soaked.. from both the weather and our little Rosie having an accident!

We went into town Friday to pick up a view things and to do some laundry. We had a lot of wet clothes and we wanted to wash our sleeping bags since Rosie had an accident. The guys stayed behind and went fishing. My step dad Kelly ended up catching 5 fish with KJ and Jesse catching nothing! Don't talk to them about it though, it is still a sore subject!

A tradition my Mom has when they camp for Thanksgiving is they decorate a tree and have the lighting of the tree .. Jesse helped her decorate it with putting all the ornaments right next to each other! The saddest part was when Mom took the decorations down on Sunday morning, Jesse came by with a sad face and said in an upset/crying voice "Where is the Christmas tree?" Mom and I almost started to cry it was so cute/sad.

Saturday was the best day as far as weather goes. We spent the day relaxing and having a Horse Shoe Tournament. Kalie and Jesse still remain the reigning champions! Ended the day with more fishing, Jesse caught one.. but Kelly still ended up empty handed. Mom called him a loser!

Our Rosie was amazing! She has been a great dog period, but for being only a 5 month old puppy, in a new place, surrounded by lots of people we thought she would go crazy .. but she surprised us all! She did have the one accident in the tent, but she had been in there all day b/c of the rain .. so it was really our fault.

Thanks Mom and Kelly for everything! Kalie and the boys, we always have so much fun with you guys! I was so happy that Jesse was Andee's Boy this weekend! We love you all! We missed the rest of the family! Especially the festivities of an oven catching fire at my Dad's! Hope you all had a great holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Family and Friends! We hope you guys enjoy your holiday weekend!

Make sure to eat lots of turkey and mashed potatoes .. yummy!

For those black Friday shoppers, please be safe.. but also fierce!

We love you all!

Summit Entertainment Announces ...

Today in Los Angeles, CA Summit Entertainment announced that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of New Moon, the second installment of its filmed franchise Twilight.

And why wouldn't they decided to continue making the book series into movies? Twilight grossed a staggering $35.7 million dollars yesterday taking the spot of the second biggest opening day gross outside summer hit Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

As you would already assume, I'm ecstatic about this news. I absolutely loved Twilight and can't wait to see what they do with New Moon, even though it was my least favorite of the 4 books. Not a Jacob fan!

So I have an obsession, at least I admit it! Besides, I think I'm going through with drawls not having my Twilight countdown on my blog.. I guess I like having something to look forward to.

Andee's Twilight Review

Twilight: The Movie

4.5 out of 5 stars*

I have to say, I absolutely loved the movie. I loved everything about it! I loved the actors, the humor.. everything. So why didn't I give it a full 5 stars? There are 2 reasons .. #1: The movie didn't follow the book exactly. They left parts out, added stuff in .. which was to be expected. #2: It did have it's cheesy moments. Some of the actors may have pushed their roles a little too much.

However, I still thoroughly enjoyed the movie. It was surprisingly funny, in a good way! There was a lot of humor .. Mike Newton was hilarious! Also, I really liked the fact that the actors played teenagers .. they acted like teenagers, which they are supposed to be. I thought they did a great job with the casting. Emmett, Mike, Jessica were perfect. I liked Jasper, but Erica and Moffitt may not agree with me. All in all, everyone was perfect for their role! Especially Robert. For those who didn't like Robert Pattinson has Edward, I hope if you see the movie .. I thought he did an excellent job, better than I expected. My main worry was that the movie wouldn't be able to capture the passion that Bella and Edward felt for each other, the unconditional love .. but I think they did a beautiful job at portraying that passion. Robert was amazing .. so hot! Loved it!

I did mention that they left stuff out / added new stuff .. but all in all they followed the story lin e very well. I'm not going to get too much into it, because I don't want to spoil it for anyone. Well, I mean .. if you've read the book you know what happens, but I don't want to spoil the movie.

Yes, I will go see this movie again .. Most likely this weekend! Hopefully I can convince Kelly to go see it with me, I really think he would enjoy it! Erica and I both want to see if we can get Joe and Kelly to go with us, so wish us luck!

Final Verdict: Twilight 4.5 out of 5 stars! Better than I imagined even with the changes! Can't wait to see it again and anxiously waiting for them to continue with New Moon!

*Keep in mind these views and comments are strictly from Andee Hellstrom and her alone. Andee is not responsible for anyone taking her views, seeing the movie and not liking it.

Tonight's the night!

It's here! Twilight is finally here! Tonight! 12:10 Am @ Jordan Commons!

Unfortunately I wasn't able to get Friday off, but I don't have to come in until 11. So thankfully I'll be able to get some sleep! Plus, since I'm working I'll get to blog about how much I loved the movie! (fingers crossed!)

So to all of you 'Twilighters' going out tonight .. Have Fun & Enjoy!

Stay tuned for Andee's review ...

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Twilight Midnight Showing!

It's almost here! The movie that I've been waiting for is almost here! I can't explain how excited I am! Alas, not everyone is excited to see this movie. Unlike some people I know cough co-workers cough I'm going to this movie with an open mind! Yea, there are going to be some things that don't agree with the book, yea there going to leave some things out.. but so what?! It's a movie! Plus, the cast includes some good looking men!

I needed to see this movie as soon as possible! I didn't like the feeling of knowing that millions of people would see it before I got the chance! So the girls of the family decided to make it a Girls Night Out! We were able to get some really great seats at a 12:10 AM 11/21 Friday morning showing at Jordan Commons. Reserved seating, it really is the best thing! This way we won't have to get there 4 hours early to get a decent seat. We can even go out for ice cream before the show! Yummy!!

Call me lame, call me a dork, I don't care! I'm excited for this movie and no one can take that away from me!

TWILIGHT MOVIE, DON'T LET ME DOWN!

The white seats! Those are ours!

Halloween '08

Halloween this year was nothing really special. We didn't go all out on Halloween costumes and we weren't invited to any fun Halloween Parties.. We're pretty lame! However I did end up stopping by my Mom's house to see Jesse II in his Dragon costume! So cute! Everytime he'd look at my face, he'd say "Andee, your a cat!" Gotta love that boy!


Last minute decisions; Kelly decided to dress up as a crazy bum complete with his painted clown face and I ran to the store and picked up a Tiger Set (Ears & Tail) So since we really didn't have anywhere to go, we decided to stay home, order in some Domino's Pizza and watch a scary movie while passing out candy. Kelly did buy a bag of 100 pieces of misc. candy, but we ended up with more than half of it left over. Not very many trick or treaters in our neighborhood. We even had 5 pumpkins on our porch that we never got around to carving. Kelly and I ended up taking the into the garage and doing a "Fast Carving!" Basically cut out the top and a face.. We didn't take out any seeds or anything! Worked out great!

So what do you do when there are no Trick or Treaters? You eat as much candy as possible, hang out on the front porch, and take random photos!

Kelly was getting sick of taking "Blog Pictures"

In the end, we didn't do anything too special.. but just spending some time with my sweetie, goofing around by ourselves made it a Halloween to remember!