February

All children grow up...Except One. As children, we all heard the story of Peter Pan, or have watched Disney's cartoon version(1953) at least once. But the Peter Pan P.J. Hogan has made is unlike any other. It actually follows the book! Imagine that. The book, in all reality, is not really about Peter Pan, but about Wendy Moira Angela Darling. So it is only natural that the movie should also be Wendy's story. Surprise of all surprises, P.J. Hogan gives us just that. Wendy Darling(played by british actress Rachael Hurd-Wood) is a normal , who has a magnificent imagination. She loves telling her little brothers stories of pirates, Peter Pan, and sword fights, but when her Aunt Millicent learns of this Wendy is told she must grow up. She must stop telling such tall tales, must have her own room, must be taught proper manners and it must start soon. But that night something happens to prevent this. She finds the boy from her stories, Peter Pan, crying at the end of her bed.Peter is no longer played by a woman in tights or a 40 year old man, but by a boy around the same age Peter was in the book by J.M. Barrie. Jeremy Sumpter plays the boy with a ey smile who never grows up and lives for an adrenaline rush.After some witty dialogue between Peter and Wendy, Peter convinces Wendy to come to Neverland with him, where 'she will never have to worry about grown up things again'. So Peter teaches Wendy and her brothers, John and Michael, to fly. Thus beginning the whole adventure. Along the way Wendy meets some very interesting characters. Tinkerbelle the fairy, mermaids, indians and of course the notorious Captain Hook(Jason Isaacs). Its what people might call a 'coming of age' movie. Children will love it because it is everything they could want in a movie: action, adventure, magic. Grown-ups will love it because it reminds them of when they were children and they never wanted to grown up (CAUTION: Has been known to reduce perfectly normal s to tears...not a pretty site). s will love it because Peter is 'so cute' and they simply 'love his smile' (of just because they are fantasy freaks like myself). Boys will like it but claim it was ruined by the whole 'Peter/Wendy mush junk'. Can't please everyone. The sets and special effects might not be up to everyone's standards, but I, personally, don't find a problem with that. Though the crocodile might be scary to smaller children I think this is a movie for the whole family (not counting the grouchy boys). The movie leaves you either with a smile on your face, or a tear in your eye. You can't help but feel sorry for poor Peter, the boy who will never grow up. For as he said "'To live would be an awfully big adventure.'" All in all, it was a great movie.

February 14th: Happy Valentines Day! February 16th: Happy President's Day!	Quote of the Month: "You need to learn my language." --the King (daddy)
Crazy Picture of the Month Celebrity Interview of the Month: tBN: So, Ryan, why did you decide to come out to this interview today? Ryan: Well, I just want to be famous, really. tBN: `What do you think of Valentines day?` `Ryan: I hate Valentines day. tBN: What's your favorite Color?` `Ryan: heyanath (it's sort of a deepish grey much like black but closer to white) tBN: What do you like to do this time of the month?` `Ryan: The same thing I do every month, nearly every.. single.. day.. I ride my bike.... what a stupid question. tBN: What's it feel like getting your braces off?` `Ryan: Get out of the car!!!` `tBN: Well, folks, there you have it...Ryan's fifteen seconds (or less, depending on how long it took you to read this) of fame!` `Note: questions were submitted by Nena Fairbanks.`	Hopelessly Single If you're single and you know it...read this. If you're not single and you know it...I'm jealous. By Rebecca Willardson Something about February leaves a sense of bitterness in the air. It is that dreaded day that was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 AD as a day to send love messages or poems that was lovingly given the name of Valentine's Day. What originally started as a nice holiday dedicated to a saint, has actually been torturing single members of society for ages. It's a lovely idea to be sure, but when you're single it's just torture. Everyone else around you is getting cutesy little things from their beloved, and you have to sit by and watch. I have observed a couple of techniques that singles use around this holiday. The most popular seems to be, "I hate Valentine's Day anyway, it's stupid." Sure sweetie, whatever. No one believes you! You're desperate and too ashamed to admit it! The other thing that singles try to do is to claim that, "being single is bliss." Either the person is an anti-social, or just crazy! Once again, whatever, I don't buy it. *Then there are the hopelessly single who spend their Valentine's Day watching An Affair To Remember* while starting conversations with their conversation hearts that they bought for themselves. Unfortunately, there seems to be only one solution to this problem, and that is to NOT BE SINGLE ANYMORE! How does one accomplish this? I have no clue. So, to all you single folks, Happy Single Awareness Day! To everyone else...whatever. * This case is based on my own experience. This case is also based on my own experience. * This case is how I spent Valentine's Day for the past who knows how many years, while using the excuses above.
Movie Review for February By Rachel Willardson All children grow up...Except One. As children, we all heard the story of Peter Pan, or have watched Disney's cartoon version(1953) at least once. But the Peter Pan P.J. Hogan has made is unlike any other. It actually follows the book! Imagine that. The book, in all reality, is not really about Peter Pan, but about Wendy Moira Angela Darling. So it is only natural that the movie should also be Wendy's story. Surprise of all surprises, P.J. Hogan gives us just that. Wendy Darling(played by british actress Rachael Hurd-Wood) is a normal , who has a magnificent imagination. She loves telling her little brothers stories of pirates, Peter Pan, and sword fights, but when her Aunt Millicent learns of this Wendy is told she must grow up. She must stop telling such tall tales, must have her own room, must be taught proper manners and it must start soon. But that night something happens to prevent this. She finds the boy from her stories, Peter Pan, crying at the end of her bed.Peter is no longer played by a woman in tights or a 40 year old man, but by a boy around the same age Peter was in the book by J.M. Barrie. Jeremy Sumpter plays the boy with a ey smile who never grows up and lives for an adrenaline rush.After some witty dialogue between Peter and Wendy, Peter convinces Wendy to come to Neverland with him, where 'she will never have to worry about grown up things again'. So Peter teaches Wendy and her brothers, John and Michael, to fly. Thus beginning the whole adventure. Along the way Wendy meets some very interesting characters. Tinkerbelle the fairy, mermaids, indians and of course the notorious Captain Hook(Jason Isaacs). Its what people might call a 'coming of age' movie. Children will love it because it is everything they could want in a movie: action, adventure, magic. Grown-ups will love it because it reminds them of when they were children and they never wanted to grown up (CAUTION: Has been known to reduce perfectly normal s to tears...not a pretty site). s will love it because Peter is 'so cute' and they simply 'love his smile' (of just because they are fantasy freaks like myself). Boys will like it but claim it was ruined by the whole 'Peter/Wendy mush junk'. Can't please everyone. The sets and special effects might not be up to everyone's standards, but I, personally, don't find a problem with that. Though the crocodile might be scary to smaller children I think this is a movie for the whole family (not counting the grouchy boys). The movie leaves you either with a smile on your face, or a tear in your eye. You can't help but feel sorry for poor Peter, the boy who will never grow up. For as he said "'To live would be an awfully big adventure.'" All in all, it was a great movie.	Learning through Burning By Ruth Willardson In an effort to live more healthy, I decided to try once again to make whole wheat bread. Now my accomplishments in the past in relation to whole wheat bread consisted of building an adobe house with the bricks I manufactured in our oven! But this time I was successful! Each wonderful loaf actually rose, didn't fall, had a wonderful aroma, and even tasted marvelous! I attribute my success to a new recipe, with a few modifications. time is crucial, I discovered...as the second time I made it I followed the directions--and burned it!
Personal Achievements of the month
Our mother's achievement would have to be making bread. After years of "tasty experiments," the experiment went right. Mmmmm.	Rachel's contribution to The Boring News is actually boring (imagine that). She read 10 chapters of what she calls, "the most boring book in the universe." Obviously she doesn't appreciate 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
The Dangerous Escapee After a month of struggling, Reid has finally escaped Peanut Prison. Next month he's going to have to come up with a better alibi.	Roxanna pretended she was Elvis...again. The Elvis thing is weird, but she's pretty good at it. To see a picture of her Elvis Impersonation, check out her personal website.
The Big Change According to Rodney, this month has been spent getting in touch with his feminine side.	*Rebecca would like to add to The Boring News* news of boredom. In other words, she hasn't done anything interesting, so this is going to be boring.**
Butlers are Evil Upon trying to contact Ryan, his butler, once again, gave me no news. In fact, this month I actually was threatened and hung up on! Ryan, if you read this, you need to fire your butler.
Reanna came to me with her news. All she had to say was, "Being sick for three months is horrible." I would have to agree.	Rosi cleaned her room! That is an accomplishment that usually only happens a few times every year, so this is BIG new for Rosilynn!