My Favorite Silver Screen Men of ALL TIME!

Warning: You are entering the "Warm Zone"! I'm still trying to decide if it's "kosher" for me (a church going, married woman) to post a list like this... Either way, don't judge me- I am human after all. And it's FUN!
And these are not necessarily arranged by favorites, except maybe the top one... But see if you agree with me:

Ah.... Richard Armitage... What can I say? He's tall, dark, handsome, brooding, and quiet. It's all perfection: his aristocratic nose, strong forehead, high cheekbones, stubborn chin, and steely eyes make my knees a little weak. Even his slightly plebeian English accent is glorious! Cast him as the inflexible, passionate (needless to say waistcoat and cravat wearing) John Thornton of North & South and I'm done in.






Colin Firth. Mr. Darcy. It's one and the same to me. Again, it's the cravat. And the accent. Well, maybe the house too... I've seen him in other things, but sadly, he'll always just be Fitzwilliam Darcy to me and that's okay! He gets a mulishness about the mouth that is very captivating.




Yeah, he's hot. Some of my friends (ahem, Michelle) think I'm crazy but Johnny Depp did such a great job as Jack Sparrow and yes, he's a drunken, weaselly, profligate (not to mention PIRATE!) who wears makeup and slurs and sways, but I wouldn't kick him off my island!


I don't always like the characters he plays, but I did like him Chocolate as well.




Gerard Butler: P.S. I Love You, The Phantom! Also a gladiator, but I didn't see that one. He has a Scottish accent, can sing, be sensitive, bust a car in half on his abs! What's not to love?!






Ioan Gruffudd (pron. Yoan Griffith- he's Welsh) is such a darling. He was fantastic (ha ha! no pun intended*) in both the Horatio Hornblower series from A&E and Amazing Grace (thanks Melissa G for recommending that one!). He also played the good scientist, Reed Richards, from the *Fantastic 4 movies, but I think those are just about the worst movies ever made so I'm not counting that.






Hmmm. My only blondie, but how can you resist 007 with the eyes like Caribbean tide pools?! Again the with the abs too. The accent doesn't hurt either... Daniel Craig's pretty cute.




And the other 007? With the Irish accent? Also a great Robinson Crusoe, and the inveigling voice in Thomas and the Great Discovery (see what having kids does to you?). He has this way of drawing his eyebrows together over his piercing (ha ha! "Piercing") eyes that just seems Irish!




Everything about Cary Grant just says "gentleman." But he's also very witty and playful with a boyishness that's hard to beat.



And Tom Selleck. This is my Mom's generation and he's getting old (like Cary Grant's not, right?), but again with the boyish toughness. An infectious smile and cute dimples? Plus, I kind of grew up on Magnum PI, and then he was on Friends and Las Vegas- all good shows. I recently found that he did a rash of Louis L'Amour movies as well that are worth seeing. He has my vote.


Honorable mentions goes to:

Anthony Andrews for doing such a splendid job in the Scarlet Pimpernel (1982). Yes he has 80's hair and really he's not that cute, but by the end of the movie you're in love with him.



Sir Ian McKellen. Same movie as above, as well as playing Gandalf and Magneto- just a splendid actor!




So who are your favorites? and if you say Brad Pitt, we are going to have some words! Other than him and Tom Cruise and Nick Nolte, you are free to like whom you will! :)

Little Miss Attitude

Ahhh... Was it just 1 year ago that this little one was barely walking and was so quiet and docile? And now we are treated to minute-by-minute displays of att-i-tude! We have tears and yelling and hitting and obstinance! She really puts me in mind of a tiny shrew when she is shrieking at Sterling all day long (not that I can totally blame her!), but... Aye, yie, yie...! She's particular about which clothes she'll wear and whether she's going to wear pony hair (her term for any kind of hair-do). And up 'til now, it's been a battle with potty training because she simply refused to wear big girl underwear. She has reconciled herself thankfully! And here she is, mad, because I'm taking her picture...



On the other hand, she is so mothering to her Bun-Bun; she tucks him in and shuts the door so he can go ni'night, she rocks him and feeds him and drives him around in the stroller and displays his 'Bun-Bun tiny feet' to everyone. She also scolds him and puts him in time out (totally funny to watch, BTW!). She is soft and sweet and very helpful and ALL GIRL! We adore our little, precocious, emotionally unstable toddler girl...

Uh... Okay, I Am Old!

You Belong in 1954

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

This was on my friend Kayelynn's blog and I just had to see... She was from the 80's and I'll bet anything my husband would fall into that category too. Me? I want to be Grace Kelly and think the most beautiful man ever is Cary Grant. What year are you?

My cute guys...

Sterling had his Fire Station field trip yesterday; Daddy took him on this "guys outing."

And here is my baby Hylton who is looking less and less like a baby all the time! He is rolling over, front to back and back to front, jumping up and down in his Excersaucer and trying to sit up. He even began eating real food a couple days ago. It's hard to believe he is already 5 months old, the time goes faster and faster with each child. I am always excited to see them develop and grow and become independent little people...



...with their own little attitudes.

When did this happen?!

My lustrous and abundant (for me) pregnancy hair has been falling out non-stop for a few months, which is sad in and of itself, but the other day I noticed this is what has been growing in to replace it! I'd like to know when I got so old that I'm at least 25% gray in my temple area? I'm all kinds of ticked off!
...Okay, it's hard to see, but it's there!

Another Gem

Life with Sterling certainly gets more interesting as he gets older...
Just this morning, he removed all the pillows from the couch and chairs and sat in the largest chair/lounge, putting on his imaginary seatbelt and told me he was taking off in his helicopter. I was only half paying attention when he said something about going to the hospital and "to get another baby."
"Who's getting a baby?" I asked, fully arrested now.
"I am. My tummy is big (which indeed, it was- with his blankets) and I have to go the hospital and see the doctor and get another baby. And I going to be nice to him. His name is Stairs Bump."
"Stairs Bump, huh? That's a nice name."
"Yeah, only he can talk to me and tell me what he wants. And he tells me he wants one treat (holding up one finger)." Struggling slightly to remove all expression from his face he says with enunciation, "and I say 'No.' And I give him a sandwich."
"Hmmm." I say, not at all sure I like how well I've been imitated by my 4-year old.
"Yeah, and I just now in the helicopter and going to the hospital." He nods wisely at me and repeats, "Yeah."

This is not the first time he's talked about getting more babies- in fact he often tells me he wants three babies! ($@%#!) Apparently the novelty of a new baby brother has not worn off yet. I imagine it will begin when Hylton starts taking his toys...

Who?!

Yesterday Sterling was parading up and down the living room in front of the couch where I was sitting. Looking up, I noticed he had a hardback book strapped down to his head with a rubber band.
"Sterling! (laughing) What is that? ....Is that your hat?"
"I'm not Sterling anymore."
"Oh! Who are you?"
"I'm Jobah."
"Who?"
"Jobah."
"Who?
He comes closer, "Jo-bah!"
Faintly I say, "Oh... Jobah..."
"Yeah. Like Mama Mary and Daddy Jobah have baby Jesus in a manger."

(Of course, how I could I be so stupid! The book explains it all!) Santa should have brought this kid some diction!