Rachel McAdams (ok, she may be a little “hot” to play me, but I’ve been told we bear amazing some similarities, so that’s my choice and I’m sticking to it) stars in the comedrama Choices as Sara Mason, a highly successful magazine editor who leaves her career behind to stay at home with her two children. The film follows the harmlessly deluded (read: scatterbrained) but emotional/passionate stay-at-home mom through her daily life full of typical motherhood laughs and frustrations–potty training, cross-dressing toddlers, preschoolers with attitude, play dates gone wrong, food “fights,” and even anger management. The film uses clever cinemetography to illustrate how her choices completely altered her future and the future those around her–for the better, despite her misplaced desire for “something more.” Also stars: easy-going but supportive husband Topher Grace and mom friends Jenny McCarthy (sorry, Erica, you know I had to!), Keiko Agena and Jessica Alba.

I know it sounds a bit like Ally McBeal but I was thinking more like a modern, more comedic It’s a Wonderful Life or Butterfly Effect, with a little humor but without the creepiness.

This week’s Fun Monday was brought to you by Janet:

Hollywood has come calling. They want to make a movie of your life story!

So here’s what I want to read about: Write the brief synopsis of this film that you might use to pitch this project and cast the principal players. Who would play you? You can either cast or ignore significant others, children and/or pets. This is, after all, YOUR movie about you you YOU! Illustrate as needed with casting photos or filming locations. Your life not interesting enough? Hey, this is Hollywood. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell how much my two kids are alike or different. My 18-month-old son often mimics my daughter’s behaviour. So, I’m never sure if it’s in his personality. And my daughter often wants to do what he’s doing, too. So, other than the typical drama that comes with a nearly four girl versus a little more aggression from a toddler boy (which sometimes manifests itself in the same tantrum), they seem to have a lot of similarities.

But the differences were obvious yesterday when we went for a walk. It was a fairly nice day and the warmth and sunshine created a lot of puddles on the sidewalk from melted ice and snow. My son was having a grand time walking right to the center of the deepest puddles he could find and not only stomping in them but simply standing in them, allowing the water to soak right in. Whereas my daughter was quite purposely avoiding puddles as best she could. She was actually pretty stressed out about it, when she came to ones that were too wide for her to jump over. So, there you have it! I’m glad to see they are not one and the same.