"Bennett Bunch": Movies

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Miss Christy

I borrowed the "Christy" series from my sister-in-law, Sarah. Ryan and I have been watching them for almost a week now. Madalyn and Ethan have watched parts of the episodes also.

Today I was in my room folding clothes and Ryan was on the computer paying bills. He called me into the room he was in and asked me if I heard what Madalyn had been saying. Madalyn had been pretending she was Miss Christy the school teacher in Cutter Gap. She was talking about Love, Death and various other things that she had seen on the episodes. It was really sweet to see her taking care of a baby (doll) that was sick. Then she was taeching the children (Ethan being one of them)in school.

I have really enjoyed watching this series. I thought that I had seen the whole series when it was on TV(1994). Well, I was so wrong we have probably watched 12 episodes so far and I think I had only seen 3 of them. I guess I had watched those few so many times I thought I knew everything about the show. Ryan keeps asking me questions about little things he misses and I haven't had very many anwsers for him. He said "I thought you were the "Christy" expert?" All I can say is I liked the show then and have enjoyed it even more this time around.

I'm glad Ryan has been just as excited as I have to watch the "Christy" series. It has been fun watching them with him.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

"How do you know..."

We took the kids to see the disney movie "Enchanted" on thursday. It was showing at the dollar theater (well it is actually $1.50). They made it through most of the movie without any problems. Ryan had to take Ethan out once or twice. As soon as the dragon showed up Ethan was once again interested. I thought the movie was very cute and one I would like to have in my collection. I wasn't to sure how Madalyn liked it. I did find out later as I was trying to find a ringtone for my phone that she really liked the song "That's how you know". Since she seemed to like it so much that is the song I picked for my ringtone. All in all I think we all enjoyed the movie and had a good time spending the day together as a family.

*Don't forget to pause my music playlist at the bottom of the page before you play the video clip.

Favorite Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived. " — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Quotes by Madalyn

One day as we sat around Meme’s table eating lunch and talking Madalyn was telling us about stuff that happened “a LONG LONG time ago” according to her. I made a comment about her being so old and she replied “Mom, I don’t hurt.” I’m not sure where she got the idea that if you are old that means you hurt. ~ Jan. 2008

Latter in that same conversation Meme said she thought Madalyn looked like her Grandma Bennett. Madalyn replied “I think Grandma Bennett looks like you Meme. You both have tangled hair.” Meme and Grandma both have curly hair which is what Madalyn was talking about. ~ Jan. 2008

When we were in the car Madalyn was singing a song. These are the words she sang: “…and so my KNEES ARE GRAY…” I was trying to keep from laughing out loud. If you are not sure why this is funny I will tell you. She was singing “I am a Child of God” and the words should have been “…and so my NEEDS ARE GREAT…” It was so cute and I didn’t want to correct her at the time. ~ Feb. 2008

The other night after Ethan went to sleep Madalyn and I stayed up talking for a little bit. She looked at me and then Ethan and back at me and said “I love that little guy.”
It was so sweet and sincere. ~ March 2008

Here is another one about singing. Madalyn loves to sing primary songs as loud as she can off the balcony. I heard her outside on the balcony yesterday singing “Follow the Prophet.” Here’s what she sang “Adam was a prophet first THING that we know…” instead of “Adam was a prophet first ONE that we know…” This is a song we have worked on but she always reverts back to the words she likes better. ~ March 2008