Asking for input

Hey guys! I had a thought and wanted to hear your opinions. I know everyone is very busy and some of you have had a really hard time doing family movie night, so it's okay if you don't think you can handle something else.

The thing is that my kids keep asking when family movie night is and they get all depressed when it's not a movie they can watch. It's been even worse this month because they watched Darby O Gill with Nate and me. So I was wondering if the kids wanted to do their own. We don't have to pick a specific night. We can just have a "cousin's monthly movie pick" and let each of the cousins take a turn choosing a movie of the month. Then we can let the kids watch it whenever each family has time. We can start with the oldest and go down the list.

It would also help me because that way we'd talk about who chose this month's movie and my kids could have that connection to their cousins. So, talk to you kids at Family Night tomorrow and let me know if it's something the kids want to do and something the parents think is doable. Then post your thoughts here. If you decide it is something we want to do, we can post the kid's picks here on this website and let any kids that want to comment do it just like FMN.


We miss you guys!

Amy

And the one we've all been waiting for....

I was on strike, but FMN is only two weeks away and I can see that most of you need at least that long to find the show. So.........

AMY'S CHOICE



This was my favorite movie the year I graduated from high school. It was one of the only shows I took with me to Dixie. I haven't seen it in a decade and really don't remember it very well. But lately I only seem to like really funny comedies that everyone's seen a dozen times. So, if it's terrible...que sera sera.

I'm counting on everyone to be extremely excited about snuggling up and watching Contact with me on April 18th.

Amanda's Lucky Pick

So Here's a funny story. When we were getting ready to watch Finding Forrester, I started thinking about Sean Connery. And it crossed my mind how absolutely adorable he was as a young man. Nate was being a pain in the butt, so I said, "I think when it's my turn to pick the family movie, I'll pick something from my childhood like 'The Neverending Story' or 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People.'" I said it because Nate gets really irritated when I make him watch "The Neverending Story" and because I had Sean Connery on the brain. The funny part is that Nate's immediate response was, "I wouldn't mind watching Darby O Gill."

Two hours later, I was chatting with Amanda and she told me her choice for March was, "Darby O'Gill and the Little People." It's amazing. Look what a close knit, in sync family we are! Everyone tune in on March 21st! It's pretty kid-friendly so even the newest Jensen girl can watch (assuming she's here). Thanks, Amanda!

Eric's Thoughtful Interjection

Eric dragged his feet and, finally, declared, "Whatever, you might as well do 'Finding Forrester.'" The moral of the story is that he's REALLY enthusiastic about his choice. Everyone tune in next Saturday, February 15th. I'm at least as excited as Eric, Maybe more.

Cheri's Very Solemn Selection

Despite the fact that I told her that I didn't want to watch a show about a crazy mathematician, Cheri has chosen: A BEAUTIFUL MIND!



This will be our first real drama. Cheri said she likes shows that have a twist to them. So, rest assured that if you haven't seen this one, you're in for a treat. We'll be watching this show on Saturday, January 17th. That's only a little over a week, so please, please post your comments on Larry's choice soon. If you don't, I'll send Ryan and Sean over to break your thumbs.

Love ya!

Amy

According to Larry...

This is the funniest movie ever made. Our dear Larry switched turns with Cheri. Of course, he's older than her anyway. So, I suppose there is some grounds for arguing that this makes him legally adopted into the family and no longer an in-law. Good thing for Cheri, who probably doesn't want to be married to her brother just to facilitate the smooth running of family movie night, he's technically older than Troy, so we can't follow that logic for justification. Instead, we'll have to make Larry married to Mindy. Of course that means that Mindy has to give up being an in-law as well, or she would have had to go after Larry. But, at least it solves the problem that was plaguing this blog. It creates a few other problems, but I think they are all trumped by the fabulous opportunity to watch this Christmas comedy during December and give Cheri another month to mull things over. So Larry's Christmas gift to all of us is.....
Plan to watch it on Saturday the 20th for some Christmas laughs. Thanks, Larry!

MINDY HAS SPOKEN...

On November 15th we will all be enjoying...






This is our second Robert Redford movie. I suppose it's appropriate since we're all doing this to make me feel better about being so far away from Utah. Thanks, Mindy!