Mom's Indecisive Selection(s)

Most of you know that mom chose "Taking Chance" as her December choice. She wants all of us to know that she made this choice because it takes her back to the way she felt as a child about her country. She wants to show us how she was raised to view the greatest nation on Earth. But, apparently the audacity of not selecting a Christmas movie at Christmas time has been keeping her up at night. Since mom has had a tough couple of months, and since she has just received a $14,000 rehab bill, we are all going to take pity on her. On December 14th (or before), we will be watching "Taking Chance."



On December 21st, we will be watching White Christmas.




We all have very busy Decembers, so do your best to watch these movies when you can.

Don't forget to comment on Dad's & Austin's Choices!

Austin's Choice for Cousin Movie of the Month

Watch it in November!!

Full Circle!!! Dad's Choice Again...

HOORAY!!! We've made it through the entire delightful family. What an incredible 14 months it has been. But we shall not hesitate to march onward. Dad has announced his choice for November and Mom already has December's picked out. So cuddle up on November 21st for possibly the most romantic movie of all time. Since I'm sure we've all seen it, let's try very hard to make the family movie night count this month by all watching at the same time. Thanks to everyone for indulging me. I can't wait to see what round two will bring.

Random is a lot harder than it sounds

Here's the 2009 Cousin Christmas List!!!

Trinda gives to Casee
Austin gives to Quentin
Corrine gives to Brennan
Tyson gives to Stephanie
Marissa gives to Ryan
Jesiah gives to Chris
Casee gives to Sean
Caleb gives to Gavin
Brennan gives to Tyson
Ben gives to Corrine
Chris gives to Austin
Eric gives to Caleb
Ryan gives to Jace
Sean gives to Jesiah
Chloe gives to Eric
Quentin gives to Ben
Gavin gives to Chloe
Jace gives to Marissa
Stephanie gives to Trinda

Katie's Mysterious Flick

I've never heard of this one.



We're scheduled to discover this movie on October 17th. I'm excited!!!

Thanks, Katie :)

Casee's Happy Birthday Choice

The month of October will be an exciting time to renew The Cousin Movie of the Month!!!

Casee has chosen:



Cousins can watch the show at any time during October and comment on it right here. Also, don't forget to leave your thoughts on Trinda, Scott and Weston's choices. I will post the family movie night movie as soon as Katie lets me know what it is!

Scott's Noble Tale

Family Movie night is next Saturday, the 19th. We've all had some serious times this month and I'm pleased that we'll be watching something light-hearted and fun. We're looking forward to Casee's cousin choice when she tells me what it is. Katie-you're on notice for next month!

Trinda's Adventureous Choice

Our July/August Cousin movie is...




Post those comments!!!

Weston's Summer Treat

Well, I think it's clear that our July and August are needing to be combined. If You haven't seen Weston's pick yet, you still have a week before we post Scott's. If you have, we all want to read your opinion.

Jesiah's Choice for Cousin Movie of the Month

I finally got an answer out of Jesiah!!!

He chose "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" for June. So all the cousins should watch this show sometime during June and post their comments here. Thanks to everyone who participated in Grandma's rather strange pick last month. Hopefully, we'll hear from the Jensens and Rausches this month! We're looking forward to Trinda's choice in July.

Thanks, Jesiah!

Amber Made a Choice!

Amber has finally gotten around to telling me her family movie night choice. She said this is pretty much her favorite movie ever. She has specific instructions, though. This movie is in Italian and there is a version with English dubbing. She does NOT want you to get that version. You are supposed to watch the version with the Italian speaking and the English subtitles. Got it? I've never seen this show, so I'm hoping it's just fantastic.

We're watching this movie on MY birthday, so think about me while you're watching it. Perhaps make some smoked spare ribs and throw yourself a party. It ought to be very nostalgic.

Jensen Cousin Movie of the Month!!!

Mom suggested that, in honor of Nate's choice, we should kick off our Jensen Cousin Movie Night tradition with SALUDOS AMIGOS & THREE CABELLEROS. I believe this is actually two separate short movies on the same disc.

So, here's the plan. Any time during May, rent or borrow the movie. Have your kids watch the show and comment on this blog post. Ryan and Sean are very excited about this. Every Monday when I say it's family night, they ask, "What about Family Movie Night?"

Jesiah is picking our June movie and Trinda is next up in July!

Nathan's Surprise Pick

Okay, I was NOT expecting this...



We're supposed to watch it on the 16th. Sorry it's late notice, he had a hard time deciding.

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