Is it sad that I usually hate commercials with a passion, but during the holiday season, I just love commercials. From the jewelry (such as the Diamond Initial Pendant) that I go..wow! how pretty to the electronics, they are all so entertaining. My favorite so far this year is Santa in Sears doing his electronic shopping – buying TV’s I believe and the reindeer don’t want to haul his purchases home but Sears assures him they have free delivery. If you haven’t seen that one yet, you’ll have to check it out. I can’t wait for more commercials! 
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Family Movie Night
Our family loves movies. We watch at least one movie every week at home together as a family AND go out to the movies twice a month. While the movies always have to be suitable for Cameron (who is 8), we take turns on who picks the movies each time. Frequently we do these movie nights on the weekends so that the girls can invite friends over. If we eat at home, whichever girls picks the movie, the other gets to pick the food. Some nights we do something simple like pizza. Other nights they choose steak and potatoes or lasagna. If we go out to the movies, popcorn and a coke are a must. Cameron gets the child’s popcorn meal and Becka and I share a large popcorn and coke. (You get free refills on larges so we can dump refills into Cameron’s little children’s meal box as she finishes her meal.)
After watching this trailer, I’m thinking that All Roads Lead Home The Movie will be one of the movies I push the girls to watch:
This is the perfect movie for a family to watch – a movie that’s child appropriate and communicates a good message. I had never heard of this movie until given the chance to review it for you, but now that I’ve watched this trailer and done a little research, I think it will be on our must see list.
Program Your TV Now!
Yes. I really do not watch a lot of television so I feel odd telling you about two television opportunties you need to be sure to set yoru televisions to either auto turn the channels or set the DVRs to record. First there is The Librarian as I mentioned last night (I have my DVR programmed to record the first two already) and now I want to tell you about a series that Turner Classic Movies is airing in conjuction with Disney in honor of the holiday season.
According to TCM:
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is set to conjure up some pure movie magic this December, when the network debuts TCM PRESENTS: THE FAMILY CLASSICS.The festivities will include Sunday movie showcases featuring more than 25 Disney live-action classics, plus an all-new original documentary entitled THE AGE OF BELIEVING:THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS, narrated by Tony® winner and three-time Oscar® nominee Angela Lansbury.
When does this start? Sunday, December 7th and continues every Sunday in December. The lineup is really some great shows too. Check out the lineup:
Sun., Dec 7
- Noon Treasure Island (1950) – starring Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll
- 1:45 p.m. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) – starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Sessue Hayakawa and Tommy Kirk
- 4 p.m. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) – starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre
- 6:15 p.m. Old Yeller (1958) – starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker
- 8 p.m. The Parent Trap (1961) – starring Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith
- 10:15 p.m. Pollyanna (1960) – starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, Adolphe Menjou and Agnes Moorehead
- 12:30 a.m. The Barefoot Executive (1971) – starring Kurt Russell, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox and John Ritter
Sunday, Dec. 14
- Noon The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1970) – starring Kurt Russell and Cesar Romero
- 1:45 p.m. The Strongest Man in the World (1975) – starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero and Dick Van Patten
- 3:30 p.m. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) – starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson and Tommy Kirk
- 5:15 p.m. Son of Flubber (1963) – starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk and Ed Wynn
- 7 p.m. THE AGE OF BELIEVING: THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS – narrated by Angela Lansbury
- 8:30 p.m. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) – starring Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Bill Bixby and Susan Clark
- 10:15 p.m. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) – starring Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars and Jack Elam
Sunday, Dec. 21
- Noon The Black Hole (1979) – starring Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster and Ernest Borgnine
- 2 p.m. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) – starring Eddie Albert, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann and Donald Pleasance
- 4 p.m. Return from Witch Mountain (1978) – starring Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann
- 6 p.m. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) – starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson and Roddy McDowall
- 8 p.m. Candleshoe (1977) – starring Jodie Foster, David Niven and Helen Hayes
- 10 p.m. Freaky Friday (1976) – starring Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris and John Astin
- 11:45 p.m. THE AGE OF BELIEVING: THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS (encore)
Sunday, Dec. 28
- Noon The Shaggy Dog (1959) – starring Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen and Tommy Kirk.
- 2 p.m. The Shaggy D.A. (1976) – starring Dean Jones, Tim Conway and Suzanne Pleshette.
- 4 p.m. The Love Bug (1968) – starring Dean Jones, Michelle Lee and Buddy Hackett.
- 6 p.m. Herbie Rides Again (1974) – starring Helen Hayes, Ken Berry and Stefanie Powers.
- 8 p.m. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) – starring Dean Jones and Don Knotts.
- 9:45 p.m. Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) – starring Cloris Leachman and Harvey Korman.
- 11:30 p.m. The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973) – starring Tim Conway, Jan Michael Vincent, John Amos and Nancy Walker
So which ones am I looking forward to? On the 7th, I’m wanting to make sure we watch The Parent Trap. This is one that my girls have seen the newer version, but never this one. On the 14th, we’ll be sure to watch The Son of Flubber, and on the 21st, I will be watching almost the entire time – I remember growing up and LOVING to go to my Uncle’s to watch the Disney Channel and I LOVED the Witch Mountain movies. Bedknobs and Broomsticks also has it’s own special childhood memories, and Freaky Friday is like The Parent Trap. I want them to see the original one, the one Mommy grew up watching, at least once. :)
Do any of these movies bring back memories for you? If so, you shoudl be sure to spend some family time watching them with your children during this holiday season.
Only One More Week
So I rarely get to lay around and watch television – especially daytime television. Well here I am, curled up in bed, loving this cool weather which means I don’t need air condition and I still need covers, and watching The View. But as I sit here and watch, I’m more excited over the commercials!! Yes!! Next week is the BIG ONE! A week I’ve been waiting for – the new Dancing with the Stars, Boston Legal, Ugly Betty, and Grey’s Anatomy will start next week! I’m a big fan of Dancing with the Stars, Ugly Betty, and Grey’s Anatomy. And I’ve always liked the law shows so I catch Boston Legal when I have time. We’ve had many converstations around my house on who Betty will choose and who will end up together on Grey’s Anatomy. Now we’ll get to see. I’m actually wishing this week off would have happened next week. How sad is that?