Movies and Books

I just came back from watching "Eagle Eye" with the boys and we all agreed that it is an exciting (thrilling every second) and very awesome movie to watch. Eddo suggested the ending should at least be ... the satellite continuing to announce that "upload complete" to which Eddi replied with disgust that it should not be that way but the ending that we saw which is just perfect. They have confidense of what they thought a movie should have been written in other ways. These boys are exposed to my encouragements of writing, playing music and reading. I listen to what they think and thought of what endings and plots should be. I see these 2 intelligent kids writing stories that
can turn into a book someday. For now a love letter for me is a complete novel itself.

We basically see big budgeted movies at least 70% of what is being shown every year in the comedy and action/fantasy categories. We can analyze, critique, laugh and cry when the scene calls for it. It has become a family tradition that for as a nice get together out...just like a picnic. It is our own escape, play and celebration. Eddo and Eddi loves these moments and days that we get to suspend our reality and feel the movie for us to enjoy it and make our money worth it's every penny. The pop corn and pop are all shared with gusto and we make it a world that is nice to come back to. After watching a film and see that our real world after all is better than that imagined many times, is a better place to live with our beloved people around us.

You...what tradition did you start for your family?

We picked a couple of books and magazines. I, always ask them to write and read. Writing and giving me a love letter is something i encourage them to write for me. It is such a marvel to read the feelings they have when i have failed to notice. Their writing made me know them more when there are things I did not know and reaqlize. They are getting into the scary unpredictble stage of teenager and any bumps is but a part of them and me learninga and growing together.

Do you know what your kids are reading or favorite books to read? Have you encourage them to write? It is a simple practice of "write what you know" and it will be a lot easier.