presents

Riley doesn't want to see anything sad these days. Only happy funny comedies. As a result one of our old friends sent a package to us. Its a DVD set of "That 70's Show". I can hear the children shrieking with glee, frequently. They have hours and hours of episodes of campie sitcom to watch. Riley is loving it. He can't get enough of it.

Last night Trevor wanted to watch "The boy in the striped pajamas", a WWII movie about a child who's father runs a crematorium. Riley doesn't last through the movie. He leaves. Trevor and I watch. Trevor is having a survivor visit school to talk about WWII. I want to make sure Trevor understands the war. There a many wonderful films we can watch. I figure that movies are better than my lecturing.

Last week I finally caved in and bought Netflicks. Not for the DVD's so much as the streaming to the computer. I figure we can watch movies while we wait all day at the hospital. Those G movies that we would drop into and miss most of over the course of the day were driving me crazy. We would be interrupted constantly. Now we can stop and start our own, and they don't have to be Disney. There are some great instant play choices and we can get some old classics. My first pick to be mailed was Fiddler on the Roof. Trevor used to play the viola, so I thought he might enjoy it, plus the historic perspective made me feel that it wasn't waisted time.

Meanwhile, I hate tearing Riley away from That 70's show, he laughs uproariously. The show reminds me of the stories Tom tells of his teen years. We try to pick which character represents each of us in the show. I definately relate to the mom. I have to admit it is funny and entertaining, in a painful sort of way.

I do love the streaming and choices of movies and documentaries that Netflicks provides. Tom can't believe I like watching movies on my computer when we have all these giant HDTVs all over the house. There is something to be said for convenience, though. I don't have to fight for the remote or choice of program, and no commercials.