Sunday nights are our Family Nights. After church, we do something fun and interactive together...no cell phones, no housework, just family time! Last night, Mark and I were so tired that we decided to watch a movie. We try not to have television on family nights, but if we are give out and I have a migraine coming on, we find a good, family movie and we make yummy orange rolls and we snuggle up in the living room together for the evening. Last night, we watched "Willy Wonka"...the original.
By the time it was over, Maggie had left her rocking chair and cuddled up beside me...not for affection. She was terrified. I kept asking her what she was scared of and she would just shake her head. Finally, toward the end of the movie, she burst into tears and said, "I hate that those children are so spoiled and tacky and they get horrible things done to them because of it and those Umpa-Loompa things are freaking me out!!!"
When the movie was over, we read a soothing book together and put everyone into bed.
Phoenix would NOT stay in bed by himself, so he spent half the night with us. Before midnight, Maggie had dragged her pillow and blanket into our room and was asleep on our floor. I asked Mark if he wanted to go get Luke so we could all sleep in the same room. He smiled, but we left Luke in his own bed. We all finally got to sleep, but I realized that Willy Wonka wasn't as pleasant for my children as I'd thought. I was remembering the candy and chocolate and colorful scenery.
So, on a scale of one to ten, this family night gets a 3. (The orange rolls were yummy, after all.)
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