Growing up my favorite store was LaBelles and then under new ownership it changed to Best and I absolutely refused to go into it once it was "Best". I mean, really! How dare they change that name!
So, anyway, I did agree to watch "Homeward Bound" even though I am upset that it has a new name... And it was so cute. The kids' eyes were absolutely glued to the tv the whole time. I had forgotten how many suspenseful parts there were in that movie. In this new version the animals have voices so we know what they are thinking & saying to each other. (It took Dawson about 10 minutes of asking "who said that?" to believe us that it was the animals) I did kindof miss the narrator but it was a fun new change. Michael J Fox was the voice of the younger dog. Oh, and I think this "new" version was made in like 1993, so it's not really that new, but that's ok.
As I was watching I did realize that during the scary mountain lion part that maybe that is where my fear of mountain lions stemmed from. And, I had totally forgotten about the lost girl in the mountain that the animals save- now that I'm a mom that part is a definite tear-jerker.
Speaking of tears, they definitely flowed at the very end. I had to get up and move into the kitchen so I didn't bawl in front of everyone. Here's the scene that got my water works flowing...
I read a great post here about how important traditions are for families and so I decided to copy exactly what she said. Anyway, I even tried to get Mike to sit with me and play a game after putting the kids to bed but then one thing led to another and- no, not that- and he had to go and move some dog food over at his mom's house so the raccoon that's living in her garage will leave. I do think I will try to procure a Skip Bo or Phase 10 for next Friday night though. I love games!
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