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Audrey and I go to the library pretty often (probably about twice a month) and we usually come home with some children's books and a very random assortment of movies. There've been some great ones and there've been some weird ones- both the movies and the books. Some are wonderful. Here are some of the books we've recently been enjoying:
The movies I get range from ones I've seen, ones I've been wanting to see, and ones that just look interesting. This month's movies were Finian's Rainbow (been wanting to see), Once Upon A Mattress (seen), The Enchanted Cottage (caught my fancy), and Babies the documentary (been wanting to see).
Finian's Rainbow: I have this personal goal to see all Fred Astaire movies and all Audrey Hepburn movies, so that's why I checked out Finian's Rainbow. And yes, it was pretty weird. I liked some of the songs and some of the characters but I think there was way too much going on in the movie. It was about a bunch of different things- a leprechaun, segregation, and mentholated tobacco- and honestly it all was just very hippie-ish. But I do love me some Fred Astaire, so his character was pretty fun. Overall though, not one I'd like to own any time soon. But at least I can check it off my list!
Once Upon A Mattress: This one I had already seen but it was fun to watch it with Andrew and Audrey. It's the story of the Princess and the Pea with Carol Burnett, Tracy Ullman, and Zooey Deschannel. It's so silly but so fun. Again not one I need to own, but one I wouldn't mind checking out again every once in awhile.
The Enchanted Cottage: This one was surprisingly amazing! It's an old romantic one from 1945, kind of a Beauty and the Beast story except that the the two characters are both considered "ugly." It's basically about how love is truly blind when it's real love. It's also about how beauty really is in the eye of the beholder and that it's up to us to see the beauty in others- we do have the choice. A great old movie that I would love to see again and possibly own!
Babies: This documentary was really something. I can't even describe how much I liked it. There is no narration, almost no words at all, and you just are watching these babies grow up from birth to their first birthday. There are four babies, each from a different culture- Africa, Mongolia, Japan, and San Francisco. There is quite a bit of cultural nudity in it because in the African culture they observed the women don't wear tops. But I think it's still a movie I would recommend. The point of it is to show that "if you surround your baby with love, it doesn't matter what culture you're from or what child-rearing practices you follow." Babies are just plain wonderful.
This movie helped me a lot with how I see myself as a mother. It made me more confident in how I do things, made me realize that I don't have to freak out when I feel like I'm not doing everything perfect. These babies were raised SO differently and each of them seemed happy and well-adjusted. Sometimes I get bummed at myself for staying in pajamas all day and not looking very good, or for not getting dishes or laundry done. But, I dunno, this movie made me see my role as a mother as more divine and more important than those things. I love my baby and I'm loving watching her grow and learn. She is the most beautiful person to me and I am doing okay as her mommy.
This is why I love books and movies :)
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| I LOVE these little books. Pride and Prejudice is ours but the others are from the library. |
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| I always love getting books that have amazing pictures…Audrey usually isn't too interested in these because they're long. But I like them a lot. |
Finian's Rainbow: I have this personal goal to see all Fred Astaire movies and all Audrey Hepburn movies, so that's why I checked out Finian's Rainbow. And yes, it was pretty weird. I liked some of the songs and some of the characters but I think there was way too much going on in the movie. It was about a bunch of different things- a leprechaun, segregation, and mentholated tobacco- and honestly it all was just very hippie-ish. But I do love me some Fred Astaire, so his character was pretty fun. Overall though, not one I'd like to own any time soon. But at least I can check it off my list!
Once Upon A Mattress: This one I had already seen but it was fun to watch it with Andrew and Audrey. It's the story of the Princess and the Pea with Carol Burnett, Tracy Ullman, and Zooey Deschannel. It's so silly but so fun. Again not one I need to own, but one I wouldn't mind checking out again every once in awhile.
The Enchanted Cottage: This one was surprisingly amazing! It's an old romantic one from 1945, kind of a Beauty and the Beast story except that the the two characters are both considered "ugly." It's basically about how love is truly blind when it's real love. It's also about how beauty really is in the eye of the beholder and that it's up to us to see the beauty in others- we do have the choice. A great old movie that I would love to see again and possibly own!
Babies: This documentary was really something. I can't even describe how much I liked it. There is no narration, almost no words at all, and you just are watching these babies grow up from birth to their first birthday. There are four babies, each from a different culture- Africa, Mongolia, Japan, and San Francisco. There is quite a bit of cultural nudity in it because in the African culture they observed the women don't wear tops. But I think it's still a movie I would recommend. The point of it is to show that "if you surround your baby with love, it doesn't matter what culture you're from or what child-rearing practices you follow." Babies are just plain wonderful.
This movie helped me a lot with how I see myself as a mother. It made me more confident in how I do things, made me realize that I don't have to freak out when I feel like I'm not doing everything perfect. These babies were raised SO differently and each of them seemed happy and well-adjusted. Sometimes I get bummed at myself for staying in pajamas all day and not looking very good, or for not getting dishes or laundry done. But, I dunno, this movie made me see my role as a mother as more divine and more important than those things. I love my baby and I'm loving watching her grow and learn. She is the most beautiful person to me and I am doing okay as her mommy.
This is why I love books and movies :)
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