Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2005. That year we took Mattie to Boston for Christmas. When we saw snow outside, we decided to take Mattie outside to try sledding. Mattie had no intention of going on a sled alone, but with Peter next to him, he was willing to try it. Mattie loved it, and unlike me he loved adventure and the sensation of movement. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• number of people diagnosed with the virus: 16,651,589
• number of people who died from the virus: 302,689

Want to know what my highlight is this holiday season? It is stopping work at 6:30pm or 7pm for the day and having dinner with Peter and also watching a Christmas movie. I don't mean current movies, I mean the holiday classics. 

I am sure if I polled any teenager today they wouldn't have the foggiest notion of any of the movies I have listed tonight. But to me no December is complete without them! 

I know sometimes my readers check out movies or TV series I write about. All I can say is if you haven't seen any one of these movies, stop and make the time. I view watching one of them as my escape from the reality we are living in which includes never ending lock downs and my commuting back and forth to Los Angeles. 

This maybe one of my favorite holiday movies. Could be because I am a Cary Grant fan. But I absolutely love the message within the movie, which could be applied to all of us. We are all busy, but it is important to appreciate the gifts in front of us and not to take them for granted. 

Peter's favorite. Ironically until I met Peter, I never saw this movie before. One of my favorite lines from the movie...... "Dear George, remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence."

A classic which I grew up watching. I remember watching this movie with my grandmother. We both loved it. The funny part about this is years later while going to high school in Los Angeles, in my graduating class was Natalie Wood's daughter. 

Tonight's movie!