The Walton And Gilmore Connection

So, I've been on a Walton's kick, ever since they've been showing 3 episodes a day on The Hallmark Channel. I've always loved that show, even as a child. I like how they show that through family and faith, you can overcome most anything life throws at you.

When I really enjoy a show, I usually try to find out as much as I can, when it comes to fun facts and such. And the fun fact I discovered last night made my heart happy. I was positively giddy with excitement! ( Yes, I know it's only a TV show.)


OK, so I'm also a huge fan of The Gilmore Girls, and have never missed an episode. (What I wouldn't give, to live in a small town like Stars Hollow. And like Lorelai Gilmore, I too can smell when it's going to snow.)


So here's the fun fact, and why there's a Walton/Gilmore connection.

The Walton's House

And here it is on The Gilmore Girls, as the future Dragonfly Inn.

The Dragonfly Inn, after the remodel. They added another window  on the upstairs right, but the  left side is the same.

I just thought that was so cool!! You always think that they tear everything apart after filming, to make room for new productions, but it's nice to see that's not always the case!  Good for Warner Bros.!!:)

Auntie Em!! Auntie Em!!

This year has been devastating when it comes to tornadoes. I pray for everyone who's been affected, or knows someone affected by these storms. Tornadoes are the main reason I'm not a summer person. My  stress levels are too high to even truly enjoy all that summer has to offer. All it takes is for that warning or watch to pop up at the bottom of the TV screen, and my evening is ruined. I've said it once, and I'll say it again. It can snow all it wants, and I'll still feel safe in my own home!

The only person who has ever made me feel safe during a storm, was my Grandpa. Grandpa was a strong, hard working carpenter, who I believed wasn't afraid of anything. I'm sure that's not truly the case, but that's how he appeared to me as a small child. We lived down the road from my grandparent's, so when there was a storm, we would go down to their house.

Most storms were spent sitting on the front porch, waiting for it to pass. I remember crying a lot of the times, always in fear of dying in a tornado. I blame The Wizard of Oz. ( You know, it wasn't so much the house being picked up and spun around that scared me the most, as it was Miss Gulch turning into the Wicked Witch outside the window.)



(It still kind of freaks me out.)

But, Grandpa had a way of making me feel calm, even in the worst weather. If he saw that the thunder was bothering me, he would tell me they were just rolling potatoes in heaven. I know a lot of people grew up saying they were bowling in heaven, but it was always potatoes for this gal. That's probably why I grew up not minding the thunder so much. The sound is really quite soothing, when I think about it. That is, as long as it's just the rumbly kind. I'm still not crazy about the loud, crazy booms.lol

My grandpa died in 1992, when I was an 8th grader. I'm 33 now, and I still wish he was around to comfort me when it storms. I don't think I've felt completely safe during a storm since.



(Just so you know, this part freaks me out more than the other.)



It's Radical!!

Well, the Christian radicals are at it again with their "Doomsday" predictions, completely ignoring that fact that not even Jesus knows when the end will come. So, to find some humor in these predictions, I'm going to tell you what my Facebook status is for the day.

Don't worry "Doomsday" people!! Rebecca Black CLEARLY, yet nasally states in her song, "Friday" that tomorrow is SATURDAY, and SUNDAY comes AFTERWARDS!! So it's all good, people! And don't worry about Dec. 21, 2012 either! It falls on a FRIDAY, so the cycle continues!!

So, Hakuna Matata everyone!! Enjoy the life that GOD has given you!!

And don't be such worry warts! You'll miss out on a wonderful life, when you worry about what tomorrow brings.

See What You Started, Fievel Mouskawitz?!

A month or so ago, the movie An American Tail, was on free HBO, so I recorded it for the kids. After all, it has always been a favorite of mine, and I like when we can bond over things that I enjoyed as a child. I absolutely love that movie! Great songs, heartwarming story, mice that I don't want to kill. It has it all!!

But here's the thing about An American Tail. I always cry!! I swear, I could watch that thing 10 times in a row, and still end up crying when he finds his family! Megan, my oldest, asked why it made me cry. I told her it's the way he whispers, "Papa..." when he hears his father's voice calling for him. It just gets me every time!

And then I started thinking about all the other cartoon movies that pull on my heartstrings. I'll be the first to admit that I tear up over just about any sappy thing, ( Like this one Oreo Cookie commercial from the 90's, where the teenage girl lets her dad twist her Oreo for her, just like he did when she was a little girl. I know, I know....pure sap.) But there's something about animated stories, that really get to me. And I swear Disney is the worst!! They like making people cry, I think.;)

So, here are some animated movies that make me feel like a crying fool.

1. Bambi. I'm good until he cries, "Mother!!" Mooooother!!" You know, I might have been OK with that part, if they would have just left it with the gunshot. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what that sound means. I was a little kid when I first saw it, and I figured it out. Scarred for life I tell ya. Scarred. For. Life.

2. The Land Before Time. And once again, the animators felt the need to kill another mother. (I'm surprised it's not a Disney movie.) Only this time, the poor little dino had to actually witness his mommy dying! Then, later thinks he sees her, but it ends up being his shadow. And the Diana Ross song at the end!!?? Are you kidding me with this?! Evil. Pure evil.

3. Dumbo. ( See, didn't I mention Disney was evil?) Oh, let's see. How about we take an elephant with ginormous ears, have everyone around make fun of him for being different, then, lock his mommy up in a cage so they can't see each other. Yeah!! That's the ticket!! Then, we'll make it so he's able to visit her, but is only able to see her trunk! And how about we have her rock him with her trunk, and play a sad song, all at the same time!! Thank God he had that mouse to take care of him for awhile. You know, the same mouse who got him, a baby elephant, drunk!! Good times. Goood times.

4. All Dogs go to Heaven. At the very end, when Charlie is saying goodbye to Ann Marie, and she says, "Charlie, I love you." It's just sad.

5. Lady and the Tramp. When Trusty is hit by the truck, and Jock starts howling. Oh, sad, sad howling. OH, and the sad dogs in the pound!! Animals make things more sad I think...lol


6. The Lion King. And once again, Disney kills another parent. Typical.


I'm thinking I should have just typed, "Every Disney movie made, before 2000." LOL

Well, I think this list has gone on long enough. The sappiness can go on and on for days.;)

What are some animated movies that make you tear up every time? Come on! Don't be shy! I know I'm not alone here!;)

The Princess And The Frog

A few days ago, my youngest daughter Holly, was excited to get outside and start her favorite spring/summertime hobby, catching frogs. We live along the Tippy River, and are surrounded by trees and nature. A Tomboy's paradise. I don't mind her doing it, just as long as she's gentle, and puts them back where she found them. You know, after she's done giving them rides in her Barbie jeep.

After some time, I had to come inside to use the bathroom, and while I was in there, I heard Holly come inside, and go into her bedroom. I walked out of the bathroom, and went to the computer to check Facebook. While I was there, Holly walked out of her room, closed her door, and looked at me and said, "Mommy, there are no frogs in the house."

This of course means, " Mommy, I soooo have a frog in the house!" So I said, "Holly Jane, did you bring a frog in here?"  "Yes....:-)" she said with a big smile. "It's so cute, and I wanted to take a shower with it!"

I replied, "Go get the frog and take it back outside so it can go home!......where is it?"  "In my jewelry box." she said. 



(A picture of one of her froggy friends from last year.)

 I had to laugh! Her pretty pink jewelry box, with a dancing ballerina, was the perfect temporary home for her "froggy friend".

Only my Holly.