this year's tv show of choice is A Charlie Brown Christmas. i think we've watched it 18 times at least. chase wakes up in the morning asking for it and goes to bed asking for it. he can repeat most of it, as can colton and they simultaneously laugh at all the same parts. they really love it when lucy asks shroeder (sp?) to play "jingle bells...you know...deck them halls and all that stuff." we own the video, however we get so excited when it comes on tv that we dvr it and act as if we have never seen it before...making cookies or popcorn and sitting on the floor together for the duration. i have decided this year that i can really relate to some of the characters in this flick...specifically charlie brown and lucy...on 2 accounts. for those of you who know me well...you will easily see what i mean.
ACCOUNT 1: YOU CAN CALL ME CHARLIE
LUCY: "May I help you?"
CHARLIE BROWN: "I feel depressed. I know I should be happy, but I'm not."
LUCY: "The mere fact that you realize you need help indicates that you are not too far gone. I think we better pinpoint your fears. If we can find out what you're afraid of, we can label it. Are you afraid of responsibility? If you are, then you have hightengeophobia."
CHARLIE BROWN: "I don't think that's quite it."
LUCY: "How about cats? If you're afraid of cats, you have anoraphasia."
CHARLIE BROWN: "Well...sort of, but I'm not sure."
LUCY: "Are you afraid of staircases? If you are then you have climbacaphobia. Maybe you have phalaciphobia. This is the fear of the ocean. Or, chepharobia; this is the fear of crossing bridges. Or, maybe you have pantephobia. Do YOU think you have pantephobia?"
CHARLIE BROWN: "What is pantephobia?"
LUCY: "The fear of everything."
CHARLIE BROWN: "THAT"S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ACCOUNT 2: YOU CAN CALL ME LUCY
LUCY (after being licked by snoopy): "UGG...I'VE BEEN KISSED BY A DOG...I HAVE DOG GERMS...GET SOME HOT WATER...GET SOME DISINFECTANT...GET SOME IODINE!!!!"
well, that is how i feel that i relate to A Charlie Brown Christmas. let's see, we have 6 more days until Christmas...i bet we'll watch it about 16 more times. i'll try to keep track and keep you posted. there is redeeming value in this show. we've learned some good lessons this year from linus. he does make sure everyone knows what Christmas is all about. and like linus, i do think chase has decided to make his blue "blankie" into a sportcoat.
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mindy-
tell me about it. you can really relate to charlie brown and the gang sometimes ... i remember watching one of the charlie brown movies a couple of years ago, and i felt like charlie brown when he went to the stand and the sign said "psychiatrist - out to lunch." figures, right? :)
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