The Greatest Show

Since I'm taking a summer break from watching TV at home, I loaned the Parrishes my DVD of The Greatest Showman, which they tend to call "The Greatest Show."  (That one skyrocketed up the list of my favorite movies and especially musicals. Sound of Music still tops it, but nothing else comes close!) 

Anyway, T, C, J, & K LOVE it! They already had learned a lot of the soundtrack from Rach's phone, and now they're watching the movie whenever they're in the car.  Carter told me he's "in love with" Zendaya! lol  Triston said he "really liked it, but it sure had a lot of songs in it!" which cracked me up.  Kyndal Faith loves the Rewrite the Stars dance scene - Rach says she's totally mesmerized by it. Preshface!  And the Jaceman was super-excited about getting this hat from Mamaw today, and aspires to get the whole costume! lolol

All of this makes me really happy!! ❤

This pic of the Miss so proud of herself for catching a fish = awesomeness! lol

They all caught one that day!  (Then they threw them back in, which makes me happy too.)

I've spent a lot of time over the last few days listening to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix again. It's probably my favorite book in the series, although 1, 3, and 7 are close competitors. I freaking love it!  JK is completely brilliant - I cannot even talk about it!!! I listened to the "you do care" scene tonight and it brought my mind back to this post from 2013.  (Also, I found that specific post by searching the word "lunascope," which made me laugh that I remember the quote so well.)

Shifting subjects again, someone posted this lately, and I thought it was good!  Trying to understand the cause beneath the surface is never a bad idea.

Words of Wisdom Wednesday... ❤❤

"It seems impossible to love people who hurt and disappoint us,

yet there are no other kinds of people." 

~Frank Andrews 

I'm working on a volunteer CR project this week transcribing the oral history interview of a Holocaust survivor.  It's been interesting, heartbreaking, and challenging (partly because of all the German and Polish words being used).  But I'm glad I signed up for it.  The quote above is from another Holocaust survivor, and it is poignant and true!

Anyway, that's all I've got for today. ❤