Rudolph

Last night we watched our first Christmas special of the season. Rudolph. There are really only a few shows that we like to watch each year. Our family favorites are Rudolph, The Grinch, Charlie Brown Christmas, and "It's a Wonderful Life." They have become traditions here.It is interesting what each person remembers from the movies. I remember being terrified of the Abominable Snow Monster in Rudolph when I was little. M. likes Hermey who wants to be a dentist! P. likes the doll on the island of misfit toys.This is my favorite version of the book. It is a 1950 Pop-up!The story was changed a lot when they made the movie.There is a line in the movie that gets repeated around here a lot."What do you say we be independent together?" The boys can say it justlike Hermey. It is a good thing to know--how to be "independenttogether."