one of the upsides of jane's breast cancer diagnosis (oxymoron!) is our family's discovery of netflix. no, we have not been living under a rock, just somehow this escaped us. everytime we want to sit down together to watch a movie on tv - almost never, actually - there is nothing on! incredibly frustrating. but now, we have this online dvd ordering service - so easy, quick, and fun! they have every single movie ever made i think ... foreign, funny, just released, etc..
so last night, we treat ourselves to the swedish classic my life as a dog. a very bittersweet film detailing the humorous shenanigans of a young boy whose mother is gravely ill (t.b. or cancer, not quite sure). he reflects often on his own condition, but then compares it to others who are much worse off than him (in a most endearing and comical way) ... of course, no one's head was been blown off, and there's not much sexuality or swearing - amazing we are still able to be entertained!
on this beautiful sunny day, we chill out ... jane reads for a good part of the day, the kids sleep forever, and i do a little cooking. jane is functional but uncomfortable - just not feeling herself, alas no traveling over the next few days (so thoughts of an impromptu trip are out the window). a round of haircuts for all ... except for jane and i of course. [the kids deride us: "we have the only two bald parents in new york", etc.!]. then off to the city for a quick bite of asian at lovely day ... yum and fun!
now home under the covers, watching some tv ... everyone's in, it's nice and toasty ... it's a dog's life!
so last night, we treat ourselves to the swedish classic my life as a dog. a very bittersweet film detailing the humorous shenanigans of a young boy whose mother is gravely ill (t.b. or cancer, not quite sure). he reflects often on his own condition, but then compares it to others who are much worse off than him (in a most endearing and comical way) ... of course, no one's head was been blown off, and there's not much sexuality or swearing - amazing we are still able to be entertained!
on this beautiful sunny day, we chill out ... jane reads for a good part of the day, the kids sleep forever, and i do a little cooking. jane is functional but uncomfortable - just not feeling herself, alas no traveling over the next few days (so thoughts of an impromptu trip are out the window). a round of haircuts for all ... except for jane and i of course. [the kids deride us: "we have the only two bald parents in new york", etc.!]. then off to the city for a quick bite of asian at lovely day ... yum and fun!
now home under the covers, watching some tv ... everyone's in, it's nice and toasty ... it's a dog's life!
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