Madison had a dentist appointment today, and it was pretty late in the morning. It was the only time we could really schedule it for her, so there it was late morning - we took the day off of school as a result. We arrived just in time for Christmas decorations, which all the nurses were hanging from ceilings and walls all around. Meanwhile, Madison was having a tiny cavity filled in, one between two teeth that could have caused problems down the road. It was a pretty quick and painless procedure for Madison, which is why we like going to this dentist. It is on the other side of Gainesville, which is not quick and painless. And that's another reason for taking the day off.
We got home and decided to take advantage of our time off by going to a movie. We saw "The Good Dinosaur" this afternoon, and nearly had the entire theater to ourselves. Still, we had our big tub of popcorn, and our traditional seats in the back as we took in the dinosaur flick. This one was probably our favorite pre-historic animated picture so far. For one, Pixar has made a pre-historic movie that does not involve a giant earthquake, or comet striking the planet. "The Croods," "Ice Age," Ice Age 2," "Ice Age 3," "Ice Age 4," "The Land Before Time," "Dinosaur," and "Walking with Dinosaurs" all feature either an earthquake or meteorites/comets destroying Place A, forcing all characters involved to go to Place B. And there's your story. The problem that I've always had with this plot is that how do we know Place B is going to be safe from earthquakes and asteroids? Of course, that's where the sequel comes in, right?
"The Good Dinosaur" does not feature a comet or asteroid hitting the earth. And there is no earthquake conveniently splitting the earth and separating characters from each other or their old homes. In fact, it breaks that stone age cycle, and defies a few other conventions as well. Amazingly, it combines the stone age movie with... a western? And that's why this movie was pretty good!
We still had ballet tonight, after all the dinosaur fun. And we even started a bit of work on our Paul Revere paper that's due next week. Tonight, we watched a few Christmas specials as well, although nothing too long. Bedtime was early because of school. Daddy read from the devotional for this series, as well as from "Tom Sawyer" as well. Injun Joe is looming.
So our vacation sort of extended itself by one day. Tomorrow is a return to school. And a return of something else too...!
We got home and decided to take advantage of our time off by going to a movie. We saw "The Good Dinosaur" this afternoon, and nearly had the entire theater to ourselves. Still, we had our big tub of popcorn, and our traditional seats in the back as we took in the dinosaur flick. This one was probably our favorite pre-historic animated picture so far. For one, Pixar has made a pre-historic movie that does not involve a giant earthquake, or comet striking the planet. "The Croods," "Ice Age," Ice Age 2," "Ice Age 3," "Ice Age 4," "The Land Before Time," "Dinosaur," and "Walking with Dinosaurs" all feature either an earthquake or meteorites/comets destroying Place A, forcing all characters involved to go to Place B. And there's your story. The problem that I've always had with this plot is that how do we know Place B is going to be safe from earthquakes and asteroids? Of course, that's where the sequel comes in, right?
"The Good Dinosaur" does not feature a comet or asteroid hitting the earth. And there is no earthquake conveniently splitting the earth and separating characters from each other or their old homes. In fact, it breaks that stone age cycle, and defies a few other conventions as well. Amazingly, it combines the stone age movie with... a western? And that's why this movie was pretty good!
We still had ballet tonight, after all the dinosaur fun. And we even started a bit of work on our Paul Revere paper that's due next week. Tonight, we watched a few Christmas specials as well, although nothing too long. Bedtime was early because of school. Daddy read from the devotional for this series, as well as from "Tom Sawyer" as well. Injun Joe is looming.
So our vacation sort of extended itself by one day. Tomorrow is a return to school. And a return of something else too...!
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