Quick Question: Old Movies

What movies did you watch obsessively growing up? 

Peter and I get on this topic every once in awhile and it always ends the same way. Apparently, the movies I loved were not fan favorites. While Peter was busy learning every word of The Karate Kid and Surf Ninjas, I was watching horror movies. Made for children.

The Watcher in the Woods was Disney's attempt at horror. Two sisters get involved in a supernatural mystery concerning a girl that went missing in the woods by their new home a few decades prior. It's creepy and weird and having rewatched it recently, I'm glad Disney got out of the horror genre.

The Witches is the hardly-accurate film adaptation of Ronald Dahl's book. In the movie, a boy and his grandmother are staying at the same hotel as a convention of witches when the boy learns that the Grand High Witch wants to turn all children into mice. {The movie is actually a good bit more optimistic than the book.} The special effects are amazing with lots of green gas and witches peeling their faces off. It shouldn't be missed.

Have you ever seen these movies? 

Does the name Nerak creep you out? Or are you the Surf Ninja type? 

Q. and the G.

This weekend we had the pleasure of visiting Peter's family in Georgia. While it was nice to see everyone, Q. stole the show! At 5+ months, she is quite expressive. And amused by her feet. Other than ceiling fans, they may be her favorite entertainment. Every time I got the camera out, Q. was game! She is quite fond of both barrel laughs and serious faces. 

While Peter and I loved getting to see our growing niece, not everyone was delighted. The G. struggled. To be clear, G loves babies. He would lick Q.'s head, face, fingers, and toes every chance he got. He even scaled a couch in order to be near her. Something about babies drives Gunther wild! Of course, we had to control him because crazy animals and babies don't always play well together. And as a result, he spent most of the weekend like this: 

He doesn't do so well at second fiddle. Poor G.

Life Is Good

Yesterday: Clemson, SC

Visiting current undergraduates, old friends, and colleagues. 

Today: Lilburn, GA

Spending some quality time with my niece, Q., and her momma.