The Color of Rain (2014) Movie Script
AHEM.
SAM AND DREW...
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGSI WANT TO TEACH YOU,
SO MUCH ADVICETHAT FATHERS PASS DOWN TO SONS,
BUT IF YOU HEARONE THING FROM ME...
HEAR THIS--
YOU ARE LOVED.
MY HUSBAND,
THE FATHER OF MY TWO SONS,
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
FOR TWO YEARS.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYSDOING UNDER HERE, HUH?
COME HERE.
COME HERE.I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S GONNABE OKAY, OKAY?
THE EARTH KEPT TURNING
AND LIFE WENT ON AROUND US
NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
BUT, FOR ME...
EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED.
I KEPT ASKING MYSELF.
RECONCILE HIS ABSENCE
IN MY BRAIN.
WHERE DID HE GO?
IN MY OWN HOME.
THIS IS HARDERTHAN IT LOOKS.
OUCH.
WHAT?
JUST JOKING.
YOU'RE DOINGA GREAT JOB.
YOU RAT.
YOU SCARED ME.
THANK YOU FORTAKING CARE OF ME.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING METAKE CARE OF YOU.
PEACH?
I CAN'T DIEON CHRISTMAS.
YOU'LL GOWHEN YOU'RE CALLED.
BUT I DON'T THINKTHAT'S TODAY.
OKAY?
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S, PATTIE.
ARE YOU GETTING READYFOR YOUR TRIP?
OH! YES.IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU, GINA?
WE WANT TO HAVE YOUAND THE BOYS OVER
FOR DINNER, OKAY?
THANK YOU.
COME ON, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING,KELL FAMILY.
I JUST WISH PEOPLEWOULD STOP DOING THAT.
THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY JUST DON'T KNOWWHAT ELSE TO DO.
I KNOW, AND IT'S--I'M SO GRATEFUL. I JUST... I--
HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU FOUNDA REPLACEMENT FOR PATTIE YET?
NO, NOT YET.
WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUTAPPLYING FOR THE JOB.
IT'D BE GREAT TO BE BUSY,
AND I COULD BE HEREJUST IN CASE MY BOYS NEED ME.
YOU'D BE PERFECT.
FRANKLY, WE'D BE LUCKYTO HAVE YOU.
OKAY, BOYS, LET'S GO.
BYE, GUYS.
OKAY! HURRY UP.GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR ROOM.
HOW CAN I POSSIBLY BE LATE?
I ONLY HITTHE SNOOZE BUTTON TWICE
AND I MADE INSTANT COFFEE,
WHICH, BY THE WAY, TASTESLIKE A BROWN CRAYON.
SORRY.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
PLEASE JUST GIVE MESOMETHING TO DO
SO THAT I DO NOTFEEL SO USELESS.
OH, YOU'VE ALREADYDONE SO MUCH.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE IS SOMETHINGYOU CAN DO.
I WANT TO STOPTHE MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
I CANNOT LOOK AT THAT RED COOLERON MY PORCH ANOTHER DAY.
I CAN WHIP OUT A TEXT,
BLAST A FACEBOOK POSTAND A TWEET,
BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN STOP ME.
THANKS.
I JUST,I WANT TO COOK FOR THE BOYS,
I WANT THINGS TO BEAS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
THEY'VE BEEN SO BRAVE.
PLEASE DON'T CRY.
I AM NOT CRYING.I CAN'T CRY.
I AM TOO DEHYDRATEDFROM A LACK OF CAFFEINE.
LET'S GO GET SOME COFFEE.
YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.
SEE YOU LATER,PATTIE!
BYE, YOU GUYS!
BYE-BYE.
LESSON ONE.
ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH.
BE AN HONEST MAN.
STAND FOR SOMETHING.
TO TELL THE TRUTH,
BUT, IN THE LONG RUN,
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
A HAPPY, PEACEFUL LIFE.
NOW, EVERYTHING WORKSAROUND THIS MAIN CALENDAR.
RED IS FOR NATIONAL HOLIDAYS,
GREENIS FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS,
YELLOW IS FOR HALF-DAYSAND TEACHER CONFERENCES,
AND WHITEIS FOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.
AFTER EACH TEACHERTAKES ATTENDANCE,
THEY WILL SEND YOU THEIR LISTSO YOU KNOW WHO'S ABSEN AND YOU RECORD IT... HERE.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO WAITA LITTLE WHILE,
IN CASE KIDS STRAGGLE IN LATE.
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S MICHAEL SPEHN.
CATHY'S STILLIN THE HOSPITAL.
SHE IS?
SHE WASAT MATT'S FUNERAL.
THEY WEREOLD SCHOOL FRIENDS.
SHE WAS FINE THEN.
WELL, SHE WENT INTOTHE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK
WITH A HEADACHE.
A HEADACHE?
YES! I'M SURESHE'LL BE OUT SOON.
I MEAN, SHE'SYOUNG AND HEALTHY.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN?
I'M SO SORRY.THAT WAS--
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.I'M SURE SHE'LL BE FINE.
NOBODY'S HUNGRY?
I MISS DADDY.
ME TOO.
ME TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WOULD MAKETHIS DINNER WAY MORE YUMMY?
SOME GIANT MARSHMALLOWS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYSSTAY HERE
AND I'M GONNA GO DOWNTO THE BASEMEN AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY.
I'LL TAKE THE ELEVATOR.
DING-DONG!
MM-MM-MM-MM...
NOPE, WE'RE ALL OUT OFMARSHMALLOWS,
BUT FOR LITTLE BOYSWHO EAT THEIR DINNER,
THERE WILL BE ICE CREAM.
HELLO?
ARE YOU BUSY?
HEY, COLLEEN.
NO, NO, WE'RE JUST, UH,WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID I HEAR WHAT?
IT'S CATHY SPEHN.
YOU GUYS EAT UP, OKAY?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACKFOR ICE CREAM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S... GONE.
MATT'S OLD AND DEAR FRIEND,
CATHY SPEHN,
SINCE PROGNOSIS,
THREE MOTHERLESS CHILDREN.
YOU OKAY, SON?
NO, DAD,I'M NOT OKAY.
YOU WILL BE.
I JUST FEEL LIKEI'M FORGETTING SOMETHING HERE,
THERE'S SOMETHINGI SHOULD BE DOING.
IT'S ALL DONE.
THERE'S NOTHINGTO WORRY ABOUT.
WE JUST...
WE GOT TO GETYOUR SHOES ON
AND GET YOU AND THE KIDSTO THE CHURCH, OKAY?
I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS.
AT FIRST, I COULDN'T CRY.
I WAS NUMB...
TIRED, EMPTY.
THAT I HAD EVER HOPED FOR.
"LIVE, LOVE, LAUGHTER."
AND THAT WAS CATHY.
WITHOUT HER?
OF ANOTHER FAMILY SUFFERING
SO CLOSE TO US
INTO THE DARKNESS.
OF MICHAEL SPEHN
HE MUST'VE BEEN FEELING.
HAD SOME TIME TO PREPARE.
TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL,
TO REACH OUT.
WAS DRAWING US TOGETHER.
YOU DON'THAVE TO BE HERE.
PEOPLEWILL UNDERSTAND.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL.
HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
WE'RE ALLPRAYING FOR YOU.
HOW DOES THAT WORK, EXACTLY?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I PRAYED REALLY HARDFOR CATHY TO GET BETTER.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
I MEAN, I DIDN'TPRAY HARD ENOUGH?
IS THAT IT?
MAYBE IF I DIDA BETTER JOB,
I COULD'VECHANGED GOD'S MIND
AND CATHYWOULDN'T HAVE DIED
FROM AN INOPERABLEBRAIN TUMOR?
IS THAT IT?
MICHAEL, I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY,AND I DON'T BLAME YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T ASSIGN HUMAN LOGICTO DIVINE MATTERS.
"DIVINE MATTERS"?
DO YOU KNOWWHAT CATHY SAID TO ME
THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED?
"WHY WOULD I HAVEBEEN GIVEN BABIES
IF I WASN'T GONNA BE AROUNDTO TAKE CARE OF THEM?
I'M SORRY.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SHE SPOKE TO MEAT MATT'S FUNERAL.
AND SHE INVITEDUS OVER.
WE COULD'VEBEEN FRIENDS.
GINA KELL?
YES?
ARE YOU GINA KELL?
YES.
YOU'RE MICHAEL SPEHN.
I'M SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
CAN WE SPEAKAFTER THE SERVICE?
FOR JUST A MOMENT?
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
SO, YOU'RE FARTHERALONG IN THIS PROCESS.
CAN I ASK ABOUTYOUR KIDS?
HOW THEY'RE DOING?
YOU CAN LIE TO ME.
THEY'RE GRIEVING.
THEY JUST MISSTHEIR DAD, BUT...
THEY REALLY ARE OKAY.
CATHY HAD TALKEDABOUT MATT.
I HAVE TOTELL YOU SOMETHING.
UM...
THE DAY BEFORE CATHY PASSED,SHE...
SHE SAID,"MICHAEL, CALL GINA KELL."
WHAT?
SHE WAS VERY WEAK,
BUT SHE WAS ADAMANTABOUT IT.
SHE WANTED ME TO TEACH YOUR BOYSHOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
I-I COACHAT STONEY CREEK HIGH.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S THE KIND OF WOMANTHAT SHE WAS.
IT'S SUCH A WONDERFULPICTURE OF HER IN THERE.
DID YOU TAKE IT?
YEAH. YEAH, I DID.
IT'S, UH, MULLET LAKE.
UM, CATHY'S PARENTSHAVE A COTTAGE UP THERE.
IT'S FROMA COUPLE SUMMERS AGO.
IT WAS HER FAVORITE PLACE.
I KNOW IT DOESN'TFEEL LIKE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT...
IT DOES GET EASIER.
YOU KNOW, I-I SAT WITH HER,AFTER SHE PASSED,
AND, UH...
I DON'T KNOW,
I-I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO HERAND-AND SAY GOODBYE.
I DID THE SAME THING.
BUT SHE-- SHE, UH,SHE WASN'T THERE.
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE REALLY BLESSEDTO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS.
SOME OF THEM,I'VE KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I KNOW YOU AND I JUST MET,
BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE ONLYPERSON HERE THAT I KNOW.
THE ONLY PERSONTHAT REALLY KNOWS ME.
MICHAEL?YOU READY TO GO?
OH. UH...
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR, UM,FOR TALKING TO ME.
OF COURSE.
CAN YOU EXCUSE ME?-SURE.
IT'S OKAY.
BUT COOLER, LOW-70s TOMORROW.
WEDNESDAY'S ALSO SUNNY,
TO MID-70s.
BACK TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
MORNING.
MORNING, MICHAEL.
OH, I MOVED THE CUPS OVERSO THEY'RE CLOSER TO THE SINK.
OKAY.
CHARLOTTE! JACK! DANNY!LET'S GO!
OH, LARRY AND YOUR DAD
TOOK THEM TO THE PARKTO FEED THE DUCKS.
THEY SPENDFAR TOO MUCH TIME INSIDE.
OH, AND I'M TAKING THEMFOR HAIRCUTS THIS AFTERNOON,
SO DON'T WORRYABOUT THAT.
OKAY.
CAREFUL!THE FLOOR IS WET.
THANKS.-UH-HUH.
SEE YOU LATER.
ALRIGHT, SWEETIE.I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
BYE, GUYS.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
HEY, DAVE.YOU OKAY?
CHRISTINA'S BEENAWAY ALL WEEKEND.
SHE'S VISITINGHER MOM.
I JUST HAVE TO HANG ONTILL AFTER LUNCH,
AND SHE'LL BE HOME.WHAT A NIGHTMARE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.-THANKS.
I'M SORRY, MAN.I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID--
NO. HEY, NO.IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
HEY, MRS. KELL.
HOW ARE YOU,MR. SPEHN?
OH... HELLO.
MAN, I HATE THAT LOOK.
PEOPLE JUSTWANT TO HELP.
WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH HELP.
I MEAN, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'SBASICALLY--
SHE'S--SHE'S TAKEN OVER MY HOUSE.
SHE'S DOING MY LAUNDRY.
SHE FOLDS MY UNDERWEAR!
WELL, YOU HAVE TO TELLPEOPLE WHAT YOU NEED.
SAY "I LOVE YOU,AND I APPRECIATE YOU,
"BUT I'M A GROWN MAN.
I CAN FOLDMY OWN UNDERWEAR."
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
NOTHING ABOUTTHIS IS EASY.
WELL, SOMEONE ACTUALLYDROPPED THIS OFF AT THE OFFICE
FOR ME TODAY--
"HOW TO RAISEA HEALTHY DAUGHTER
WITHOUT A FATHER."
UH, YOU DON'THAVE A DAUGHTER.
EXACTLY.-AH!
HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR KARL, HEY.
I JUST DROPPEDMY KIDS OFF.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH. I'M GOOD.
WELL, I'M HERE,IF YOU NEED TO TALK.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M NOTMUCH OF A CHURCH GUY, SO.
THANKS.
WONDER WHAT'SFOR DESSERT.
I GOT JUICE.
MM-MM.
I'M NOT THIRSTY.
YOU GUYS EAT WHAT YOU CAN,
THEN YOU CANHEAD OUTSIDE TO PLAY, OKAY?
HERE YOU GO, DEAR.
OH, JILL. YOU DIDN'T--YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO.IT'S NO PROBLEM.
MICHAEL, I THINKIT'S TIME
TO TALK ABOUT--
WHAT? THIS IS AGAIN?
YOU HAVE TO--
...MAKE PLANS.
YES, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT.
JUST LISTEN TO HIMFOR A MINUTE, MICHAEL.
IT'S BEEN A COUPLEOF MONTHS NOW,
AND AS THE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE YOUMOST IN THIS WORLD,
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUTWHAT'S NEXT.
DESSERT IS NEXT.
PUTTING THE KIDS TO BED IS NEXT.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DOFOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
I'M SORRY,BUT I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU THOUGHTABOUT OUR SUGGESTION?
MOVING TO CHICAGO
AND BUYING A HOUSEWITH MY SISTER
TO RAISE OUR KIDS?
IT MAKESA LOT OF SENSE!
NO.
I LOVE MY SISTER,BUT NO.
I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M GONNA DO NEXT,
BUT I KNOW WHATI AM NOT GOING TO DO--
I AM NOT GONNA CHANGEANYTHING ELSE FOR THOSE KIDS.
I'M NOT TAKING THEMOUT OF THEIR HOME!
OKAY. OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
I'LL COME BYIN THE MORNING
AND GET THEMOFF TO SCHOOL,
AND PICK THEM UP AFTER,
AND IF YOU LIKE,
LARRY AND ICOULD MOVE IN
FOR A LITTLE BITWITH YOU.
WE SURE COULD!
NO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BUT NO.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TOFIT INTO OUR NEW ROLES.
WE DON'T HAVE NEW ROLES.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ROLES...
JUST ONE OF US IS MISSING.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY!
CAN I GIVE YOUA HAND?
I CAN'T LOOKAT THIS COOLER ANYMORE.
THIS THING'S LIKE A DEATH FLAG.
WELL, CAN I, UH,CALL SOMEONE
TO COME PICKALL THIS STUFF UP?
THANKS.
LOOK, I APPRECIATEALL THE HELP,
BUT THINGS AREUNDER CONTROL HERE.
ARE YOU SURE?I'VE SEEN YOU COOK.
I'LL LEARN.
YEAH.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
DADDY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
READ IT.
OKAY...
"I, DADDY SPEHN,
"PROMISE TO NEVER, EVER...
"FOREVER,
"MARRY AGAIN
"UNLESS MY DARLINGTHREE CHILDREN,
"CHARLOTTE, JACKAND DANNY AGREE.
"IF YOU, DADDY SPEHN,MARRY WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL,
"YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE US
"CRYING, MAD, SHOUTING...
AND MORE"?
WELL! I MEAN, THANK YOUFOR PUTTING IN THE CONSEQUENCES.
WHAT MADE YOU GUYSDECIDE TO WRITE THIS?
JACLYN'S PARENTSGOT A DIVORCE
AND HER DADMARRIED MRS. BINKOW.
THE LADYWHO LIVES WITH 75 CATS?
IT'S ACTUALLY FOUR.
OH, REALLY?
I WILL SIGN THIS, BUT...
I'M GONNA HAVE MY LAWYERTAKE A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
GOOD? GOOD.ALRIGHT, COME ON. LET'S EAT.
OH. I FORGOTMY BACKPACK.
YEAH. I GOT IT.I GOT IT.
I WAS THINKINGTHAT WE COULD JUS GET RID OFALL OF THIS CLUTTER,
AND LINE THIS WALLHERE WITH BENCHES,
SO PEOPLE CANSIT AND TALK.
I THINK WE SHOULDGET STARBUCKS
TO COME INAND OPEN UP A BRANCH.
PEOPLE COULD HAVE COFFEE,
BROWSE THROUGH MAGAZINES.
STARBUCKS IN CHURCH?
YOU GOTA BETTER PLAN?
WELL, ANYTHINGIS A BETTER PLAN.
I MEAN, ARSONIS A BETTER PLAN.
LOOK AT THIS CARPET!THIS IS DISGUSTING.
I THINK WE START RIGHT HEREAND GET RID OF THIS.
EW...-HEY!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WH-- OH! HELLO. HI.
WE'RE JUST, UH, ACTUALLYREDOING THE ATRIUM.
WE FINALLY HAVEA BUDGET NOW
AND A COMMITTEE,
SO WE JUSTNEED A PLAN.
I WANT TO MAKE ITA COFFEE LOUNGE.
GINA HEREWANTS TO SET IT ON FIRE.
LADIES.HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR.
I HEAR YOU'VE BEENTAKING A COURSE
OVER AT THE COLLEGE,IN, UH, DESIGN?
UH, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT'S JUST SOMETHINGI CAN TAKE ONLINE.
ALWAYS KIND OF HADAN INTEREST, SO...
THAT'S GREAT.
I SHOULDPROBABLY GO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE FROMCHICAGO, THOUGH, RIGHT?
YEAH. WEST SIDE.
I'M A SOUTHSIDER.CUBBIES FAN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
POOR MICHAEL.
YOU SHOULDCALL HIM.
AND SAY WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.TAKE HIM FOR A COFFEE?
IT'S GOOD TOTALK TO SOMEONE
WHO'S GOING THROUGHTHE SAME THINGS YOU ARE.
THAT'S WHY I JOINEDWEIGHT WATCHERS.
FUNNY.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
OW! OW-OW-OW-OW!
YOU CAN'TTOAST THE BREAD.
IT'LL BE GROSS BY LUNCH.
BY THE WAY, YOU HAVEONE BROWN SOCK
AND ONE BLACK SOCK ON.
YEAH.
I KNOW. NEW STYLE.
MOM BUYS THE SOFT BREADAND SHE CUTS OFF
THE OUTSIDE.
HE MEANS THE CRUST.IT'S FINE. IT'LL TASTE THE SAME.
NO, IT WON'T!
YES, IT WILL!DON'T BE A BABY!
NO, IT WON'T!
OKAY, NO YELLING!
OH, JACK, COME ON.YOU GOTTA GET DRESSED.
WE GOTTA LEAVEIN A FEW MINUTES.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
OKAY, LOOK. I DON'THAVE TIME FOR THAT TODAY, GUYS.
I'VE GOT A MEETING IN AN HOURAND I CAN'T BE LATE.
I HAVE TO BRING
COOKIES TO SCHOOLTODAY FOR OUR PARTY.
WHAT? AGH!
YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME!
I DID! THREE TIMES!
LOOK AT THE FRIDGE.
OKAY, OKAY. UM...
HERE. THERE WE GO.
PERFECT.
ALRIGHT, THERE YOU GO.YOU'RE ALL SET.
THESE ARE CRACKERS!
MOMMY ALWAYSBAKED COOKIES
WHEN IT WAS MY TURNTO BRING THEM.
I'M NOT GOING!
YOU RUINED IT!
HE DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!
YES, HE DID! IT'S RUINED!HE DID IT ON PURPOSE!
I DID NOT!
JACK! GO GET DRESSED!
EVERYBODY,WE'RE LEAVING IN FIVE MINUTES.
I WANT MOMMY!
DON'T BE STUPID!
SHE'S DEADAND SHE'S NOT COMING BACK!
CHARLOTTE, DON'T!
I WANT MOMMY!
I WANT MOMMY!
IT'S OKAY---DAD! DO SOMETHING!
OKAY, JUST---I WANT MOMMY!
DANNY! COME BACK!
CHARLOTTE!
I WANT MOMMY!
SHH! LOOK AT ME.-NO! I WANT MOMMY!
I KNOW, I KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? HEY.
WHAT DO YOU---I WANT--
SHH. SHH. I KNOW.-...MOMMY!
I KNOW. SHH, SHH.I WANT MOMMY.
I WANT MOMMY.I WANT MOMMY.
IT'S OKAY.IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
I WANT MOMMY.
IT'S OKAY,IT'S OKAY.
HEY, MICHAEL!
DANNY DOESN'THAVE A LUNCH.
AH, NO WORRIES!
WE ALWAYS HAVE EXTRAFOR KIDS WHO FORGET.
DIDN'T FORGET.I JUST MADE IT WRONG.
I'M LATE. I'M SORRY.
I FAILED.
HOW SO?
CATHY, SHE GOT SICK SO FAST.
THE CANCER JUST STOLE HERAWAY FROM ME, AND I JUST...
I COULDN'T STOP IT.
THEY WOULD JUST BESO MUCH BETTER OFF
IF SHE WERE HEREAND I--
HEY. SHE WOULD BESAYING EXACTLY THE SAME THING
IF SHE WAS SITTING HEREAND YOU WERE GONE.
I SAW A VIDEO ONCE
OF THE WAVES COMING ASHORE
DURING THE TSUNAMIIN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
PEOPLE WERE JUST DOINGREGULAR, ORDINARY THINGS...
AND THIS GIANT WALL OF WATERCAME CRASHING IN,
JUST DESTROYINGEVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.
AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT.
THAT'S...
THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL.
MICHAEL, THERE WASNOTHING YOU COULD DO.
YOU COULDN'T STOP WHATHAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY,
BUT YOU CAN CONTROLWHAT YOU DO NEXT.
YOU CAN GATHER YOUR KIDSAROUND YOU
AND YOU CAN LOVE 'EM,
AND YOU CAN GUIDE THEMOUT OF THE DARKNESS.
BUT HOW DO I DO THAT?
YOU STAY CONNECTED.
IT'S REAL COMMONFOR MEN
TO HUNKER DOWNAND GO IT ALONE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HIGH TIDEOF GRIEF STARTS TO RISE.
BUT IF YOU STAY CONNECTEDTO YOUR FAMILY
AND THIS COMMUNITY,
YOU'RE GONNAFIND YOUR WAY.
I'VE GOT TO GO.
ALRIGHT.
MICHAEL? HEY!
GINA! HEY!
HEY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH! YOU TOO.
OH, I CAN SEETHAT YOU GOT YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
TO STOP DOING YOUR LAUNDRY.
YES! THEY FINALLY LEFT.
WAIT. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
WELL...
JUDGING BYTHE PINK TINT TO YOUR SHIRT,
YOU'RE EITHER DOINGA WALK FOR THE CURE LATER,
OR YOU'VE BEEN MIXING WHITESWITH REDS.
HUH.
WELL, TRUTH IS, I'D RATHERDO THESE THINGS WRONG
THAN HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLEHOVERING OVER ME.
MM. I GET IT.
I GOT THIS NEIGHBOR
AND SHE WANTED TO BRING DINNEROVER FOR US.
I SAID NO,SHE INSISTED.
SO I RACED HOMEFROM BASKETBALL PRACTICE,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE KIDS,
AND THERE'S A PIZZASITTING ON MY DOORSTEP.
I CAN ORDER MY OWN PIZZA.
THAT'S TRUE.
I KNOW, BUT WHYWOULD SOMEONE DO THAT?
IT'S INSULTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE SHE THINKS I CAN'TEVEN TAKE CARE OF MY OWN FAMILY.
I DON'T THINK SHE MEANT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE LIFE JUSTKEEPS THROWING ME CURVE BALLS.
I DON'T NEED TO HIT A HOME RUN,
JUST A DECENT PITCHWOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THEN TAKE THE WALK.
I'M SORRY, WHAT?
STOP SWINGING ATALL THIS JUNK.
IGNORESOME OF THESE CURVE BALLS,
AND JUST TAKE THE WALK.
MAKE IT TO FIRST BASE
AND JUST SEEWHAT HAPPENS.
NOBODY TAKES MY METAPHORAND JUST THROWS IT BACK ON ME.
OH... HERE WE GO.
DID YOUR KIDSPUT THIS ON THE LIST?
THEY SAID IT WASTHE "HEALTHY" KIND?
MAYBE.
IT'S ALRIGHT.IT WAS A ROOKIE MISTAKE.
YOU'RE NEWTO THE SHOPPING LIST.
SEPARATE YOUR COLORS.
THANKS!
"I'D LIKETO GET OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER
"FOR DINNERAND TO TALK.
"I HAVE A FEW THINGSTO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN--
"RESOURCES AND SUCH.
"YOU CAN EMAIL MEOR CALL ME ANYTIME.
"GOOD NIGHT. PEACE.
GINA KELL."
"THANKS FOR THE NOTE.
"THAT WOULD BE NICE.
"I'M SURE MY KIDS WOULD LOVE IT.
"CAREFUL ABOUTTHE CALL-ME-ANYTIME STUFF.
"MY "ANYTIMES" THESE DAYSARE WELL INTO THE WEE HOURS.
"I'D LOVE TO TALK,
"BUT YOU'D BETTER GIVE MESOME PROPER HOURS TO CALL.
THANKS, MICHAEL."
"ANYTIME MEANS ANYTIME.
"IF YOU THINK YOU'RETHE ONLY ONE UP AT 3:00 A.M.,
YOU'RE FOOLING YOURSELF."
"HOW'S FRIDAY NIGHT?
I'LL COOK."
"I HAVEA VIRTUAL FOOD BANK.
"EVERYONE PITCHED INAND BOUGHT ME A FREEZER.
"I HAVE FOUR CASSEROLES,THREE LASAGNAS,
"SOME SPICY VEGAN BEAN DISH,
"AND SOME UNIDENTIFIABLECHICKEN DISHES
THAT ARE VERY GOOD."
I'LL BRING A SALAD.
"CHICKEN SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL BRING A SALAD."
I HOPEI'M DOING THE RIGHT THING.
GIVE ME STRENGTH.
COME ON!THEY'RE HERE!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
[KIDS LAUGHING]-HI!
WANT TO GOPLAY UPSTAIRS?
SURE!
HEY!
HEY.
WOW...
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
KIDS, THEY JUS KNOW THAT THEYBELONG TOGETHER.
HOW ARE THEY DOING?
OH. UH...
WELL, THEY CRY A LOT,
AND THEN WE TALKABOUT CATHY,
AND THINGS ARE BETTERFOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND IT ALL JUSTSTARTS AGAIN.
HOW AREYOUR KIDS DOING?
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
SAM'S HAVING NIGHTMARES,
AND, SOME DAYS,DREW DOESN'T WAN TO LET ME OUT OFHIS SIGHT,
BUT THEY'RE COMING ALONG.
I THOUGHT YOU WEREBRINGING A SALAD?
OH, I DID.
I BROUGHT A PASTA SALAD,A FRUIT SALAD,
A POTATO SALAD.YOU KNOW.
I GOT SOME BREAD
AND SOME THINGSFOR THE KIDS.
I'M ITALIAN!
OH! OKAY.
AHH.
MM. SMELLSREALLY GOOD!
YEAH. OH, THANKS.YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ACTUALLYPRETTY GOOD.
THIS WOMAN IN CHURCH,SHE, UH...
OH! OH, THE WOMANWITH THE LITTLE TINY DOG
WHO HASTHE LITTLE OUTFITS?
YES!-THE MATCHING OUTFITS?
YEAH, YEAH.SHE'S COOKED FOR US, TOO.
OH, MAN!
SHE'S ACTUALLYA REALLY GOOD COOK.
YEAH. THINK SHE MAKESTHOSE OUTFITS HERSELF?
WHY, I MEAN,SHE MUST, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THEY'REA LITTLE BIT WEIRD!
I THINK SO.
UM...
OH! THERE'STHIS OTHER WOMAN,
WHO LEAVES US A CAKEEVERY WEEK,
AND SHE'S IN THE CHOIR,
BUT SHE'S GOTTHIS REALLY WEIRD, AWFUL VOICE,
AND THEY KEEP GIVING HER SOLOS,AND SHE'S JUST...
I KNOW EXACTLYWHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S AWKWARD.-VERY.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
UH...
WHY DON'TI CUT THE BREAD?
DO YOU HAVE A KNIFE?
YEAH. NO, NO.I'LL-- I'LL-- UM...
GRAB A KNIFE?-THAT DRAWER.
I'LL---OKAY.
...GET INTO THIS.
GOT IT?
ALRIGHT, CHAR,YOU SIT HERE.
BOYS, GRAB A SEATWHEREVER YOU WOULD LIKE.
THANKS, PAL.
OH...
IT'S OKAY.
SO, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHYOUR FAMILIES ARE HAVING DINNER
TOGETHER TONIGHT?
WELL, IT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE ALL GOINGTHROUGH THE SAME THING,
AND...
WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BEGOOD TO GET TOGETHER
AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TALKAND JUST SHARE OUR FEELINGS.
EXCUSE ME.
WOULD ANYONE ELSELIKE TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS?
AND ONTHAT NOTE, OKAY!
DIG IN!
YOU DON'THAVE TO DO THAT.
WE DON'T MAKE GUESTSCLEAN UP DISHES AT THE HOUSE.
AFTER THE DINNERWE JUST WENT THROUGH,
WE ARE HARDLY GUESTSAT THIS POINT.
DAD!-YEAH?
CAN WE PLAY"BALL OF PERIL"?
OH. UH, IT'SA SPEHN FAMILY GAME.
UH... NOT NOW, GUYS.
WE HAVE GUESTS, OKAY?
MAYBE IN A BIT.
NO! NO, DON'TLET US STOP YOU.
UH... WELL,BUT THE THING IS--
OH, HO, HO!
WHOA!
IF YOU FEEL THE BALL,YOU MUST FREEZE!
RUN FROM ME!
AH!-OOH, OOH!
DON'T EVEN TRYTO UNDERSTAND.
BOYS.
YEAH!
DON'T TACKLE!
OH!
AHH!
IT JUST GOTOUT OF CONTROL
BEFORE I KNEWWHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S ACTUALLY TAKEN ONA LIFE OF ITS OWN.
YOU NEED TO JUSTTHINK POSITIVELY
AND DECIDE THATYOU CAN OVERCOME THIS.
YOU'LL BE STRONGERIN THE END
FOR HAVING TRIED.
OH...
MM-HMM.
WAS...
CHARLOTTE'SFAVORITE DRESS.
I'LL TELL YA, I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M DOING WRONG.
I MEAN, IT'S NOTMY FIRST RODEO.
I DID MY OWN LAUNDRYIN COLLEGE.
WELL, YEAH,BUT IN COLLEGE,
YOU PROBABLY HADJEANS AND T-SHIRTS
AND SWEATSHIRTS.
NOW YOU HAVEA LITTLE GIRL,
WHO HASA WOOL-KNIT DRESS
THAT SHOULD BEHAND-WASHED IN COLD WATER
AND HUNG TO DRY.
MM-HMM.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUSTLET MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
KEEP DOING MY WASH.
WHAT? WHERE ISYOUR DIGNITY, MAN?
YOU CAN DO THIS!COME ON!
I'M GOING TOGET YOU STARTED.
NO, LOOK, I CAN'TASK YOU TO HELP.
NO, NO.THIS ISN'T CHARITY.
QUID PRO QUO.
OH, REALLY?WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- [HOARSE, DEEP VOICE]:
- SOME DAY...
AND THAT DAYMAY NEVER COME...
I MAY ASK YOU TO DOA SERVICE FOR ME.
UNTIL THAT DAY,
ACCEPT THIS JUSTICE
AS A GIFT ONMY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING DAY.
THE GODFATHER!
GODFATHER!-NICE!
VERY GOOD.
BYE! THANKS!
BYE!-SEE YOU.
BYE!-THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
OH!
I WANTED TO GIVEYOU GUYS THESE.
IT'S A BOOK WHERE YOU CANPUT PICTURES AND... MEMORIES.
REALLY,WHATEVER YOU WANT.
MY BOYS MADE ONEFOR THEIR DAD.
COOL!
DID YOU KNOW MY MOM?
I MET HER.
SHE WAS SO PRETTY.
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HER.
ALRIGHT, WELL,GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
THANKSFOR THE BOOKS!
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIMESINCE MY KIDS LAUGHED LIKE THIS.
MM. YEAH. MINE TOO.
DRIVE SAFELY. BYE, GUYS!
TAKE CARE.-BYE!
BYE! SEE YOUAT SCHOOL!
WELL, HEY, CHARLOTTE,HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
WHAT'S UP?
UM, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU COULD HELP MEWITH SOMETHING.
WELL, I SUREHOPE SO!
I THINK I NEED A BRA,
BUT I DON'TKNOW WHAT SIZE.
I CAN ABSOLUTELY HELP YOUWITH THAT, SWEETHEART.
COME HERE.
YEAH.
WE CAN GO SHOPPING TOGETHER,IF YOU WANT, OKAY?
WHAT ARE YOUDOING UP THERE?
HEY! I'M MEASURINGFOR THE NEW PLANS.
SO YOU AND COLLEENHAVE A NEW PLAN?
WELL, MM, YEAH,
THE PASTOR DIDN'T EXACTLY LOVEOUR FIRST FEW SUGGESTIONS.
I'M KIND OFNOT SURPRISED.
YEAH.
THE CHALLENGE IS COMING UPWITH, UH, A THEME.
WELL, UH...
WHAT ABOUT MAKING THE SPACESOMEWHERE TO CELEBRATE
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP ITRELEVANT AND ALIVE?
AH! NOW, THAT'S A PLAN.I LOVE IT.
ME TOO.
HEY, MAYBE MICHAELCOULD HELP US DESIGN IT.
OH... UM, MAYBE.
SURE. YEAH. I'M SURE I COULDPULL A FEW IDEAS TOGETHER.
PERFECT.
HEY, LISTEN,THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING CHARLOTTEWITH HER, UH, SITUATION.
APPARENTLY,THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT A MAN CAN'T DO.
YEAH. THAT WAS MY PLEASURE.
QUID PRO QUO WE DISCUSSED?
I DO.
"THE THINGTHAT YOU MAY ASK
MAY NEVER COME."
BUT YOU DON'T WANT METO WHACK SOMEONE, DO YOU?
NOT GONNA BE THAT SIMPLE.
I MEAN, IT DID SAY"SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED."
WOW! UH... YEAH.
SOME ASSEMBLY
AND A DEGREE INMECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
MATT WAS REALLY GOODAT THIS KIND OF THING.
YEAH. WELL, LOOK.
I'M WILLINGTO TACKLE IT,
BUT I'M GONNA NEEDSOME ASSISTANCE.
DO YOU KNOWANY STRONG MEN
WILLING TO WORKLONG HOURS
FOR LITERALLYNO PAY WHATSOEVER?
HMM... OH!
NEVER GONNA MAKE ITIN THE UNION!
LET'S DO THIS.
ALRIGHT, HAVE FUN!
OKAY, GREAT.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S A BUNKBED!-WHAT?
ALRIGHT,HELP ME OUT.
THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
THIS INFORMATIONMAY SOMEDAY SAVE YOUR LIVES.
"RIGHTY-TIGHTY, LEFTY-LOOSEY."
COME ON.SAY IT WITH ME.
RIGHTY-TIGHTY,LEFTY-LOOSEY!
YES, MY MEN!
OKAY, YOU GUYS, TONIGHT,
WE'RE GONNA START BUBBAIN THE ONE SPOT,
"D" IN THE TWO,CHOPPER, YOU'RE IN THE THREE.
BOOTS, YOU IN THE FOUR,AND CHARLIE, YOU'RE IN THE FIVE.
OFFENSIVELY,WE ARE IN THE 41,
I WANT TO SEE A LOT OFPOST-TOUCHES AND X-CUTS.
DEFENSIVELY,WE'RE GONNA COUGAR ALL DAY.
GOT IT? YES! GO!
ALRIGHT, ON THREE!
ONE... TWO... THREE!
WHOO!-GO GET 'EM!
PASS!
COME ON, GUYS!
I'M OPEN!
TAKE A LOOK!TAKE A LOOK!
COME ON!
HE IS JUST SO GREATWITH THE KIDS.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT MATTPLAYED BASKETBALL
FOR CATHY'S DAD?
REALLY?
OVER HERE!
HO!
IT'S SO GOOD
FOR YOUR KIDS TO HAVEA MALE FIGURE AROUND.
WE ARE JUST FRIENDS.
OUR FAMILIES JUST NEEDEACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S ALL THIS IS.
I DIDN'TSAY ANYTHING.
GOOD! BECAUSETHERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDINGTHE SUMMER IN COLORADO
AT MY PARENTS' HOUSE.
NOT EVEN GONNASEE EACH OTHER
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.AFTER THAT, WHO KNOWS?
SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT!
OH! SO CLOSE!
FOR THE BOYS
AND SEE LIFE FROM A DISTANCE.
AND THE QUIET TIME
A SENSE OF PEACE.
COME ON, GUYS.
I REALLY WANT TOGO PLAY HOCKEY.
OH, HOME, SWEET HOME.
I AM SO EXHAUSTED.
ARE WE GOING SHOPPING?
NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
WE'LL GO TOMORROW.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW DAYSBEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
HELLO?
OH, HI, MICHAEL.
YEAH, NO, WE LITERALLYJUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
YES!-YES. PLEASE?
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
NO, NO,WE'RE NOT TIRED.
YES!
DID YOU ORDER YOUR KIDSNEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS YET?
WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?OHH!
CHARLOTTE PROBABLY GREWTHREE INCHES THIS SUMMER
AND DANNY'S AT LEASTONE SIZE BIGGER
AND JACK'S SHOES ARE TOO SMALL.
HOW COULD YOUPOSSIBLY KNOW THAT?
AH, IT'S A MOM THING.
CATHY KNEW.
YES, SHE DID.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY! GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING.
AH, GENTLEMEN, GOOD MORNING.
HELLO.-GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, GINA.
AH, THE SPEHNS!
GOOD MORNING.-SAM! DREW! WAIT UP!
HI, PASTOR. HOW'S THINGS?-REALLY WELL. YOURSELF?
I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.-EXCELLENT.
THIS IS A SURPRISE.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BEBACK IN CHURCH TODAY.
I GUESS WE'RESITTING TOGETHER?
I GUESS SO!
GO ON. GO, GO, GO.
LET'S PLAY VOLLEYBALL!-OKAY.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THAT'S MATTAND HIS THREE BEST FRIENDS.
THEY GREW UP TOGETHER.
THEY PUT ON A GOLF TOURNAMEN TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITYIN MATT'S NAME LAST YEAR.
THEY'RE GONNA DO ITAGAIN THIS YEAR.
THAT'S GREAT.
THIS IS A VIDEO DIARYTHAT MATT MADE OF HIMSELF
FOR THE BOYS,
LESSONS THAT A FATHERWOULD WANT TO TEACH HIS SONS.
WOW.
HAVE YOU WATCHED THEM?
I STARTED, BUT...
I JUST CAN'T REALLYFINISH IT YET.
I-I BETTER GO SEEWHAT'S GOING ON.
WAIT.
JUST GIVE THEMA MINUTE.
I JUST WANT THEMTO PLAY FAIR.
TRUST ME.
THEY PLAYIN THE BACKYARD,
BUT IT'S ALSOWHERE THEY LEARN
TO NEGOTIATEAND COMPROMISE.
YOU GUYS--
DON'T DENY THEMTHE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK IT OUTTHEMSELVES.
JUST TRUST ME.
THE BACKYARD CAN BEA MAGICAL PLACE.
WHO CARES?
HOW DID YOUKNOW THAT?
IT'S A DAD THING.
I'M SUREMATT KNEW IT, TOO.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE DID.
TRICK-OR-TREAT!
CATHY LOVED HALLOWEEN.
MATT WAS TOO SICK
TO GO TRICK-OR-TREATINGLAST HALLOWEEN,
SO WE STAYED HOMEAND JUST GAVE OUT CANDY.
I CAN'T BELIEVETHAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO.
SOMETIMES, IT SEEMSLIKE YESTERDAY,
AND, SOMETIMES,IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
AND I MUST SAY,I REALLY LIKE YOUR COSTUME.
OH! THANK YOU.
THE BOYSDRESSED ME.
MM-HMM!-I'M A LINEBACKER.
YEAH, VERY CONVINCING.
AND BY CONVINCING,
I MEAN YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELYNOTHING LIKE A LINEBACKER.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?I LOOK GOOD!
I WORE THISTO TARGET TODAY
AND I GOT ASKED OUTBY A TOTAL STRANGER.
WHO WAS IT?
I'LL KILL HIM!
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
YES!
I GO TO TARGET ALL THE TIME,NOBODY ASKS ME OUT.
IF I SAW YOU AT TARGET,I'D PROBABLY ASK YOU OUT, TOO.
ARE YOU FLIRTINGWITH A LINEBACKER?
YES.
AND IF YOU SAID YES,
I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE YOUTO AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
OH, REALLY?
LISTEN, JUSTBECAUSE YOU'RE ITALIAN
DOESN'T MEANYOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT KNOWSGOOD ITALIAN FOOD.
CHUCK E. CHEESE?
HO-HO-HO!
LUIGI'S.
WE SHOULD GO THEREFOR DINNER.
YOU CAN JUDGEFOR YOURSELF.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOUUP ON THAT OFFER.
GREAT!I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 7:30.
ALRIGHT, COME ON, GUYS!LAST HOUSE!
WAIT FOR ME, WAIT FOR ME.-WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
IT'S NOT A DATE.
I KNOW.
IT'S JUST DINNER.
MORE OF A BETOR A DARE, REALLY.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOTABOUT DRESSING UP.
IT'S JUST I DON'THAVE ANYTHING THAT FITS.
I HAVE NOT BOUGHTNEW CLOTHES IN TWO YEARS.
YOU SHOULDBUY SOMETHING NEW!
I SHOULD!
BUT NOT BECAUSE IT'S A DATE,BECAUSE IT'S SO NOT.
I COULDN'TAGREE MORE.
OR LESS.
I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANTTO DO SOMETHING NICE
FOR YOURSELFONCE IN A WHILE.
THIS IS JUSTGOOD GROOMING.
IT'S A MATTER OF HYGIENE.NOTHING SPECIAL.
OH! NO.NOT MY COLOR.
I AGREE.
OR IS IT?
UM... HMM.I AGREE.
NO. DEFINITELY NOT.
TRYING TOO HARD?
I DON'T THINK SO.I LIKE IT!
NO. YOU'RE RIGHT.TRYING WAY TOO HARD.
TOO YOUNG?TOO OLD?
OH, NO. I--
YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
I AGREE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?IT'S A NICE LOOK FOR GOING OU FOR DINNER AT NIGH WITH A FRIENDTHAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT.
YEAH!
THIS IS A DATE, ISN'T IT?
YES.
I AM A 36-YEAR-OLD MOMGOING OUT ON HER FIRST DATE.
THE FIRST DATE THATI HAVE BEEN ON IN 15 YEARS.
THE LAST TIMEI WENT OUT ON A DATE,
MEN WERE BOYS.
THEY STILL ARE!
JUST BREATHE, GINA.
SUCK IN THE OXYGEN...
JUST LET IT OUT.JUST BREATHE.
OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS IS...
YEAH, I THINKI'M GOING TO FAINT.
REALLY GOOD.
FEELS WEIRD TO BE OUTWITHOUT THE CHILDREN.
OH, WE COULD SEE IFTHEY HAVE ANY IN THE BACK
THEY COULD LOAN US.
THANK YOU.
HELLO. MY NAMEIS SARAH
AND I'LL BEYOUR SERVER TONIGHT.
HEY, SARAH.HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT, THANKS.HOW ARE YOU?
WE ARE WEAK FROM HUNGER.
I MEAN, I CAN BARELY MAKE OUTTHE WORDS ON THE MENU.
HOW ABOUTSOME WARM BREAD, THEN?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT,THANKS.
WHAT?
OH, YOU WERE SWEETTO THE WAITRESS.
AND...?
I LIKE THAT.
OH.
OKAY.
I MEAN, THINGS LIKE
BEING NICE TO A WAITRESSGIVES YOU POINTS.
IT'S LIKE THE RIGHT SHOES.
YOU KNOW, YOU WEAR RIGHT SHOES,YOU GET POINTS.
YOU WEAR THE WRONG SHOES
COULD BEA DEAL-BREAKER.
OR-OR-OR DIRT UNDERYOUR FINGERNAILS.
OR HAIR.
HAIR?-OH, YEAH!
TOO MUCH OF ANYTHINGIS JUST BAD.
YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH HAIR GEL,TOO MUCH BLOW-DRYING,
TOO MUCHOF A COMB-OVER--
HOW AM I DOIN'?
UH, SO FAR, SO GOOD.
OH, WHEW!
YEAH. I MEAN,WE WILL HAVE TO SEE
HOW YOU DO WITHTHE DESSERT TRAY.
WAIT. I HAVE TO DODESSERT, TOO?
OH, TOTALLY!-OH!
ORDERING DESSERT,EVEN IF THE WOMAN SAYS NO,
IS KEY.
NOW, LISTEN,I'M ONLY TELLING YOU THIS
BECAUSE I TRUST YOU'RE NOTGONNA ABUSE THE INFORMATION.
GREAT.
WE'RE READYTO ORDER.
WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHINGON THE DESSERT TRAY.
[LAUGHING]-AND THEN, ALSO--
DO YOU KNOW SOMEWHERETHAT I CAN GET MY SHOES SHINED?
BECAUSE, UM, APPARENTLY,IF THEY HAVE SCUFFS ON THEM,
THIS RELATIONSHIP'S OVER.
WE'LL JUST HEAR ABOUTTHE SPECIALS, PLEASE.
THAT WAS A WONDERFULITALIAN RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU.THAT MEANS A LOT,
COMING FROM AN AUTHENTICITALIAN PERSON.
WELL... GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD GO.
I'M LEAVING.
YOU SHOULD.
I AM.
YOU'RE GOING.
GOOD. OKAY.
IS IT GONNA BE FINISHEDIN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?
WELL, I HOPE SO.
I MEAN, ALL THE ARTWORK'SSTILL AT THE PRINTERS.
YEAH, BUT WE HAVELESS THAN TWO MONTHS.
I DON'T THINKWE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
THINK POSITIVELY!
I POSITIVELYDON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
CAN SAM AND MESTAY OVER?
PLEASE?CAN THEY?
WELL, IT'S "SAM AND I."
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WEREYOU GUYS INVITED?
DAD? CAN THEY?
PLEASE?
YEAH! OF COURSE.
RIGHT?
I DON'T MIND.
YES! AWESOME!-LET'S GO TO MY ROOM.
LOOKS LIKE WE'REHAVING A SLEEPOVER. HMM.
YES, IT DOES.
MOM?
ARE YOU GONNA STAY, TOO?
OH, NO, SWEETIE.
ADULTS DON'T HAVESLEEPOVERS.
ALL ALONEON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHATWILL I DO WITH MYSELF?
OH, YEAH, BIG SACRIFICE.
I MIGHT NEED SOME ICE CREAM,A MOVIE, A NICE LONG BATH...
IT'S GONNA BE A HARDSHIP,BUT I WILL SURVIVE.
UH, WELL,I'D INVITE YOU TO STAY...
NO. I WILL BE BACKIN THE MORNING. YOU HAVE FUN.
WELL, I'LL MAKE PANCAKES.
OKAY. THAT'S GREAT.
IS THIS REALLYAS EASY AS IT SEEMS?
OR...
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
UM...
CARE TO TEST THE WATERS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
VETERAN'S DAYIS COMING UP.
WE HAVEA THREE-DAY WEEKEND.
WE COULD ALL GO ON VACATION.
THE WHOLE CRAZY BUNCH OF US.
YOU WANT TO TRAVEL SOMEWHEREWITH FIVE CHILDREN?
YEAH! WHY NOT?
IT WOULD BE REALLY NICETO HAVE A SIGN.
SOMETHING TO TELL US
WE'RE HEADEDIN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MM.
OKAY, I TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU WRITE A LIST OF ALLTHE REASONS THIS CAN'T WORK,
I'LL DO THE SAME,
AND TOMORROW,WE'LL EXCHANGE LISTS.
ALRIGHT.
DEAL.
DEAL.
NOTHING.
I GUESS WE'RE ON!
SHE'LL BECOMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
SHE'LL BECOMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE DRIVINGSIX WHITE HORSES
WHEN SHE COMES
YOU KNOW,SOME OF THESE BIG TREES
ARE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD!
THE GRAND-DADDIES OFALL LIVING THINGS ON THE PLANET.
THE FOREST IS ONEHUGE EXTENDED FAMILY.
THEY DEPEND ON EACH OTHERTO SURVIVE.
COOL.
PLACE TO BE,
ALL THE SAD REMINDERS...
A PLACE WHERE WE COULD LAUGH.
OH! ISN'T THAT COOL?
WOW!
OOH!
AWESOME.
HI!-HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
I'M GONNA SLEEPREALLY GOOD TONIGHT.
THIS IS US.
WHY DON'T YOUTAKE THIS ONE?
AND MAYBE CHARLOTTECAN GO THERE...
AND YOU WANT TOSLEEP THERE?
SAM AND DREW?
OKAY, THANKS.
OKAY,I'LL GO HERE.
GUYS, THIS IS AWESOME!
YEAH, COOL!
THERE'S ONLY, UH...
WHAT?-ONLY SIX.
OH. UH... I'LL--I'LL SLEEP IN THE HAMMOCK.
GREAT! OKAY.
THAT'S PERFECT.ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS.
GET YOUR SLEEPING BAGS OUTAND YOUR PILLOWS
AND LET'S MAKE OUR BEDS.
SO MANY BUGS.-YEAH.
MY PADDLE'S KEEN AND BRIGHT
FLASHING WITH SILVER
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT
DIP, DIP AND SWING
DIP, DIPAND SWING HER BACK
FLASHING WITH SILVER
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT
DIP, DIP AND SWING
DIP, DIPAND SWING HER BACK...
OKAY, TONIGHT,I'M TAKING THE HAMMOCK.
NO, NO,I'M GETTING USED TO IT.
IT'S MOLDING TO MY BODY.
EMPHASIS ON "MOLD."
[KIDS LAUGHING]-HEY!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
THIS ALL FEELSVERY FAMILIAR.
WHAT?
I MEAN, WE'RE MISSINGTHE THEME SONG,
BUT I THINKWE'RE THE BRADY BUNCH.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THERE IT IS.
WHAT?
RIGHT THERE...
THAT SIGNYOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADDSOME FUN FOR GOODNESS MEASURE
IF YOU NEED A HAND
THEN I THINKIT'S MUCH BETTER
'CAUSE THINGS GET DONE
WHEN YOU'RE WORKIN'...
WORKIN' TOGETHER
THERE WE GO. GREAT.
WORKIN' TOGETHERYEAH
I TRIED TO DO ITON MY OWN..
WANT ME TO DO THIS?
IT'S FINE,I CAN-- NO.
OH, OKAY.
THEN YOU STEPPED UPTO MY SIDE
FELT SO GOODI ALMOST CRIED
THERE'S NOTHING ELSETHAT I CAN'T DO
SO STEP ASIDEI'M COMIN' THROUGH
THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADDSOME FUN FOR GOOD MEASURE
HEY, ALRIGHT.
IF YOU NEED A HANDTHEN I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER
'CAUSE THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKIN'
WORKIN' TOGETHERWORKIN' TOGETHER
NOW THAT...IS OFFICIALLY OUR FAMILY SONG.
ARE WE A FAMILY?
WELL, UH...
WHAT WOULD YOU THINKIF WE WERE?
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYSTHINK IF...
ONE DAY...
WE DECIDEDTO GET MARRIED?
CAN WE GET A DOG?
WHOA! SLOW DOWN.
WHERE WOULD WE LIVE?
CANWE SHARE A ROOM?
AW...
WHAT... WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
A LEGAL MATTER.
NO! NO, NO, NO,NO, NO, NO. NO.
NO! NO, NO. NO.
WE HAVE TO TEAR IT UP!
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT YOU SIGNED IT.
IT'S OKAY.
BUT YOU COULDGO TO JAIL!
TRUST ME.I PROMISE YOU. OKAY?
OKAY.-OKAY?
OKAY.-OKAY?
IT'S BETWEEN US.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS FOREVER.
OKAY.
COME ON. LET'SGO BACK TO DINNER.
THANKS, YOU GUYS.THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
BYE, GUYS!
OKAY, YOU GUYS, UPSTAIRS.LET'S GO, GET READY FOR BED.
HEY, DAD?-YEAH, BUDDY?
WHAT ARE WE GONNACALL MRS. KELL?
OH. UM...
WHAT DO YOUWANT TO CALL HER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I ALREADY HAVE A MOM.SHE'S IN HEAVEN.
OH. UM...
COME HERE, JACK.
JACK, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING THATYOUR MOM TAUGHT ME.
NOW, YOUR HEART IS FULLOF LOVE FOR YOUR MOM,
AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE.
WHAT MOM USED TOSAY, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT GROWING NEW HEARTS?
THAT'S REAL, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW, AND WHEN
YOU MEET SOMEONENEW TO LOVE,
IT'S LIKE YOU GROWA WHOLE NEW HEAR THAT JUST FILLS WITHLOVE FOR THAT PERSON.
YOU DON'TTAKE LOVE AWAY
FROM ANYONE ELSE,LIKE YOUR MOM.
OKAY? THAT'S YOURSTO KEEP FOREVER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
GOOD.
SO REALLY, I MEAN,IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU CALL USMOM OR DAD,
OR MRS. KELL OR...
PHYLLIS.
WE LOVE YOU, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY.
GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
GOOD NIGHT, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, PHYLLIS.
GOOD NIGHT,PHYLLIS.
GOOD NIGHT.
ALRIGHT,YOU GUYS, COME ON.
COME ON, COME ON.YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE!
[GINA LAUGHS]-COME ON.
HAVE A GOOD DAY,ALRIGHT?
BYE.-SEE YOU, SWEETIE.
ALRIGHT, WELL...
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
OKAY.-ALRIGHT. BYE.
ALRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING!
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
OH, IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT.HOW WAS YOURS?
RESTFUL, THANK YOU.
GOOD!
HEY!-HEY.
HI. I BROUGHTYOU COFFEE.
OH! THANK YOU.
CAN WE TALK?
YEAH, SURE.WHAT'S UP?
CAN WE TALKOUTSIDE?
I'M DYING FORA CIGARETTE.
YOU DON'T SMOKE.
JUST TRUST ME.
I MEAN, I DON'TWANT TO BE JUDGMENTAL...
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW WAS THE RANCH?
OH! IT WAS JUST GREAT.
REALLY, THE KIDSGOT ALONG SO GREAT.
IT WAS JUST EFFORTLESS.
WONDERFUL, GINA.I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.SO WHAT'S THE MATTER?
UM, PEOPLE ARE TALKING.
THEY THINK THAT THINGSARE MOVING TOO FAST,
THAT MAYBEIT'S TOO SOON
FOR YOU AND MICHAELTO BE QUITE SO CONNECTED.
EVEN SOME OF THE KIDSARE MAKING COMMENTS.
UH...
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S ONLY BEENA YEAR, GINA.
I-I JUST... TAKE IT EASY
WITH THIS WHOLE "BLUE BIRDSOF HAPPINESS" ROUTINE.
YOUR KIDS NEEDALL THE SUPPOR THIS PLACE CANGIVE THEM RIGHT NOW.
I'M-- I'M JUST SAYING.
I REALLY APPRECIATETHE HEADS-UP.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND, COLLEEN.
AHH! HEY, YOU GUYS!
COME ON, UPSTAIRS.YOU GOTTA GET READY FOR SCHOOL!
COME ON!GO, GO, GO, GO!
THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR DOING THIS.
I'VE JUST BEENSPREAD A LITTLE THIN,
AND I REALLY NEEDED THIS.
COULD I TALK TO YOUABOUT SOMETHING, MICHAEL?
UH, YEAH,OF COURSE, ANYTHING.
SEE YOU SOON, GRANDPA!-THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
THE KIDS TALKED TO US
ABOUT GINA KELLAND HER CHILDREN,
ABOUT BECOMING A FAMILY.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU THINK
IT'S WISE,SO SOON AFTER LOSING CATHY?
I MEAN, THE KIDSMIGHT NEED MORE TIME.
DID THE KIDSSAY SOMETHING?
ARE THEY UPSET?
NO, IT'S JUST THAT...
THEY'VE HAD TO DEALWITH SO MUCH CHANGE
IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES.
DO YOU THINKTHEY'RE READY
TO ACCEPT SOMEONE TAKINGTHEIR MOTHER'S PLACE?
NO! GINA IS NOTTAKING CATHY'S PLACE.
SHE-- NO ONE COULDEVER DO THAT.
LOOK, MICHAEL.
I KNOW HOW DIFFICULTIT IS FOR YOU
TO RAISE THREE CHILDRENON YOUR OWN,
AND HOW LONELY YOU MUST BE,BUT--
GINA'S VULNERABLE AS WELL.
I MEAN, SHE MIGHT NEED MORE TIMETO GET HER OWN LIFE TOGETHER.
WE JUST WANT YOUTO THINK ABOUT THE IMPAC THAT THIS COULD HAVEON ALL THE CHILDREN
IF-- IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
AND WHAT IF THE KIDSGET ATTACHED TO GINA,
AND THEN THEY LOSE HER, TOO?
I AM SO SORRYI'M LATE.
NO PROBLEM.GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, YOU TOO.BETWEEN WORKING AT THE SCHOOL
AND WE'RE REDOING THE ATRIUM,AND IT'S JUST BUSY.
IT'S ALL GOOD.-CRAZY BUSY!
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HAVE A SEAT.
THANKS.
OH, HEY!TELL DREW AND SAM
I SCOREDSOME LIONS' TICKETS
SO WE HAVE A DATECOMING UP.
THEY WILL BE THRILLED.
GENTLEMEN, LADY,
WELCOME TOTHE FIRST MEETING
TO DISCUSS THE MATT KELLMEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE HAVEOUR CORPORATE SPONSORS
AND WE HOPE TO DOUBLEWHAT WE RAISED LAST YEAR.
NICE!-GREAT.
THAT'S AMAZING. MATTWOULD JUST BE SO PROUD
OF ALL THE WORKYOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND SINCE THIS WILLBE AN ANNUAL EVENT,
WE FORMALLY NEED TO CREATEA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
AND THE MONEY WE RAISEWILL GO TO FAMILIES,
LIKE YOURS,WHO WERE AFFECTED BY CANCER.
THE FOUR OF US WILL MAKE UPTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
NOW, WE NEED TOCOME UP WITH A NAME.
WELL...
I'VE ACTUALLY BEENTHINKING ABOUT THAT A LOT,
AND I'D REALLYLIKE TO CALL I THE "NEW DAY FOUNDATIONFOR FAMILIES
IN HONOR OF MATT KELLAND CATHY SPEHN."
I DON'T GET IT.
GINA, THIS ISMATT'S FOUNDATION.
YEAH, AND THE GOLF OUTING
IS SOMETHINGTHAT CAN REMAIN IN HIS NAME,
BUT I'D REALLY LIKETHIS FOUNDATION
TO BE IN BOTH OF THEIR NAMES.
RIGHT. I, UH... AHEM.
YEAH, IT JUST DOESN'TFEEL RIGHT TO ME.
C-CATHY'S FAMILY
WENT THROUGHTHE SAME THING THAT WE DID.
RIGHT, BUT WE'RE NOTCATHY'S BEST FRIENDS.
I MEAN, MATT WAS LIKE--HE WAS LIKE OUR BROTHER.
WE'RE DOING THISFOR HIM AND HIS BOYS.
I KNOW YOUAND MICHAEL SPEHN
HAVE BEEN BECOMINGFRIENDS, BUT...
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLYMORE THAN THAT, MARTY.
NO MATTER.
I DON'T WANTA FOUNDATION
NAMED AFTER ANYONEBUT MATT.
IS EVERYBODY DONEWITH THEIR HOMEWORK?
YEAH.
THE BOYS ARE OUTSIDE, PLAYING.-OH, GOOD.
ALRIGHT. LET'S JUST GETTHIS CHICKEN OUT OF THE OVEN,
'CAUSE YOUR DADIS GONNA BE HOME IN A SECOND.
ALRIGHT.
YOU PUT NUTS INTO THE SAUCE.
NO ONE IN OUR FAMILYLIKES THAT.
OH, BUT I DID IT LAST TIME,
AND EVERYONETHOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
IT'S JUSTTHAT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO IT.
MY MOM KNEW THAT.
BECAUSE SHE WAS YOUR MOM,
AND SHE KNEW EVERYTHINGTHERE POSSIBLY WAS
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
BECAUSE SHE LOVED YOUMORE THAN ANYTHING.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.I DON'T WANT ANY.
HEY!
SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.
YEAH.DINNER'S READY.
I THINKI'M JUST GONNA, UM...
UH, GET MY BOYS AND GO HOMEFOR AN EARLY NIGHT.
HEY, YOU GUYS!LET'S GO!
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO. NO, NO.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
I JUST, UM, YOU KNOW,I WANT TO GIVE THEM A BATH
AND GET TO BED EARLY.
ALRIGHT. HOW WASTHE FOUNDATION LUNCH?
IT WAS OKAY.
THE GUYS ONLY WANT TOPUT IT IN MATT'S NAME.
AH.
TSK.
AH, I'M NOT...
IT'S NOT SURPRISING.
YEAH. I'M JUSTREALLY DISAPPOINTED.
ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS.LET'S GO.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
GOODBYE.GOODBYE.
BYE.-BYE.
I KNOWHOW TO COOK THREE THINGS.
REALLY? THAT'S GREAT!
BUT, UH, WHY ARE YOUTELLING ME THIS?
WE DON'T NEED MRS. KELLTO COOK DINNER FOR US.
I CAN DO IT.
WE SHOULD WAITFOR MICHAEL AND THE KIDS.
THEY ALREADY LEFT.
THEY DID?
HEY, ARE YOU SURE?
'CAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO
GO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS TREEWITH THEM.
YEAH. THEIR GRANDMATOOK THEM HOME.
OH.
OKAY, WELL,LET'S GET YOU GUYS HOME,
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HEMYOUR ANGEL COSTUMES, RIGHT?
HOP IN.
HEY. SORRY ABOUT TODAY.
I GOT SO BUSY
PARENTS CAME BY.
I UNDERSTAND.
WE WENT TO A TREE FARMAND CUT DOWN OUR OWN TREE.
A FAMILY TRADITION.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
ACTUALLY, UH...
CATHY'S PARENTS
WANT US TO COME UPTO MULLET LAKE FOR CHRISTMAS.
REALLY? BUT I THOUGHTTHAT WE WERE...
THEY WERE THINKING
IT'D BE A NICE TIMETO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER.
THEY WANT TO SCATTERCATHY'S ASHES AT THE LAKE.
I THINK CATHY WOULD LIKE THAT.
OF COURSE.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND?
IT'S JUST THAT...
I THOUGHT THAT--
YOU'RE GONNA MISSTHE OPENING OF THE ATRIUM
AND-AND THE PAGEANT.
I KNOW,
BUT IT'S CATHY'S PARENTS,YOU KNOW.
THEY REALLY WANT TO BEAROUND THE KIDS THIS CHRISTMAS.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE ACTUALLY BEENTHINKING, UM...
MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIMEAND JUST THINK ABOUT THINGS.
FOR THE KIDS' SAKE.
I AGREE.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT?
YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GONNA HAVEMY PARENTS AND SISTER
AND MATT'S MOMAND SISTER AROUND,
SO I'M GONNA HAVEA FULL HOUSE AND...
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BEAN EASY HOLIDAY
FOR ANY OF US.
BEEN A YEAR.
I'M GLAD YOU'LL HAVEYOUR FAMILY AROUND YOU.
YEAH, AND AFTER CHRISTMAS,
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GOUP TO MY FOLKS' PLACE
UNTIL AFTER NEW YEAR'S, SO...
SO THAT'S IT?
I GUESS SO.
GOODBYE, GINA.
GOODBYE, MICHAEL.
LIKE ALMOSTEVERYTHING GOOD IN OUR LIVES,
THIS PLACE CAME TO USBECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU WANTED US TO COME BACK HERE,AND SO WE HAVE.
AND TODAY...
WE COMMIT YOUR ASHESTO THIS LAKE FOREVER.
WE WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
GOD BLESS YOU, MY LOVE.
WHERE ARE MR. SPEHNAND THE KIDS?
THEY WENT TO SEETHEIR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
FOR CHRISTMAS.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT US?
WELL, WE HAVE A LOT TO DO, TOO.
I MEAN, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
YOU GOT YOUR GRANDMASCOMING OVER,
AND TONIGHT WE HAVETHE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
I'M AN ANGEL!
YES, YOU ARE.
I WANT CHARLOTTE
AND JACK AND DANNYTO BE ANGELS, TOO.
I DO, TOO, SWEETIE,
BUT I DON'T THINKIT'S GONNA HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
FINISH UP.
I LOVE TURKEY.
YOUR MOM MADE THE BEST TURKEY INTHE WHOLE FAMILY.
OH, SHE WAS A WONDERFUL COOK.
OH...
MM! I SAVED ALL HER RECIPESFOR YOU.
DAD, I WANT TO GO HOME.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TOBE ANGELS
AND I GOT A COSTUMEAND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I KNOW,PAL, I KNOW.
YOU'LL BE A ANGELNEXT YEAR, OKAY?
WHAT'S HE TALKINGABOUT, MICHAEL?
UH, CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
HOW IS SANTA GONNAKNOW WE'RE HERE?
DREW AND I WERE GONNASTAY UP ALL NIGHT.
I KNOW.
WHEN YOUR MOMWAS A LITTLE GIRL,
SHE USED TO STAY UPALL NIGHT LONG
TO SEE SANTA,
UNTIL SHE REALIZEDHE SIMPLY WON'T COME
UNTIL YOU FALL ASLEEP.
I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE.
THIS ISMOM'S FAVORITE PLACE,
SO IT SHOULD BEOUR FAVORITE PLACE.
THAT'S TRUE, SWEETHEART.
MM. SHE LOVED IT HERE.
WE JUST HAVE BE AT THE CHURCH BY6:00 FOR A SHORT REHEARSAL.
ARE YOU STILLSEEING MICHAEL SPEHN?
OH. NO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.
IT JUST FELT LIKEIT WAS TOO SOON
TO BE INVOLVEDWITH A MAN.
GINA...
I WATCHED YOU TAKE CAREOF MY SON FOR THREE YEARS.
YOU WERE HIS HOPE,HIS SUPPORT,
HIS LOVE.
HE WOULD WANT YOUAND THE BOYS TO BE HAPPY.
DOES MICHAELMAKE YOU HAPPY?
HE DOES.
WOULD YOU MINDIF I JUST TOOK A BREAK?
OF COURSE, SWEETHEART.
WE'LL TAKE CAREOF THE BOYS.
THANK YOU.
LESSON NUMBER SIX.
TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT.
THE WOMAN THAT YOU LOVE
AND NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY
HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HER.
OH, MATT.
TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
NANA?
MM-HMM?
I MISS MOM EVERY DAY.
SO DO I, SWEETHEART.
I'LL NEVER STOP MISSING HER
AND I WILL NEVER LOVE ANYONEAS MUCH AS HER.
I KNOW, BABY.
I WAS ONLY BEINGNICE TO MRS. KELL
BECAUSE SHE WAS NICETO ME AND JACK AND DANNY,
BUT IF YOU WANT,I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.
HONEY, WHY WOULD I WANT THAT?
I HEARD YOUTELL DADDY
THAT IF WE LIKED MRS. KELL,
IT MIGHT HURT MOM,
AND THAT MRS. KELLMIGHT LEAVE US, TOO.
YOU HEARD US TALKINGAND...
OH, SWEETHEART!
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.I...
CHARLOTTE, SIT DOWN.I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
YOUR MOMMY
WOULD DO ANYTHING IN HER POWER
TO MAKE YOU AND YOUR BROTHERSAND YOUR DADDY HAPPY.
I WANT TO TALK ABOU EVEN EXIST.
REMARRY ANOTHER MAN.
SOMEONE ENOUGH TO MARRY HIM
AFTER I PASS AWAY,
THAT GUY, TOO.
I KNOW YOUR MOM.
I KNOW HER VALUES.
IF SHE REMARRIES,
SOMEONE I APPROVE OF.
AND COMPASSION
IF I WERE STILL ALIVE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I WANT YOU AND YOUR BROTHERSAND YOUR DADDY,
EACH ONE OF YOU,
TO GROW A NEW HEART.
OKAY? JUST LIKEMOMMY USED TO SAY.
I WILL, TOO.
MICHAEL?
MICHAEL?
YEAH? WHAT'S GOING ON?
UH, GET THE BOYS.
WE NEEDTO GET YOU HOME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?WHAT ABOUT SUPPER?
NO, NO, NO.FORGET ABOUT THAT.
YOUR KIDS AND GINA'SARE GONNA BE ANGELS IN CHURCH
AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM THEREON TIME.
WE'LL EATON THE ROAD!
- WHAT? IT'S 4:00!
- IT'S A TWO-AND-HALF-HOUR DRIVE.
WE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT.
I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY.
COME ON! LET'S GO.
ARE WE THERE YET?
NO! NOT YET.
WE HAVE TOBE THERE BY 7:00.
IT'S OKAY.WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
OKAY.
THAT WAS THE EXITFOR THE CHURCH.
WE MISSED IT.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
JUST NEED TO STOP BY THE HOUSEFOR A SECOND.
MARY AND JOSEPHHAD NOWHERE TO STAY
AND IT WAS ALMOST TIMEFOR THEIR BABY TO BE BORN.
THE INNKEEPER IN TOWN
SAID THAT THEY COULDTAKE SHELTER IN THE BARN
WITH THE ANIMALS.
OUT IN THE FIELDS,
AN ANGEL OF THE LORD--
...APPEARED TO THE SHEPHERDS---GO AHEAD!
...WHO WERE GUARDINGTHEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT.
THE ANGEL ANNOUNCED
THAT THE SAVIOR HAD BEEN BORNIN THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM.
THE SHEPHERDS DECIDEDTO TRAVEL TO BETHLEHEM
TO SEE THE CHRIST-CHILD.
SUDDENLY,A GREAT HOST OF ANGELS
APPEARED AND BEGANSINGING PRAISES TO GOD.
THE ANGELSBEGAN TO SPREAD THE WORD
THAT THE CHRIST-CHILD WAS BORN.
OH, NIGHT DIVINE
OH, NIGHT DIVINE
HEY! THE SPEHNS ARE HERE!-THE SPEHNS ARE HERE!
OH...
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE SAWTHE DOUBLE RAINBOW?
WELL, I'VE BEENTHINKING ABOUT THAT.
AND THE RAIN, IT JUST FELLSO HARD ON OUR LIVES...
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT THE LIGHT HAS CUT THROUGH
AND IT HAS GIVEN US COLORS
THAT WE COULD NEVERHAVE EVEN IMAGINED BEFORE.
THIS LIFE,
YOU KNOW, IT CAN BEEVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BEFORE.
AND THAT DOESN'TBETRAY MAT OR CATHY.
I-IT HONORS THEM.
I KNOW.
AND I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AND I HAVE TO ASK YOUA QUESTION.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
SHE SAID YES!
WHOO!-OH!
THERE IS HOPE
AND THERE IS LAUGHTER
THERE ARE BLUE SKIES
AFTER RAIN
YOU HAVE COMEINTO MY LIFE
I KNOW
THAT I CAN LOVE AGAIN
THERE IS SOMETHINGIN YOUR SMILE
REACHING DEEP INSIDE OF ME
THIS WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN
THIS WAS MEANT TO BE
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE DANCING IN THE SUN
THE BESTIS YET TO COME
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE TELLING METHAT YOU'RE THE ONE
A WHOLE NEW LIFEHAS JUST BEGUN
FRIENDS, PLEASE BE SEATED.
TODAY,
SEVEN PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHERTO FORM A FAMILY.
AND TODAY IS ALSO
THE GREATEST EXAMPLE
OF TURNING MOURNING INTO DANCINGTHAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.
I KNOW
THAT MATT AND CATHYARE HERE,
AND THEY ARE HAPPY
AND THEY ARE PROUDOF ALL OF YOU.
DEARLY BELOVED,
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TO WITNESS THE JOININGOF MICHAEL AND GINA
IN HOLY MATRIMONY.
AND CHILDREN--
DO YOU PROMISE
TO TAKE GINA AND MICHAELAS YOUR MOM AND DAD,
AND LOVE THEMAND HONOR THEM,
AND KEEP THEM IN SICKNESSAND HEALTH,
FOR AS LONGAS YOU ALL SHALL LIVE?
YES! I DO!
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE DANCING IN THE SUN
THE VERY BESTIS YET TO COME
SAM AND DREW...
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGSI WANT TO TEACH YOU,
SO MUCH ADVICETHAT FATHERS PASS DOWN TO SONS,
BUT IF YOU HEARONE THING FROM ME...
HEAR THIS--
YOU ARE LOVED.
MY HUSBAND,
THE FATHER OF MY TWO SONS,
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
FOR TWO YEARS.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYSDOING UNDER HERE, HUH?
COME HERE.
COME HERE.I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S GONNABE OKAY, OKAY?
THE EARTH KEPT TURNING
AND LIFE WENT ON AROUND US
NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
BUT, FOR ME...
EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED.
I KEPT ASKING MYSELF.
RECONCILE HIS ABSENCE
IN MY BRAIN.
WHERE DID HE GO?
IN MY OWN HOME.
THIS IS HARDERTHAN IT LOOKS.
OUCH.
WHAT?
JUST JOKING.
YOU'RE DOINGA GREAT JOB.
YOU RAT.
YOU SCARED ME.
THANK YOU FORTAKING CARE OF ME.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING METAKE CARE OF YOU.
PEACH?
I CAN'T DIEON CHRISTMAS.
YOU'LL GOWHEN YOU'RE CALLED.
BUT I DON'T THINKTHAT'S TODAY.
OKAY?
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S, PATTIE.
ARE YOU GETTING READYFOR YOUR TRIP?
OH! YES.IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU, GINA?
WE WANT TO HAVE YOUAND THE BOYS OVER
FOR DINNER, OKAY?
THANK YOU.
COME ON, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING,KELL FAMILY.
I JUST WISH PEOPLEWOULD STOP DOING THAT.
THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY JUST DON'T KNOWWHAT ELSE TO DO.
I KNOW, AND IT'S--I'M SO GRATEFUL. I JUST... I--
HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU FOUNDA REPLACEMENT FOR PATTIE YET?
NO, NOT YET.
WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUTAPPLYING FOR THE JOB.
IT'D BE GREAT TO BE BUSY,
AND I COULD BE HEREJUST IN CASE MY BOYS NEED ME.
YOU'D BE PERFECT.
FRANKLY, WE'D BE LUCKYTO HAVE YOU.
OKAY, BOYS, LET'S GO.
BYE, GUYS.
OKAY! HURRY UP.GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR ROOM.
HOW CAN I POSSIBLY BE LATE?
I ONLY HITTHE SNOOZE BUTTON TWICE
AND I MADE INSTANT COFFEE,
WHICH, BY THE WAY, TASTESLIKE A BROWN CRAYON.
SORRY.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
PLEASE JUST GIVE MESOMETHING TO DO
SO THAT I DO NOTFEEL SO USELESS.
OH, YOU'VE ALREADYDONE SO MUCH.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE IS SOMETHINGYOU CAN DO.
I WANT TO STOPTHE MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
I CANNOT LOOK AT THAT RED COOLERON MY PORCH ANOTHER DAY.
I CAN WHIP OUT A TEXT,
BLAST A FACEBOOK POSTAND A TWEET,
BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN STOP ME.
THANKS.
I JUST,I WANT TO COOK FOR THE BOYS,
I WANT THINGS TO BEAS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE YOU DO.
THEY'VE BEEN SO BRAVE.
PLEASE DON'T CRY.
I AM NOT CRYING.I CAN'T CRY.
I AM TOO DEHYDRATEDFROM A LACK OF CAFFEINE.
LET'S GO GET SOME COFFEE.
YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.
SEE YOU LATER,PATTIE!
BYE, YOU GUYS!
BYE-BYE.
LESSON ONE.
ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH.
BE AN HONEST MAN.
STAND FOR SOMETHING.
TO TELL THE TRUTH,
BUT, IN THE LONG RUN,
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
A HAPPY, PEACEFUL LIFE.
NOW, EVERYTHING WORKSAROUND THIS MAIN CALENDAR.
RED IS FOR NATIONAL HOLIDAYS,
GREENIS FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS,
YELLOW IS FOR HALF-DAYSAND TEACHER CONFERENCES,
AND WHITEIS FOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.
AFTER EACH TEACHERTAKES ATTENDANCE,
THEY WILL SEND YOU THEIR LISTSO YOU KNOW WHO'S ABSEN AND YOU RECORD IT... HERE.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO WAITA LITTLE WHILE,
IN CASE KIDS STRAGGLE IN LATE.
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S MICHAEL SPEHN.
CATHY'S STILLIN THE HOSPITAL.
SHE IS?
SHE WASAT MATT'S FUNERAL.
THEY WEREOLD SCHOOL FRIENDS.
SHE WAS FINE THEN.
WELL, SHE WENT INTOTHE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK
WITH A HEADACHE.
A HEADACHE?
YES! I'M SURESHE'LL BE OUT SOON.
I MEAN, SHE'SYOUNG AND HEALTHY.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN?
I'M SO SORRY.THAT WAS--
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.I'M SURE SHE'LL BE FINE.
NOBODY'S HUNGRY?
I MISS DADDY.
ME TOO.
ME TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WOULD MAKETHIS DINNER WAY MORE YUMMY?
SOME GIANT MARSHMALLOWS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYSSTAY HERE
AND I'M GONNA GO DOWNTO THE BASEMEN AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY.
I'LL TAKE THE ELEVATOR.
DING-DONG!
MM-MM-MM-MM...
NOPE, WE'RE ALL OUT OFMARSHMALLOWS,
BUT FOR LITTLE BOYSWHO EAT THEIR DINNER,
THERE WILL BE ICE CREAM.
HELLO?
ARE YOU BUSY?
HEY, COLLEEN.
NO, NO, WE'RE JUST, UH,WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID I HEAR WHAT?
IT'S CATHY SPEHN.
YOU GUYS EAT UP, OKAY?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACKFOR ICE CREAM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S... GONE.
MATT'S OLD AND DEAR FRIEND,
CATHY SPEHN,
SINCE PROGNOSIS,
THREE MOTHERLESS CHILDREN.
YOU OKAY, SON?
NO, DAD,I'M NOT OKAY.
YOU WILL BE.
I JUST FEEL LIKEI'M FORGETTING SOMETHING HERE,
THERE'S SOMETHINGI SHOULD BE DOING.
IT'S ALL DONE.
THERE'S NOTHINGTO WORRY ABOUT.
WE JUST...
WE GOT TO GETYOUR SHOES ON
AND GET YOU AND THE KIDSTO THE CHURCH, OKAY?
I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS.
AT FIRST, I COULDN'T CRY.
I WAS NUMB...
TIRED, EMPTY.
THAT I HAD EVER HOPED FOR.
"LIVE, LOVE, LAUGHTER."
AND THAT WAS CATHY.
WITHOUT HER?
OF ANOTHER FAMILY SUFFERING
SO CLOSE TO US
INTO THE DARKNESS.
OF MICHAEL SPEHN
HE MUST'VE BEEN FEELING.
HAD SOME TIME TO PREPARE.
TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL,
TO REACH OUT.
WAS DRAWING US TOGETHER.
YOU DON'THAVE TO BE HERE.
PEOPLEWILL UNDERSTAND.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL.
HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
WE'RE ALLPRAYING FOR YOU.
HOW DOES THAT WORK, EXACTLY?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I PRAYED REALLY HARDFOR CATHY TO GET BETTER.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
I MEAN, I DIDN'TPRAY HARD ENOUGH?
IS THAT IT?
MAYBE IF I DIDA BETTER JOB,
I COULD'VECHANGED GOD'S MIND
AND CATHYWOULDN'T HAVE DIED
FROM AN INOPERABLEBRAIN TUMOR?
IS THAT IT?
MICHAEL, I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY,AND I DON'T BLAME YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T ASSIGN HUMAN LOGICTO DIVINE MATTERS.
"DIVINE MATTERS"?
DO YOU KNOWWHAT CATHY SAID TO ME
THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED?
"WHY WOULD I HAVEBEEN GIVEN BABIES
IF I WASN'T GONNA BE AROUNDTO TAKE CARE OF THEM?
I'M SORRY.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SHE SPOKE TO MEAT MATT'S FUNERAL.
AND SHE INVITEDUS OVER.
WE COULD'VEBEEN FRIENDS.
GINA KELL?
YES?
ARE YOU GINA KELL?
YES.
YOU'RE MICHAEL SPEHN.
I'M SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
CAN WE SPEAKAFTER THE SERVICE?
FOR JUST A MOMENT?
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
SO, YOU'RE FARTHERALONG IN THIS PROCESS.
CAN I ASK ABOUTYOUR KIDS?
HOW THEY'RE DOING?
YOU CAN LIE TO ME.
THEY'RE GRIEVING.
THEY JUST MISSTHEIR DAD, BUT...
THEY REALLY ARE OKAY.
CATHY HAD TALKEDABOUT MATT.
I HAVE TOTELL YOU SOMETHING.
UM...
THE DAY BEFORE CATHY PASSED,SHE...
SHE SAID,"MICHAEL, CALL GINA KELL."
WHAT?
SHE WAS VERY WEAK,
BUT SHE WAS ADAMANTABOUT IT.
SHE WANTED ME TO TEACH YOUR BOYSHOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
I-I COACHAT STONEY CREEK HIGH.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S THE KIND OF WOMANTHAT SHE WAS.
IT'S SUCH A WONDERFULPICTURE OF HER IN THERE.
DID YOU TAKE IT?
YEAH. YEAH, I DID.
IT'S, UH, MULLET LAKE.
UM, CATHY'S PARENTSHAVE A COTTAGE UP THERE.
IT'S FROMA COUPLE SUMMERS AGO.
IT WAS HER FAVORITE PLACE.
I KNOW IT DOESN'TFEEL LIKE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT...
IT DOES GET EASIER.
YOU KNOW, I-I SAT WITH HER,AFTER SHE PASSED,
AND, UH...
I DON'T KNOW,
I-I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO HERAND-AND SAY GOODBYE.
I DID THE SAME THING.
BUT SHE-- SHE, UH,SHE WASN'T THERE.
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE REALLY BLESSEDTO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS.
SOME OF THEM,I'VE KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I KNOW YOU AND I JUST MET,
BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE ONLYPERSON HERE THAT I KNOW.
THE ONLY PERSONTHAT REALLY KNOWS ME.
MICHAEL?YOU READY TO GO?
OH. UH...
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR, UM,FOR TALKING TO ME.
OF COURSE.
CAN YOU EXCUSE ME?-SURE.
IT'S OKAY.
BUT COOLER, LOW-70s TOMORROW.
WEDNESDAY'S ALSO SUNNY,
TO MID-70s.
BACK TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
MORNING.
MORNING, MICHAEL.
OH, I MOVED THE CUPS OVERSO THEY'RE CLOSER TO THE SINK.
OKAY.
CHARLOTTE! JACK! DANNY!LET'S GO!
OH, LARRY AND YOUR DAD
TOOK THEM TO THE PARKTO FEED THE DUCKS.
THEY SPENDFAR TOO MUCH TIME INSIDE.
OH, AND I'M TAKING THEMFOR HAIRCUTS THIS AFTERNOON,
SO DON'T WORRYABOUT THAT.
OKAY.
CAREFUL!THE FLOOR IS WET.
THANKS.-UH-HUH.
SEE YOU LATER.
ALRIGHT, SWEETIE.I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
BYE, GUYS.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
HEY, DAVE.YOU OKAY?
CHRISTINA'S BEENAWAY ALL WEEKEND.
SHE'S VISITINGHER MOM.
I JUST HAVE TO HANG ONTILL AFTER LUNCH,
AND SHE'LL BE HOME.WHAT A NIGHTMARE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.-THANKS.
I'M SORRY, MAN.I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID--
NO. HEY, NO.IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
HEY, MRS. KELL.
HOW ARE YOU,MR. SPEHN?
OH... HELLO.
MAN, I HATE THAT LOOK.
PEOPLE JUSTWANT TO HELP.
WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH HELP.
I MEAN, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'SBASICALLY--
SHE'S--SHE'S TAKEN OVER MY HOUSE.
SHE'S DOING MY LAUNDRY.
SHE FOLDS MY UNDERWEAR!
WELL, YOU HAVE TO TELLPEOPLE WHAT YOU NEED.
SAY "I LOVE YOU,AND I APPRECIATE YOU,
"BUT I'M A GROWN MAN.
I CAN FOLDMY OWN UNDERWEAR."
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
NOTHING ABOUTTHIS IS EASY.
WELL, SOMEONE ACTUALLYDROPPED THIS OFF AT THE OFFICE
FOR ME TODAY--
"HOW TO RAISEA HEALTHY DAUGHTER
WITHOUT A FATHER."
UH, YOU DON'THAVE A DAUGHTER.
EXACTLY.-AH!
HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR KARL, HEY.
I JUST DROPPEDMY KIDS OFF.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH. I'M GOOD.
WELL, I'M HERE,IF YOU NEED TO TALK.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M NOTMUCH OF A CHURCH GUY, SO.
THANKS.
WONDER WHAT'SFOR DESSERT.
I GOT JUICE.
MM-MM.
I'M NOT THIRSTY.
YOU GUYS EAT WHAT YOU CAN,
THEN YOU CANHEAD OUTSIDE TO PLAY, OKAY?
HERE YOU GO, DEAR.
OH, JILL. YOU DIDN'T--YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO.IT'S NO PROBLEM.
MICHAEL, I THINKIT'S TIME
TO TALK ABOUT--
WHAT? THIS IS AGAIN?
YOU HAVE TO--
...MAKE PLANS.
YES, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT.
JUST LISTEN TO HIMFOR A MINUTE, MICHAEL.
IT'S BEEN A COUPLEOF MONTHS NOW,
AND AS THE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE YOUMOST IN THIS WORLD,
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUTWHAT'S NEXT.
DESSERT IS NEXT.
PUTTING THE KIDS TO BED IS NEXT.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DOFOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
I'M SORRY,BUT I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU THOUGHTABOUT OUR SUGGESTION?
MOVING TO CHICAGO
AND BUYING A HOUSEWITH MY SISTER
TO RAISE OUR KIDS?
IT MAKESA LOT OF SENSE!
NO.
I LOVE MY SISTER,BUT NO.
I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M GONNA DO NEXT,
BUT I KNOW WHATI AM NOT GOING TO DO--
I AM NOT GONNA CHANGEANYTHING ELSE FOR THOSE KIDS.
I'M NOT TAKING THEMOUT OF THEIR HOME!
OKAY. OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
I'LL COME BYIN THE MORNING
AND GET THEMOFF TO SCHOOL,
AND PICK THEM UP AFTER,
AND IF YOU LIKE,
LARRY AND ICOULD MOVE IN
FOR A LITTLE BITWITH YOU.
WE SURE COULD!
NO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BUT NO.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TOFIT INTO OUR NEW ROLES.
WE DON'T HAVE NEW ROLES.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ROLES...
JUST ONE OF US IS MISSING.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY!
CAN I GIVE YOUA HAND?
I CAN'T LOOKAT THIS COOLER ANYMORE.
THIS THING'S LIKE A DEATH FLAG.
WELL, CAN I, UH,CALL SOMEONE
TO COME PICKALL THIS STUFF UP?
THANKS.
LOOK, I APPRECIATEALL THE HELP,
BUT THINGS AREUNDER CONTROL HERE.
ARE YOU SURE?I'VE SEEN YOU COOK.
I'LL LEARN.
YEAH.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
DADDY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
READ IT.
OKAY...
"I, DADDY SPEHN,
"PROMISE TO NEVER, EVER...
"FOREVER,
"MARRY AGAIN
"UNLESS MY DARLINGTHREE CHILDREN,
"CHARLOTTE, JACKAND DANNY AGREE.
"IF YOU, DADDY SPEHN,MARRY WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL,
"YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE US
"CRYING, MAD, SHOUTING...
AND MORE"?
WELL! I MEAN, THANK YOUFOR PUTTING IN THE CONSEQUENCES.
WHAT MADE YOU GUYSDECIDE TO WRITE THIS?
JACLYN'S PARENTSGOT A DIVORCE
AND HER DADMARRIED MRS. BINKOW.
THE LADYWHO LIVES WITH 75 CATS?
IT'S ACTUALLY FOUR.
OH, REALLY?
I WILL SIGN THIS, BUT...
I'M GONNA HAVE MY LAWYERTAKE A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
GOOD? GOOD.ALRIGHT, COME ON. LET'S EAT.
OH. I FORGOTMY BACKPACK.
YEAH. I GOT IT.I GOT IT.
I WAS THINKINGTHAT WE COULD JUS GET RID OFALL OF THIS CLUTTER,
AND LINE THIS WALLHERE WITH BENCHES,
SO PEOPLE CANSIT AND TALK.
I THINK WE SHOULDGET STARBUCKS
TO COME INAND OPEN UP A BRANCH.
PEOPLE COULD HAVE COFFEE,
BROWSE THROUGH MAGAZINES.
STARBUCKS IN CHURCH?
YOU GOTA BETTER PLAN?
WELL, ANYTHINGIS A BETTER PLAN.
I MEAN, ARSONIS A BETTER PLAN.
LOOK AT THIS CARPET!THIS IS DISGUSTING.
I THINK WE START RIGHT HEREAND GET RID OF THIS.
EW...-HEY!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WH-- OH! HELLO. HI.
WE'RE JUST, UH, ACTUALLYREDOING THE ATRIUM.
WE FINALLY HAVEA BUDGET NOW
AND A COMMITTEE,
SO WE JUSTNEED A PLAN.
I WANT TO MAKE ITA COFFEE LOUNGE.
GINA HEREWANTS TO SET IT ON FIRE.
LADIES.HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR.
I HEAR YOU'VE BEENTAKING A COURSE
OVER AT THE COLLEGE,IN, UH, DESIGN?
UH, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT'S JUST SOMETHINGI CAN TAKE ONLINE.
ALWAYS KIND OF HADAN INTEREST, SO...
THAT'S GREAT.
I SHOULDPROBABLY GO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE FROMCHICAGO, THOUGH, RIGHT?
YEAH. WEST SIDE.
I'M A SOUTHSIDER.CUBBIES FAN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
POOR MICHAEL.
YOU SHOULDCALL HIM.
AND SAY WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.TAKE HIM FOR A COFFEE?
IT'S GOOD TOTALK TO SOMEONE
WHO'S GOING THROUGHTHE SAME THINGS YOU ARE.
THAT'S WHY I JOINEDWEIGHT WATCHERS.
FUNNY.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
OW! OW-OW-OW-OW!
YOU CAN'TTOAST THE BREAD.
IT'LL BE GROSS BY LUNCH.
BY THE WAY, YOU HAVEONE BROWN SOCK
AND ONE BLACK SOCK ON.
YEAH.
I KNOW. NEW STYLE.
MOM BUYS THE SOFT BREADAND SHE CUTS OFF
THE OUTSIDE.
HE MEANS THE CRUST.IT'S FINE. IT'LL TASTE THE SAME.
NO, IT WON'T!
YES, IT WILL!DON'T BE A BABY!
NO, IT WON'T!
OKAY, NO YELLING!
OH, JACK, COME ON.YOU GOTTA GET DRESSED.
WE GOTTA LEAVEIN A FEW MINUTES.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
OKAY, LOOK. I DON'THAVE TIME FOR THAT TODAY, GUYS.
I'VE GOT A MEETING IN AN HOURAND I CAN'T BE LATE.
I HAVE TO BRING
COOKIES TO SCHOOLTODAY FOR OUR PARTY.
WHAT? AGH!
YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME!
I DID! THREE TIMES!
LOOK AT THE FRIDGE.
OKAY, OKAY. UM...
HERE. THERE WE GO.
PERFECT.
ALRIGHT, THERE YOU GO.YOU'RE ALL SET.
THESE ARE CRACKERS!
MOMMY ALWAYSBAKED COOKIES
WHEN IT WAS MY TURNTO BRING THEM.
I'M NOT GOING!
YOU RUINED IT!
HE DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!
YES, HE DID! IT'S RUINED!HE DID IT ON PURPOSE!
I DID NOT!
JACK! GO GET DRESSED!
EVERYBODY,WE'RE LEAVING IN FIVE MINUTES.
I WANT MOMMY!
DON'T BE STUPID!
SHE'S DEADAND SHE'S NOT COMING BACK!
CHARLOTTE, DON'T!
I WANT MOMMY!
I WANT MOMMY!
IT'S OKAY---DAD! DO SOMETHING!
OKAY, JUST---I WANT MOMMY!
DANNY! COME BACK!
CHARLOTTE!
I WANT MOMMY!
SHH! LOOK AT ME.-NO! I WANT MOMMY!
I KNOW, I KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? HEY.
WHAT DO YOU---I WANT--
SHH. SHH. I KNOW.-...MOMMY!
I KNOW. SHH, SHH.I WANT MOMMY.
I WANT MOMMY.I WANT MOMMY.
IT'S OKAY.IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
I WANT MOMMY.
IT'S OKAY,IT'S OKAY.
HEY, MICHAEL!
DANNY DOESN'THAVE A LUNCH.
AH, NO WORRIES!
WE ALWAYS HAVE EXTRAFOR KIDS WHO FORGET.
DIDN'T FORGET.I JUST MADE IT WRONG.
I'M LATE. I'M SORRY.
I FAILED.
HOW SO?
CATHY, SHE GOT SICK SO FAST.
THE CANCER JUST STOLE HERAWAY FROM ME, AND I JUST...
I COULDN'T STOP IT.
THEY WOULD JUST BESO MUCH BETTER OFF
IF SHE WERE HEREAND I--
HEY. SHE WOULD BESAYING EXACTLY THE SAME THING
IF SHE WAS SITTING HEREAND YOU WERE GONE.
I SAW A VIDEO ONCE
OF THE WAVES COMING ASHORE
DURING THE TSUNAMIIN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
PEOPLE WERE JUST DOINGREGULAR, ORDINARY THINGS...
AND THIS GIANT WALL OF WATERCAME CRASHING IN,
JUST DESTROYINGEVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.
AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT.
THAT'S...
THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL.
MICHAEL, THERE WASNOTHING YOU COULD DO.
YOU COULDN'T STOP WHATHAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY,
BUT YOU CAN CONTROLWHAT YOU DO NEXT.
YOU CAN GATHER YOUR KIDSAROUND YOU
AND YOU CAN LOVE 'EM,
AND YOU CAN GUIDE THEMOUT OF THE DARKNESS.
BUT HOW DO I DO THAT?
YOU STAY CONNECTED.
IT'S REAL COMMONFOR MEN
TO HUNKER DOWNAND GO IT ALONE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HIGH TIDEOF GRIEF STARTS TO RISE.
BUT IF YOU STAY CONNECTEDTO YOUR FAMILY
AND THIS COMMUNITY,
YOU'RE GONNAFIND YOUR WAY.
I'VE GOT TO GO.
ALRIGHT.
MICHAEL? HEY!
GINA! HEY!
HEY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH! YOU TOO.
OH, I CAN SEETHAT YOU GOT YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
TO STOP DOING YOUR LAUNDRY.
YES! THEY FINALLY LEFT.
WAIT. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
WELL...
JUDGING BYTHE PINK TINT TO YOUR SHIRT,
YOU'RE EITHER DOINGA WALK FOR THE CURE LATER,
OR YOU'VE BEEN MIXING WHITESWITH REDS.
HUH.
WELL, TRUTH IS, I'D RATHERDO THESE THINGS WRONG
THAN HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLEHOVERING OVER ME.
MM. I GET IT.
I GOT THIS NEIGHBOR
AND SHE WANTED TO BRING DINNEROVER FOR US.
I SAID NO,SHE INSISTED.
SO I RACED HOMEFROM BASKETBALL PRACTICE,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE KIDS,
AND THERE'S A PIZZASITTING ON MY DOORSTEP.
I CAN ORDER MY OWN PIZZA.
THAT'S TRUE.
I KNOW, BUT WHYWOULD SOMEONE DO THAT?
IT'S INSULTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE SHE THINKS I CAN'TEVEN TAKE CARE OF MY OWN FAMILY.
I DON'T THINK SHE MEANT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE LIFE JUSTKEEPS THROWING ME CURVE BALLS.
I DON'T NEED TO HIT A HOME RUN,
JUST A DECENT PITCHWOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THEN TAKE THE WALK.
I'M SORRY, WHAT?
STOP SWINGING ATALL THIS JUNK.
IGNORESOME OF THESE CURVE BALLS,
AND JUST TAKE THE WALK.
MAKE IT TO FIRST BASE
AND JUST SEEWHAT HAPPENS.
NOBODY TAKES MY METAPHORAND JUST THROWS IT BACK ON ME.
OH... HERE WE GO.
DID YOUR KIDSPUT THIS ON THE LIST?
THEY SAID IT WASTHE "HEALTHY" KIND?
MAYBE.
IT'S ALRIGHT.IT WAS A ROOKIE MISTAKE.
YOU'RE NEWTO THE SHOPPING LIST.
SEPARATE YOUR COLORS.
THANKS!
"I'D LIKETO GET OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER
"FOR DINNERAND TO TALK.
"I HAVE A FEW THINGSTO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN--
"RESOURCES AND SUCH.
"YOU CAN EMAIL MEOR CALL ME ANYTIME.
"GOOD NIGHT. PEACE.
GINA KELL."
"THANKS FOR THE NOTE.
"THAT WOULD BE NICE.
"I'M SURE MY KIDS WOULD LOVE IT.
"CAREFUL ABOUTTHE CALL-ME-ANYTIME STUFF.
"MY "ANYTIMES" THESE DAYSARE WELL INTO THE WEE HOURS.
"I'D LOVE TO TALK,
"BUT YOU'D BETTER GIVE MESOME PROPER HOURS TO CALL.
THANKS, MICHAEL."
"ANYTIME MEANS ANYTIME.
"IF YOU THINK YOU'RETHE ONLY ONE UP AT 3:00 A.M.,
YOU'RE FOOLING YOURSELF."
"HOW'S FRIDAY NIGHT?
I'LL COOK."
"I HAVEA VIRTUAL FOOD BANK.
"EVERYONE PITCHED INAND BOUGHT ME A FREEZER.
"I HAVE FOUR CASSEROLES,THREE LASAGNAS,
"SOME SPICY VEGAN BEAN DISH,
"AND SOME UNIDENTIFIABLECHICKEN DISHES
THAT ARE VERY GOOD."
I'LL BRING A SALAD.
"CHICKEN SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL BRING A SALAD."
I HOPEI'M DOING THE RIGHT THING.
GIVE ME STRENGTH.
COME ON!THEY'RE HERE!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
[KIDS LAUGHING]-HI!
WANT TO GOPLAY UPSTAIRS?
SURE!
HEY!
HEY.
WOW...
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
KIDS, THEY JUS KNOW THAT THEYBELONG TOGETHER.
HOW ARE THEY DOING?
OH. UH...
WELL, THEY CRY A LOT,
AND THEN WE TALKABOUT CATHY,
AND THINGS ARE BETTERFOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND IT ALL JUSTSTARTS AGAIN.
HOW AREYOUR KIDS DOING?
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
SAM'S HAVING NIGHTMARES,
AND, SOME DAYS,DREW DOESN'T WAN TO LET ME OUT OFHIS SIGHT,
BUT THEY'RE COMING ALONG.
I THOUGHT YOU WEREBRINGING A SALAD?
OH, I DID.
I BROUGHT A PASTA SALAD,A FRUIT SALAD,
A POTATO SALAD.YOU KNOW.
I GOT SOME BREAD
AND SOME THINGSFOR THE KIDS.
I'M ITALIAN!
OH! OKAY.
AHH.
MM. SMELLSREALLY GOOD!
YEAH. OH, THANKS.YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ACTUALLYPRETTY GOOD.
THIS WOMAN IN CHURCH,SHE, UH...
OH! OH, THE WOMANWITH THE LITTLE TINY DOG
WHO HASTHE LITTLE OUTFITS?
YES!-THE MATCHING OUTFITS?
YEAH, YEAH.SHE'S COOKED FOR US, TOO.
OH, MAN!
SHE'S ACTUALLYA REALLY GOOD COOK.
YEAH. THINK SHE MAKESTHOSE OUTFITS HERSELF?
WHY, I MEAN,SHE MUST, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THEY'REA LITTLE BIT WEIRD!
I THINK SO.
UM...
OH! THERE'STHIS OTHER WOMAN,
WHO LEAVES US A CAKEEVERY WEEK,
AND SHE'S IN THE CHOIR,
BUT SHE'S GOTTHIS REALLY WEIRD, AWFUL VOICE,
AND THEY KEEP GIVING HER SOLOS,AND SHE'S JUST...
I KNOW EXACTLYWHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S AWKWARD.-VERY.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
UH...
WHY DON'TI CUT THE BREAD?
DO YOU HAVE A KNIFE?
YEAH. NO, NO.I'LL-- I'LL-- UM...
GRAB A KNIFE?-THAT DRAWER.
I'LL---OKAY.
...GET INTO THIS.
GOT IT?
ALRIGHT, CHAR,YOU SIT HERE.
BOYS, GRAB A SEATWHEREVER YOU WOULD LIKE.
THANKS, PAL.
OH...
IT'S OKAY.
SO, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHYOUR FAMILIES ARE HAVING DINNER
TOGETHER TONIGHT?
WELL, IT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE ALL GOINGTHROUGH THE SAME THING,
AND...
WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BEGOOD TO GET TOGETHER
AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TALKAND JUST SHARE OUR FEELINGS.
EXCUSE ME.
WOULD ANYONE ELSELIKE TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS?
AND ONTHAT NOTE, OKAY!
DIG IN!
YOU DON'THAVE TO DO THAT.
WE DON'T MAKE GUESTSCLEAN UP DISHES AT THE HOUSE.
AFTER THE DINNERWE JUST WENT THROUGH,
WE ARE HARDLY GUESTSAT THIS POINT.
DAD!-YEAH?
CAN WE PLAY"BALL OF PERIL"?
OH. UH, IT'SA SPEHN FAMILY GAME.
UH... NOT NOW, GUYS.
WE HAVE GUESTS, OKAY?
MAYBE IN A BIT.
NO! NO, DON'TLET US STOP YOU.
UH... WELL,BUT THE THING IS--
OH, HO, HO!
WHOA!
IF YOU FEEL THE BALL,YOU MUST FREEZE!
RUN FROM ME!
AH!-OOH, OOH!
DON'T EVEN TRYTO UNDERSTAND.
BOYS.
YEAH!
DON'T TACKLE!
OH!
AHH!
IT JUST GOTOUT OF CONTROL
BEFORE I KNEWWHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S ACTUALLY TAKEN ONA LIFE OF ITS OWN.
YOU NEED TO JUSTTHINK POSITIVELY
AND DECIDE THATYOU CAN OVERCOME THIS.
YOU'LL BE STRONGERIN THE END
FOR HAVING TRIED.
OH...
MM-HMM.
WAS...
CHARLOTTE'SFAVORITE DRESS.
I'LL TELL YA, I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M DOING WRONG.
I MEAN, IT'S NOTMY FIRST RODEO.
I DID MY OWN LAUNDRYIN COLLEGE.
WELL, YEAH,BUT IN COLLEGE,
YOU PROBABLY HADJEANS AND T-SHIRTS
AND SWEATSHIRTS.
NOW YOU HAVEA LITTLE GIRL,
WHO HASA WOOL-KNIT DRESS
THAT SHOULD BEHAND-WASHED IN COLD WATER
AND HUNG TO DRY.
MM-HMM.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUSTLET MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
KEEP DOING MY WASH.
WHAT? WHERE ISYOUR DIGNITY, MAN?
YOU CAN DO THIS!COME ON!
I'M GOING TOGET YOU STARTED.
NO, LOOK, I CAN'TASK YOU TO HELP.
NO, NO.THIS ISN'T CHARITY.
QUID PRO QUO.
OH, REALLY?WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- [HOARSE, DEEP VOICE]:
- SOME DAY...
AND THAT DAYMAY NEVER COME...
I MAY ASK YOU TO DOA SERVICE FOR ME.
UNTIL THAT DAY,
ACCEPT THIS JUSTICE
AS A GIFT ONMY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING DAY.
THE GODFATHER!
GODFATHER!-NICE!
VERY GOOD.
BYE! THANKS!
BYE!-SEE YOU.
BYE!-THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
OH!
I WANTED TO GIVEYOU GUYS THESE.
IT'S A BOOK WHERE YOU CANPUT PICTURES AND... MEMORIES.
REALLY,WHATEVER YOU WANT.
MY BOYS MADE ONEFOR THEIR DAD.
COOL!
DID YOU KNOW MY MOM?
I MET HER.
SHE WAS SO PRETTY.
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HER.
ALRIGHT, WELL,GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
THANKSFOR THE BOOKS!
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIMESINCE MY KIDS LAUGHED LIKE THIS.
MM. YEAH. MINE TOO.
DRIVE SAFELY. BYE, GUYS!
TAKE CARE.-BYE!
BYE! SEE YOUAT SCHOOL!
WELL, HEY, CHARLOTTE,HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
WHAT'S UP?
UM, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU COULD HELP MEWITH SOMETHING.
WELL, I SUREHOPE SO!
I THINK I NEED A BRA,
BUT I DON'TKNOW WHAT SIZE.
I CAN ABSOLUTELY HELP YOUWITH THAT, SWEETHEART.
COME HERE.
YEAH.
WE CAN GO SHOPPING TOGETHER,IF YOU WANT, OKAY?
WHAT ARE YOUDOING UP THERE?
HEY! I'M MEASURINGFOR THE NEW PLANS.
SO YOU AND COLLEENHAVE A NEW PLAN?
WELL, MM, YEAH,
THE PASTOR DIDN'T EXACTLY LOVEOUR FIRST FEW SUGGESTIONS.
I'M KIND OFNOT SURPRISED.
YEAH.
THE CHALLENGE IS COMING UPWITH, UH, A THEME.
WELL, UH...
WHAT ABOUT MAKING THE SPACESOMEWHERE TO CELEBRATE
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP ITRELEVANT AND ALIVE?
AH! NOW, THAT'S A PLAN.I LOVE IT.
ME TOO.
HEY, MAYBE MICHAELCOULD HELP US DESIGN IT.
OH... UM, MAYBE.
SURE. YEAH. I'M SURE I COULDPULL A FEW IDEAS TOGETHER.
PERFECT.
HEY, LISTEN,THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING CHARLOTTEWITH HER, UH, SITUATION.
APPARENTLY,THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT A MAN CAN'T DO.
YEAH. THAT WAS MY PLEASURE.
QUID PRO QUO WE DISCUSSED?
I DO.
"THE THINGTHAT YOU MAY ASK
MAY NEVER COME."
BUT YOU DON'T WANT METO WHACK SOMEONE, DO YOU?
NOT GONNA BE THAT SIMPLE.
I MEAN, IT DID SAY"SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED."
WOW! UH... YEAH.
SOME ASSEMBLY
AND A DEGREE INMECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
MATT WAS REALLY GOODAT THIS KIND OF THING.
YEAH. WELL, LOOK.
I'M WILLINGTO TACKLE IT,
BUT I'M GONNA NEEDSOME ASSISTANCE.
DO YOU KNOWANY STRONG MEN
WILLING TO WORKLONG HOURS
FOR LITERALLYNO PAY WHATSOEVER?
HMM... OH!
NEVER GONNA MAKE ITIN THE UNION!
LET'S DO THIS.
ALRIGHT, HAVE FUN!
OKAY, GREAT.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S A BUNKBED!-WHAT?
ALRIGHT,HELP ME OUT.
THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
THIS INFORMATIONMAY SOMEDAY SAVE YOUR LIVES.
"RIGHTY-TIGHTY, LEFTY-LOOSEY."
COME ON.SAY IT WITH ME.
RIGHTY-TIGHTY,LEFTY-LOOSEY!
YES, MY MEN!
OKAY, YOU GUYS, TONIGHT,
WE'RE GONNA START BUBBAIN THE ONE SPOT,
"D" IN THE TWO,CHOPPER, YOU'RE IN THE THREE.
BOOTS, YOU IN THE FOUR,AND CHARLIE, YOU'RE IN THE FIVE.
OFFENSIVELY,WE ARE IN THE 41,
I WANT TO SEE A LOT OFPOST-TOUCHES AND X-CUTS.
DEFENSIVELY,WE'RE GONNA COUGAR ALL DAY.
GOT IT? YES! GO!
ALRIGHT, ON THREE!
ONE... TWO... THREE!
WHOO!-GO GET 'EM!
PASS!
COME ON, GUYS!
I'M OPEN!
TAKE A LOOK!TAKE A LOOK!
COME ON!
HE IS JUST SO GREATWITH THE KIDS.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT MATTPLAYED BASKETBALL
FOR CATHY'S DAD?
REALLY?
OVER HERE!
HO!
IT'S SO GOOD
FOR YOUR KIDS TO HAVEA MALE FIGURE AROUND.
WE ARE JUST FRIENDS.
OUR FAMILIES JUST NEEDEACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S ALL THIS IS.
I DIDN'TSAY ANYTHING.
GOOD! BECAUSETHERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDINGTHE SUMMER IN COLORADO
AT MY PARENTS' HOUSE.
NOT EVEN GONNASEE EACH OTHER
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.AFTER THAT, WHO KNOWS?
SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT!
OH! SO CLOSE!
FOR THE BOYS
AND SEE LIFE FROM A DISTANCE.
AND THE QUIET TIME
A SENSE OF PEACE.
COME ON, GUYS.
I REALLY WANT TOGO PLAY HOCKEY.
OH, HOME, SWEET HOME.
I AM SO EXHAUSTED.
ARE WE GOING SHOPPING?
NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
WE'LL GO TOMORROW.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW DAYSBEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
HELLO?
OH, HI, MICHAEL.
YEAH, NO, WE LITERALLYJUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
YES!-YES. PLEASE?
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
NO, NO,WE'RE NOT TIRED.
YES!
DID YOU ORDER YOUR KIDSNEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS YET?
WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?OHH!
CHARLOTTE PROBABLY GREWTHREE INCHES THIS SUMMER
AND DANNY'S AT LEASTONE SIZE BIGGER
AND JACK'S SHOES ARE TOO SMALL.
HOW COULD YOUPOSSIBLY KNOW THAT?
AH, IT'S A MOM THING.
CATHY KNEW.
YES, SHE DID.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY! GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING.
AH, GENTLEMEN, GOOD MORNING.
HELLO.-GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, GINA.
AH, THE SPEHNS!
GOOD MORNING.-SAM! DREW! WAIT UP!
HI, PASTOR. HOW'S THINGS?-REALLY WELL. YOURSELF?
I'M GOOD. THANK YOU.-EXCELLENT.
THIS IS A SURPRISE.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BEBACK IN CHURCH TODAY.
I GUESS WE'RESITTING TOGETHER?
I GUESS SO!
GO ON. GO, GO, GO.
LET'S PLAY VOLLEYBALL!-OKAY.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THAT'S MATTAND HIS THREE BEST FRIENDS.
THEY GREW UP TOGETHER.
THEY PUT ON A GOLF TOURNAMEN TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITYIN MATT'S NAME LAST YEAR.
THEY'RE GONNA DO ITAGAIN THIS YEAR.
THAT'S GREAT.
THIS IS A VIDEO DIARYTHAT MATT MADE OF HIMSELF
FOR THE BOYS,
LESSONS THAT A FATHERWOULD WANT TO TEACH HIS SONS.
WOW.
HAVE YOU WATCHED THEM?
I STARTED, BUT...
I JUST CAN'T REALLYFINISH IT YET.
I-I BETTER GO SEEWHAT'S GOING ON.
WAIT.
JUST GIVE THEMA MINUTE.
I JUST WANT THEMTO PLAY FAIR.
TRUST ME.
THEY PLAYIN THE BACKYARD,
BUT IT'S ALSOWHERE THEY LEARN
TO NEGOTIATEAND COMPROMISE.
YOU GUYS--
DON'T DENY THEMTHE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK IT OUTTHEMSELVES.
JUST TRUST ME.
THE BACKYARD CAN BEA MAGICAL PLACE.
WHO CARES?
HOW DID YOUKNOW THAT?
IT'S A DAD THING.
I'M SUREMATT KNEW IT, TOO.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE DID.
TRICK-OR-TREAT!
CATHY LOVED HALLOWEEN.
MATT WAS TOO SICK
TO GO TRICK-OR-TREATINGLAST HALLOWEEN,
SO WE STAYED HOMEAND JUST GAVE OUT CANDY.
I CAN'T BELIEVETHAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO.
SOMETIMES, IT SEEMSLIKE YESTERDAY,
AND, SOMETIMES,IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
AND I MUST SAY,I REALLY LIKE YOUR COSTUME.
OH! THANK YOU.
THE BOYSDRESSED ME.
MM-HMM!-I'M A LINEBACKER.
YEAH, VERY CONVINCING.
AND BY CONVINCING,
I MEAN YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELYNOTHING LIKE A LINEBACKER.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?I LOOK GOOD!
I WORE THISTO TARGET TODAY
AND I GOT ASKED OUTBY A TOTAL STRANGER.
WHO WAS IT?
I'LL KILL HIM!
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
YES!
I GO TO TARGET ALL THE TIME,NOBODY ASKS ME OUT.
IF I SAW YOU AT TARGET,I'D PROBABLY ASK YOU OUT, TOO.
ARE YOU FLIRTINGWITH A LINEBACKER?
YES.
AND IF YOU SAID YES,
I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE YOUTO AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
OH, REALLY?
LISTEN, JUSTBECAUSE YOU'RE ITALIAN
DOESN'T MEANYOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT KNOWSGOOD ITALIAN FOOD.
CHUCK E. CHEESE?
HO-HO-HO!
LUIGI'S.
WE SHOULD GO THEREFOR DINNER.
YOU CAN JUDGEFOR YOURSELF.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOUUP ON THAT OFFER.
GREAT!I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 7:30.
ALRIGHT, COME ON, GUYS!LAST HOUSE!
WAIT FOR ME, WAIT FOR ME.-WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
IT'S NOT A DATE.
I KNOW.
IT'S JUST DINNER.
MORE OF A BETOR A DARE, REALLY.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOTABOUT DRESSING UP.
IT'S JUST I DON'THAVE ANYTHING THAT FITS.
I HAVE NOT BOUGHTNEW CLOTHES IN TWO YEARS.
YOU SHOULDBUY SOMETHING NEW!
I SHOULD!
BUT NOT BECAUSE IT'S A DATE,BECAUSE IT'S SO NOT.
I COULDN'TAGREE MORE.
OR LESS.
I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANTTO DO SOMETHING NICE
FOR YOURSELFONCE IN A WHILE.
THIS IS JUSTGOOD GROOMING.
IT'S A MATTER OF HYGIENE.NOTHING SPECIAL.
OH! NO.NOT MY COLOR.
I AGREE.
OR IS IT?
UM... HMM.I AGREE.
NO. DEFINITELY NOT.
TRYING TOO HARD?
I DON'T THINK SO.I LIKE IT!
NO. YOU'RE RIGHT.TRYING WAY TOO HARD.
TOO YOUNG?TOO OLD?
OH, NO. I--
YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
I AGREE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?IT'S A NICE LOOK FOR GOING OU FOR DINNER AT NIGH WITH A FRIENDTHAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT.
YEAH!
THIS IS A DATE, ISN'T IT?
YES.
I AM A 36-YEAR-OLD MOMGOING OUT ON HER FIRST DATE.
THE FIRST DATE THATI HAVE BEEN ON IN 15 YEARS.
THE LAST TIMEI WENT OUT ON A DATE,
MEN WERE BOYS.
THEY STILL ARE!
JUST BREATHE, GINA.
SUCK IN THE OXYGEN...
JUST LET IT OUT.JUST BREATHE.
OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS IS...
YEAH, I THINKI'M GOING TO FAINT.
REALLY GOOD.
FEELS WEIRD TO BE OUTWITHOUT THE CHILDREN.
OH, WE COULD SEE IFTHEY HAVE ANY IN THE BACK
THEY COULD LOAN US.
THANK YOU.
HELLO. MY NAMEIS SARAH
AND I'LL BEYOUR SERVER TONIGHT.
HEY, SARAH.HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GREAT, THANKS.HOW ARE YOU?
WE ARE WEAK FROM HUNGER.
I MEAN, I CAN BARELY MAKE OUTTHE WORDS ON THE MENU.
HOW ABOUTSOME WARM BREAD, THEN?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT,THANKS.
WHAT?
OH, YOU WERE SWEETTO THE WAITRESS.
AND...?
I LIKE THAT.
OH.
OKAY.
I MEAN, THINGS LIKE
BEING NICE TO A WAITRESSGIVES YOU POINTS.
IT'S LIKE THE RIGHT SHOES.
YOU KNOW, YOU WEAR RIGHT SHOES,YOU GET POINTS.
YOU WEAR THE WRONG SHOES
COULD BEA DEAL-BREAKER.
OR-OR-OR DIRT UNDERYOUR FINGERNAILS.
OR HAIR.
HAIR?-OH, YEAH!
TOO MUCH OF ANYTHINGIS JUST BAD.
YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH HAIR GEL,TOO MUCH BLOW-DRYING,
TOO MUCHOF A COMB-OVER--
HOW AM I DOIN'?
UH, SO FAR, SO GOOD.
OH, WHEW!
YEAH. I MEAN,WE WILL HAVE TO SEE
HOW YOU DO WITHTHE DESSERT TRAY.
WAIT. I HAVE TO DODESSERT, TOO?
OH, TOTALLY!-OH!
ORDERING DESSERT,EVEN IF THE WOMAN SAYS NO,
IS KEY.
NOW, LISTEN,I'M ONLY TELLING YOU THIS
BECAUSE I TRUST YOU'RE NOTGONNA ABUSE THE INFORMATION.
GREAT.
WE'RE READYTO ORDER.
WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHINGON THE DESSERT TRAY.
[LAUGHING]-AND THEN, ALSO--
DO YOU KNOW SOMEWHERETHAT I CAN GET MY SHOES SHINED?
BECAUSE, UM, APPARENTLY,IF THEY HAVE SCUFFS ON THEM,
THIS RELATIONSHIP'S OVER.
WE'LL JUST HEAR ABOUTTHE SPECIALS, PLEASE.
THAT WAS A WONDERFULITALIAN RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU.THAT MEANS A LOT,
COMING FROM AN AUTHENTICITALIAN PERSON.
WELL... GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD GO.
I'M LEAVING.
YOU SHOULD.
I AM.
YOU'RE GOING.
GOOD. OKAY.
IS IT GONNA BE FINISHEDIN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?
WELL, I HOPE SO.
I MEAN, ALL THE ARTWORK'SSTILL AT THE PRINTERS.
YEAH, BUT WE HAVELESS THAN TWO MONTHS.
I DON'T THINKWE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
THINK POSITIVELY!
I POSITIVELYDON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
CAN SAM AND MESTAY OVER?
PLEASE?CAN THEY?
WELL, IT'S "SAM AND I."
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WEREYOU GUYS INVITED?
DAD? CAN THEY?
PLEASE?
YEAH! OF COURSE.
RIGHT?
I DON'T MIND.
YES! AWESOME!-LET'S GO TO MY ROOM.
LOOKS LIKE WE'REHAVING A SLEEPOVER. HMM.
YES, IT DOES.
MOM?
ARE YOU GONNA STAY, TOO?
OH, NO, SWEETIE.
ADULTS DON'T HAVESLEEPOVERS.
ALL ALONEON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
WHATWILL I DO WITH MYSELF?
OH, YEAH, BIG SACRIFICE.
I MIGHT NEED SOME ICE CREAM,A MOVIE, A NICE LONG BATH...
IT'S GONNA BE A HARDSHIP,BUT I WILL SURVIVE.
UH, WELL,I'D INVITE YOU TO STAY...
NO. I WILL BE BACKIN THE MORNING. YOU HAVE FUN.
WELL, I'LL MAKE PANCAKES.
OKAY. THAT'S GREAT.
IS THIS REALLYAS EASY AS IT SEEMS?
OR...
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
UM...
CARE TO TEST THE WATERS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
VETERAN'S DAYIS COMING UP.
WE HAVEA THREE-DAY WEEKEND.
WE COULD ALL GO ON VACATION.
THE WHOLE CRAZY BUNCH OF US.
YOU WANT TO TRAVEL SOMEWHEREWITH FIVE CHILDREN?
YEAH! WHY NOT?
IT WOULD BE REALLY NICETO HAVE A SIGN.
SOMETHING TO TELL US
WE'RE HEADEDIN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MM.
OKAY, I TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU WRITE A LIST OF ALLTHE REASONS THIS CAN'T WORK,
I'LL DO THE SAME,
AND TOMORROW,WE'LL EXCHANGE LISTS.
ALRIGHT.
DEAL.
DEAL.
NOTHING.
I GUESS WE'RE ON!
SHE'LL BECOMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
SHE'LL BECOMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN
SHE'LL BE COMINGAROUND THE MOUNTAIN
WHEN SHE COMES
YEE-HAW!
SHE'LL BE DRIVINGSIX WHITE HORSES
WHEN SHE COMES
YOU KNOW,SOME OF THESE BIG TREES
ARE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD!
THE GRAND-DADDIES OFALL LIVING THINGS ON THE PLANET.
THE FOREST IS ONEHUGE EXTENDED FAMILY.
THEY DEPEND ON EACH OTHERTO SURVIVE.
COOL.
PLACE TO BE,
ALL THE SAD REMINDERS...
A PLACE WHERE WE COULD LAUGH.
OH! ISN'T THAT COOL?
WOW!
OOH!
AWESOME.
HI!-HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
I'M GONNA SLEEPREALLY GOOD TONIGHT.
THIS IS US.
WHY DON'T YOUTAKE THIS ONE?
AND MAYBE CHARLOTTECAN GO THERE...
AND YOU WANT TOSLEEP THERE?
SAM AND DREW?
OKAY, THANKS.
OKAY,I'LL GO HERE.
GUYS, THIS IS AWESOME!
YEAH, COOL!
THERE'S ONLY, UH...
WHAT?-ONLY SIX.
OH. UH... I'LL--I'LL SLEEP IN THE HAMMOCK.
GREAT! OKAY.
THAT'S PERFECT.ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS.
GET YOUR SLEEPING BAGS OUTAND YOUR PILLOWS
AND LET'S MAKE OUR BEDS.
SO MANY BUGS.-YEAH.
MY PADDLE'S KEEN AND BRIGHT
FLASHING WITH SILVER
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT
DIP, DIP AND SWING
DIP, DIPAND SWING HER BACK
FLASHING WITH SILVER
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT
DIP, DIP AND SWING
DIP, DIPAND SWING HER BACK...
OKAY, TONIGHT,I'M TAKING THE HAMMOCK.
NO, NO,I'M GETTING USED TO IT.
IT'S MOLDING TO MY BODY.
EMPHASIS ON "MOLD."
[KIDS LAUGHING]-HEY!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
THIS ALL FEELSVERY FAMILIAR.
WHAT?
I MEAN, WE'RE MISSINGTHE THEME SONG,
BUT I THINKWE'RE THE BRADY BUNCH.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THERE IT IS.
WHAT?
RIGHT THERE...
THAT SIGNYOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADDSOME FUN FOR GOODNESS MEASURE
IF YOU NEED A HAND
THEN I THINKIT'S MUCH BETTER
'CAUSE THINGS GET DONE
WHEN YOU'RE WORKIN'...
WORKIN' TOGETHER
THERE WE GO. GREAT.
WORKIN' TOGETHERYEAH
I TRIED TO DO ITON MY OWN..
WANT ME TO DO THIS?
IT'S FINE,I CAN-- NO.
OH, OKAY.
THEN YOU STEPPED UPTO MY SIDE
FELT SO GOODI ALMOST CRIED
THERE'S NOTHING ELSETHAT I CAN'T DO
SO STEP ASIDEI'M COMIN' THROUGH
THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADDSOME FUN FOR GOOD MEASURE
HEY, ALRIGHT.
IF YOU NEED A HANDTHEN I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER
'CAUSE THINGS GET DONEWHEN YOU'RE WORKIN'
WORKIN' TOGETHERWORKIN' TOGETHER
NOW THAT...IS OFFICIALLY OUR FAMILY SONG.
ARE WE A FAMILY?
WELL, UH...
WHAT WOULD YOU THINKIF WE WERE?
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYSTHINK IF...
ONE DAY...
WE DECIDEDTO GET MARRIED?
CAN WE GET A DOG?
WHOA! SLOW DOWN.
WHERE WOULD WE LIVE?
CANWE SHARE A ROOM?
AW...
WHAT... WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
A LEGAL MATTER.
NO! NO, NO, NO,NO, NO, NO. NO.
NO! NO, NO. NO.
WE HAVE TO TEAR IT UP!
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT YOU SIGNED IT.
IT'S OKAY.
BUT YOU COULDGO TO JAIL!
TRUST ME.I PROMISE YOU. OKAY?
OKAY.-OKAY?
OKAY.-OKAY?
IT'S BETWEEN US.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS FOREVER.
OKAY.
COME ON. LET'SGO BACK TO DINNER.
THANKS, YOU GUYS.THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
BYE, GUYS!
OKAY, YOU GUYS, UPSTAIRS.LET'S GO, GET READY FOR BED.
HEY, DAD?-YEAH, BUDDY?
WHAT ARE WE GONNACALL MRS. KELL?
OH. UM...
WHAT DO YOUWANT TO CALL HER?
I DON'T KNOW.
I ALREADY HAVE A MOM.SHE'S IN HEAVEN.
OH. UM...
COME HERE, JACK.
JACK, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING THATYOUR MOM TAUGHT ME.
NOW, YOUR HEART IS FULLOF LOVE FOR YOUR MOM,
AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE.
WHAT MOM USED TOSAY, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT GROWING NEW HEARTS?
THAT'S REAL, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW, AND WHEN
YOU MEET SOMEONENEW TO LOVE,
IT'S LIKE YOU GROWA WHOLE NEW HEAR THAT JUST FILLS WITHLOVE FOR THAT PERSON.
YOU DON'TTAKE LOVE AWAY
FROM ANYONE ELSE,LIKE YOUR MOM.
OKAY? THAT'S YOURSTO KEEP FOREVER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
GOOD.
SO REALLY, I MEAN,IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU CALL USMOM OR DAD,
OR MRS. KELL OR...
PHYLLIS.
WE LOVE YOU, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY.
GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
GOOD NIGHT, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, PHYLLIS.
GOOD NIGHT,PHYLLIS.
GOOD NIGHT.
ALRIGHT,YOU GUYS, COME ON.
COME ON, COME ON.YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE!
[GINA LAUGHS]-COME ON.
HAVE A GOOD DAY,ALRIGHT?
BYE.-SEE YOU, SWEETIE.
ALRIGHT, WELL...
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
OKAY.-ALRIGHT. BYE.
ALRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING!
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
OH, IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT.HOW WAS YOURS?
RESTFUL, THANK YOU.
GOOD!
HEY!-HEY.
HI. I BROUGHTYOU COFFEE.
OH! THANK YOU.
CAN WE TALK?
YEAH, SURE.WHAT'S UP?
CAN WE TALKOUTSIDE?
I'M DYING FORA CIGARETTE.
YOU DON'T SMOKE.
JUST TRUST ME.
I MEAN, I DON'TWANT TO BE JUDGMENTAL...
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW WAS THE RANCH?
OH! IT WAS JUST GREAT.
REALLY, THE KIDSGOT ALONG SO GREAT.
IT WAS JUST EFFORTLESS.
WONDERFUL, GINA.I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.SO WHAT'S THE MATTER?
UM, PEOPLE ARE TALKING.
THEY THINK THAT THINGSARE MOVING TOO FAST,
THAT MAYBEIT'S TOO SOON
FOR YOU AND MICHAELTO BE QUITE SO CONNECTED.
EVEN SOME OF THE KIDSARE MAKING COMMENTS.
UH...
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S ONLY BEENA YEAR, GINA.
I-I JUST... TAKE IT EASY
WITH THIS WHOLE "BLUE BIRDSOF HAPPINESS" ROUTINE.
YOUR KIDS NEEDALL THE SUPPOR THIS PLACE CANGIVE THEM RIGHT NOW.
I'M-- I'M JUST SAYING.
I REALLY APPRECIATETHE HEADS-UP.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND, COLLEEN.
AHH! HEY, YOU GUYS!
COME ON, UPSTAIRS.YOU GOTTA GET READY FOR SCHOOL!
COME ON!GO, GO, GO, GO!
THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR DOING THIS.
I'VE JUST BEENSPREAD A LITTLE THIN,
AND I REALLY NEEDED THIS.
COULD I TALK TO YOUABOUT SOMETHING, MICHAEL?
UH, YEAH,OF COURSE, ANYTHING.
SEE YOU SOON, GRANDPA!-THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
THE KIDS TALKED TO US
ABOUT GINA KELLAND HER CHILDREN,
ABOUT BECOMING A FAMILY.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU THINK
IT'S WISE,SO SOON AFTER LOSING CATHY?
I MEAN, THE KIDSMIGHT NEED MORE TIME.
DID THE KIDSSAY SOMETHING?
ARE THEY UPSET?
NO, IT'S JUST THAT...
THEY'VE HAD TO DEALWITH SO MUCH CHANGE
IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES.
DO YOU THINKTHEY'RE READY
TO ACCEPT SOMEONE TAKINGTHEIR MOTHER'S PLACE?
NO! GINA IS NOTTAKING CATHY'S PLACE.
SHE-- NO ONE COULDEVER DO THAT.
LOOK, MICHAEL.
I KNOW HOW DIFFICULTIT IS FOR YOU
TO RAISE THREE CHILDRENON YOUR OWN,
AND HOW LONELY YOU MUST BE,BUT--
GINA'S VULNERABLE AS WELL.
I MEAN, SHE MIGHT NEED MORE TIMETO GET HER OWN LIFE TOGETHER.
WE JUST WANT YOUTO THINK ABOUT THE IMPAC THAT THIS COULD HAVEON ALL THE CHILDREN
IF-- IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
AND WHAT IF THE KIDSGET ATTACHED TO GINA,
AND THEN THEY LOSE HER, TOO?
I AM SO SORRYI'M LATE.
NO PROBLEM.GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, YOU TOO.BETWEEN WORKING AT THE SCHOOL
AND WE'RE REDOING THE ATRIUM,AND IT'S JUST BUSY.
IT'S ALL GOOD.-CRAZY BUSY!
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HAVE A SEAT.
THANKS.
OH, HEY!TELL DREW AND SAM
I SCOREDSOME LIONS' TICKETS
SO WE HAVE A DATECOMING UP.
THEY WILL BE THRILLED.
GENTLEMEN, LADY,
WELCOME TOTHE FIRST MEETING
TO DISCUSS THE MATT KELLMEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE HAVEOUR CORPORATE SPONSORS
AND WE HOPE TO DOUBLEWHAT WE RAISED LAST YEAR.
NICE!-GREAT.
THAT'S AMAZING. MATTWOULD JUST BE SO PROUD
OF ALL THE WORKYOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND SINCE THIS WILLBE AN ANNUAL EVENT,
WE FORMALLY NEED TO CREATEA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
AND THE MONEY WE RAISEWILL GO TO FAMILIES,
LIKE YOURS,WHO WERE AFFECTED BY CANCER.
THE FOUR OF US WILL MAKE UPTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
NOW, WE NEED TOCOME UP WITH A NAME.
WELL...
I'VE ACTUALLY BEENTHINKING ABOUT THAT A LOT,
AND I'D REALLYLIKE TO CALL I THE "NEW DAY FOUNDATIONFOR FAMILIES
IN HONOR OF MATT KELLAND CATHY SPEHN."
I DON'T GET IT.
GINA, THIS ISMATT'S FOUNDATION.
YEAH, AND THE GOLF OUTING
IS SOMETHINGTHAT CAN REMAIN IN HIS NAME,
BUT I'D REALLY LIKETHIS FOUNDATION
TO BE IN BOTH OF THEIR NAMES.
RIGHT. I, UH... AHEM.
YEAH, IT JUST DOESN'TFEEL RIGHT TO ME.
C-CATHY'S FAMILY
WENT THROUGHTHE SAME THING THAT WE DID.
RIGHT, BUT WE'RE NOTCATHY'S BEST FRIENDS.
I MEAN, MATT WAS LIKE--HE WAS LIKE OUR BROTHER.
WE'RE DOING THISFOR HIM AND HIS BOYS.
I KNOW YOUAND MICHAEL SPEHN
HAVE BEEN BECOMINGFRIENDS, BUT...
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLYMORE THAN THAT, MARTY.
NO MATTER.
I DON'T WANTA FOUNDATION
NAMED AFTER ANYONEBUT MATT.
IS EVERYBODY DONEWITH THEIR HOMEWORK?
YEAH.
THE BOYS ARE OUTSIDE, PLAYING.-OH, GOOD.
ALRIGHT. LET'S JUST GETTHIS CHICKEN OUT OF THE OVEN,
'CAUSE YOUR DADIS GONNA BE HOME IN A SECOND.
ALRIGHT.
YOU PUT NUTS INTO THE SAUCE.
NO ONE IN OUR FAMILYLIKES THAT.
OH, BUT I DID IT LAST TIME,
AND EVERYONETHOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
IT'S JUSTTHAT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO IT.
MY MOM KNEW THAT.
BECAUSE SHE WAS YOUR MOM,
AND SHE KNEW EVERYTHINGTHERE POSSIBLY WAS
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
BECAUSE SHE LOVED YOUMORE THAN ANYTHING.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.I DON'T WANT ANY.
HEY!
SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.
YEAH.DINNER'S READY.
I THINKI'M JUST GONNA, UM...
UH, GET MY BOYS AND GO HOMEFOR AN EARLY NIGHT.
HEY, YOU GUYS!LET'S GO!
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO. NO, NO.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
I JUST, UM, YOU KNOW,I WANT TO GIVE THEM A BATH
AND GET TO BED EARLY.
ALRIGHT. HOW WASTHE FOUNDATION LUNCH?
IT WAS OKAY.
THE GUYS ONLY WANT TOPUT IT IN MATT'S NAME.
AH.
TSK.
AH, I'M NOT...
IT'S NOT SURPRISING.
YEAH. I'M JUSTREALLY DISAPPOINTED.
ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS.LET'S GO.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
GOODBYE.GOODBYE.
BYE.-BYE.
I KNOWHOW TO COOK THREE THINGS.
REALLY? THAT'S GREAT!
BUT, UH, WHY ARE YOUTELLING ME THIS?
WE DON'T NEED MRS. KELLTO COOK DINNER FOR US.
I CAN DO IT.
WE SHOULD WAITFOR MICHAEL AND THE KIDS.
THEY ALREADY LEFT.
THEY DID?
HEY, ARE YOU SURE?
'CAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO
GO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS TREEWITH THEM.
YEAH. THEIR GRANDMATOOK THEM HOME.
OH.
OKAY, WELL,LET'S GET YOU GUYS HOME,
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HEMYOUR ANGEL COSTUMES, RIGHT?
HOP IN.
HEY. SORRY ABOUT TODAY.
I GOT SO BUSY
PARENTS CAME BY.
I UNDERSTAND.
WE WENT TO A TREE FARMAND CUT DOWN OUR OWN TREE.
A FAMILY TRADITION.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
ACTUALLY, UH...
CATHY'S PARENTS
WANT US TO COME UPTO MULLET LAKE FOR CHRISTMAS.
REALLY? BUT I THOUGHTTHAT WE WERE...
THEY WERE THINKING
IT'D BE A NICE TIMETO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER.
THEY WANT TO SCATTERCATHY'S ASHES AT THE LAKE.
I THINK CATHY WOULD LIKE THAT.
OF COURSE.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND?
IT'S JUST THAT...
I THOUGHT THAT--
YOU'RE GONNA MISSTHE OPENING OF THE ATRIUM
AND-AND THE PAGEANT.
I KNOW,
BUT IT'S CATHY'S PARENTS,YOU KNOW.
THEY REALLY WANT TO BEAROUND THE KIDS THIS CHRISTMAS.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE ACTUALLY BEENTHINKING, UM...
MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIMEAND JUST THINK ABOUT THINGS.
FOR THE KIDS' SAKE.
I AGREE.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT?
YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GONNA HAVEMY PARENTS AND SISTER
AND MATT'S MOMAND SISTER AROUND,
SO I'M GONNA HAVEA FULL HOUSE AND...
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BEAN EASY HOLIDAY
FOR ANY OF US.
BEEN A YEAR.
I'M GLAD YOU'LL HAVEYOUR FAMILY AROUND YOU.
YEAH, AND AFTER CHRISTMAS,
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GOUP TO MY FOLKS' PLACE
UNTIL AFTER NEW YEAR'S, SO...
SO THAT'S IT?
I GUESS SO.
GOODBYE, GINA.
GOODBYE, MICHAEL.
LIKE ALMOSTEVERYTHING GOOD IN OUR LIVES,
THIS PLACE CAME TO USBECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU WANTED US TO COME BACK HERE,AND SO WE HAVE.
AND TODAY...
WE COMMIT YOUR ASHESTO THIS LAKE FOREVER.
WE WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
GOD BLESS YOU, MY LOVE.
WHERE ARE MR. SPEHNAND THE KIDS?
THEY WENT TO SEETHEIR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
FOR CHRISTMAS.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT US?
WELL, WE HAVE A LOT TO DO, TOO.
I MEAN, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
YOU GOT YOUR GRANDMASCOMING OVER,
AND TONIGHT WE HAVETHE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
I'M AN ANGEL!
YES, YOU ARE.
I WANT CHARLOTTE
AND JACK AND DANNYTO BE ANGELS, TOO.
I DO, TOO, SWEETIE,
BUT I DON'T THINKIT'S GONNA HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
FINISH UP.
I LOVE TURKEY.
YOUR MOM MADE THE BEST TURKEY INTHE WHOLE FAMILY.
OH, SHE WAS A WONDERFUL COOK.
OH...
MM! I SAVED ALL HER RECIPESFOR YOU.
DAD, I WANT TO GO HOME.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TOBE ANGELS
AND I GOT A COSTUMEAND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I KNOW,PAL, I KNOW.
YOU'LL BE A ANGELNEXT YEAR, OKAY?
WHAT'S HE TALKINGABOUT, MICHAEL?
UH, CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
HOW IS SANTA GONNAKNOW WE'RE HERE?
DREW AND I WERE GONNASTAY UP ALL NIGHT.
I KNOW.
WHEN YOUR MOMWAS A LITTLE GIRL,
SHE USED TO STAY UPALL NIGHT LONG
TO SEE SANTA,
UNTIL SHE REALIZEDHE SIMPLY WON'T COME
UNTIL YOU FALL ASLEEP.
I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE.
THIS ISMOM'S FAVORITE PLACE,
SO IT SHOULD BEOUR FAVORITE PLACE.
THAT'S TRUE, SWEETHEART.
MM. SHE LOVED IT HERE.
WE JUST HAVE BE AT THE CHURCH BY6:00 FOR A SHORT REHEARSAL.
ARE YOU STILLSEEING MICHAEL SPEHN?
OH. NO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.
IT JUST FELT LIKEIT WAS TOO SOON
TO BE INVOLVEDWITH A MAN.
GINA...
I WATCHED YOU TAKE CAREOF MY SON FOR THREE YEARS.
YOU WERE HIS HOPE,HIS SUPPORT,
HIS LOVE.
HE WOULD WANT YOUAND THE BOYS TO BE HAPPY.
DOES MICHAELMAKE YOU HAPPY?
HE DOES.
WOULD YOU MINDIF I JUST TOOK A BREAK?
OF COURSE, SWEETHEART.
WE'LL TAKE CAREOF THE BOYS.
THANK YOU.
LESSON NUMBER SIX.
TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT.
THE WOMAN THAT YOU LOVE
AND NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY
HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HER.
OH, MATT.
TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
NANA?
MM-HMM?
I MISS MOM EVERY DAY.
SO DO I, SWEETHEART.
I'LL NEVER STOP MISSING HER
AND I WILL NEVER LOVE ANYONEAS MUCH AS HER.
I KNOW, BABY.
I WAS ONLY BEINGNICE TO MRS. KELL
BECAUSE SHE WAS NICETO ME AND JACK AND DANNY,
BUT IF YOU WANT,I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.
HONEY, WHY WOULD I WANT THAT?
I HEARD YOUTELL DADDY
THAT IF WE LIKED MRS. KELL,
IT MIGHT HURT MOM,
AND THAT MRS. KELLMIGHT LEAVE US, TOO.
YOU HEARD US TALKINGAND...
OH, SWEETHEART!
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.I...
CHARLOTTE, SIT DOWN.I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
YOUR MOMMY
WOULD DO ANYTHING IN HER POWER
TO MAKE YOU AND YOUR BROTHERSAND YOUR DADDY HAPPY.
I WANT TO TALK ABOU EVEN EXIST.
REMARRY ANOTHER MAN.
SOMEONE ENOUGH TO MARRY HIM
AFTER I PASS AWAY,
THAT GUY, TOO.
I KNOW YOUR MOM.
I KNOW HER VALUES.
IF SHE REMARRIES,
SOMEONE I APPROVE OF.
AND COMPASSION
IF I WERE STILL ALIVE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I WANT YOU AND YOUR BROTHERSAND YOUR DADDY,
EACH ONE OF YOU,
TO GROW A NEW HEART.
OKAY? JUST LIKEMOMMY USED TO SAY.
I WILL, TOO.
MICHAEL?
MICHAEL?
YEAH? WHAT'S GOING ON?
UH, GET THE BOYS.
WE NEEDTO GET YOU HOME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?WHAT ABOUT SUPPER?
NO, NO, NO.FORGET ABOUT THAT.
YOUR KIDS AND GINA'SARE GONNA BE ANGELS IN CHURCH
AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM THEREON TIME.
WE'LL EATON THE ROAD!
- WHAT? IT'S 4:00!
- IT'S A TWO-AND-HALF-HOUR DRIVE.
WE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT.
I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY.
COME ON! LET'S GO.
ARE WE THERE YET?
NO! NOT YET.
WE HAVE TOBE THERE BY 7:00.
IT'S OKAY.WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
OKAY.
THAT WAS THE EXITFOR THE CHURCH.
WE MISSED IT.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
JUST NEED TO STOP BY THE HOUSEFOR A SECOND.
MARY AND JOSEPHHAD NOWHERE TO STAY
AND IT WAS ALMOST TIMEFOR THEIR BABY TO BE BORN.
THE INNKEEPER IN TOWN
SAID THAT THEY COULDTAKE SHELTER IN THE BARN
WITH THE ANIMALS.
OUT IN THE FIELDS,
AN ANGEL OF THE LORD--
...APPEARED TO THE SHEPHERDS---GO AHEAD!
...WHO WERE GUARDINGTHEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT.
THE ANGEL ANNOUNCED
THAT THE SAVIOR HAD BEEN BORNIN THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM.
THE SHEPHERDS DECIDEDTO TRAVEL TO BETHLEHEM
TO SEE THE CHRIST-CHILD.
SUDDENLY,A GREAT HOST OF ANGELS
APPEARED AND BEGANSINGING PRAISES TO GOD.
THE ANGELSBEGAN TO SPREAD THE WORD
THAT THE CHRIST-CHILD WAS BORN.
OH, NIGHT DIVINE
OH, NIGHT DIVINE
HEY! THE SPEHNS ARE HERE!-THE SPEHNS ARE HERE!
OH...
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE SAWTHE DOUBLE RAINBOW?
WELL, I'VE BEENTHINKING ABOUT THAT.
AND THE RAIN, IT JUST FELLSO HARD ON OUR LIVES...
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT THE LIGHT HAS CUT THROUGH
AND IT HAS GIVEN US COLORS
THAT WE COULD NEVERHAVE EVEN IMAGINED BEFORE.
THIS LIFE,
YOU KNOW, IT CAN BEEVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BEFORE.
AND THAT DOESN'TBETRAY MAT OR CATHY.
I-IT HONORS THEM.
I KNOW.
AND I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AND I HAVE TO ASK YOUA QUESTION.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
SHE SAID YES!
WHOO!-OH!
THERE IS HOPE
AND THERE IS LAUGHTER
THERE ARE BLUE SKIES
AFTER RAIN
YOU HAVE COMEINTO MY LIFE
I KNOW
THAT I CAN LOVE AGAIN
THERE IS SOMETHINGIN YOUR SMILE
REACHING DEEP INSIDE OF ME
THIS WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN
THIS WAS MEANT TO BE
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE DANCING IN THE SUN
THE BESTIS YET TO COME
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE TELLING METHAT YOU'RE THE ONE
A WHOLE NEW LIFEHAS JUST BEGUN
FRIENDS, PLEASE BE SEATED.
TODAY,
SEVEN PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHERTO FORM A FAMILY.
AND TODAY IS ALSO
THE GREATEST EXAMPLE
OF TURNING MOURNING INTO DANCINGTHAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.
I KNOW
THAT MATT AND CATHYARE HERE,
AND THEY ARE HAPPY
AND THEY ARE PROUDOF ALL OF YOU.
DEARLY BELOVED,
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TO WITNESS THE JOININGOF MICHAEL AND GINA
IN HOLY MATRIMONY.
AND CHILDREN--
DO YOU PROMISE
TO TAKE GINA AND MICHAELAS YOUR MOM AND DAD,
AND LOVE THEMAND HONOR THEM,
AND KEEP THEM IN SICKNESSAND HEALTH,
FOR AS LONGAS YOU ALL SHALL LIVE?
YES! I DO!
ALL THE COLORSOF THE RAINBOW
ARE DANCING IN THE SUN
THE VERY BESTIS YET TO COME