for an exciting friday night, after putting the kiddies to bed, josh and i watched this 
documentary--spellbound--about 8 kids and their journy to the national spelling bee. it documents their family lives, and has something positive to say about 'the american dream.' it's from 2002, and was actually nominated for an academy award that year for best documentary, so many may have already seen it. if not--watch it! we were cracking up. it is a bizarre world, and you end up just loving the kids, and being frightened by some of the parents. my favorite parts are: one of the mothers with these huge red glasses that has all these super cheesy things to say--one of which is "bee happy, b-e-e!" i also love these two old ranch owners who employee some illegal immigrants who are parents of one of the girls. they are typical hilarious old-style, well-meaning but prejudiced texans. very funny. and the mom of this adorable black girl ashley--from DC--is so stereotypical it will crack you up. one thing she says is "fo' 10 thousan dolluhs i could do anythin! i'd know every word in the dictionary for 10 thousand dolluhs." worth the watch--thanks matt and anna b for the recommend!
documentary--spellbound--about 8 kids and their journy to the national spelling bee. it documents their family lives, and has something positive to say about 'the american dream.' it's from 2002, and was actually nominated for an academy award that year for best documentary, so many may have already seen it. if not--watch it! we were cracking up. it is a bizarre world, and you end up just loving the kids, and being frightened by some of the parents. my favorite parts are: one of the mothers with these huge red glasses that has all these super cheesy things to say--one of which is "bee happy, b-e-e!" i also love these two old ranch owners who employee some illegal immigrants who are parents of one of the girls. they are typical hilarious old-style, well-meaning but prejudiced texans. very funny. and the mom of this adorable black girl ashley--from DC--is so stereotypical it will crack you up. one thing she says is "fo' 10 thousan dolluhs i could do anythin! i'd know every word in the dictionary for 10 thousand dolluhs." worth the watch--thanks matt and anna b for the recommend!
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we have seen that and loved it too. yeah, the parents are a bit too intense; i took note to make sure i encourage underachieving in my kids. :-)
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