Day 7, Movie 7 The Polar Express
I have never seen this movie. I found it odd that I have never seen it but it was a little bit familiar. I asked Sean if we saw it at the movies and he said that we did but about halfway through it, I couldn’t remember it!
It took me a minute but then I remembered that Sean went to the IMAX with his Kindergarten class to see The Polar Express. My Mom went on the trip with him because she was one of the teachers when he was in Kindergarten.
I also remember at one Christmas Eve mass, the pastor give his normal holiday homily. He called all of the kids up to sit with him at the altar and Sean may have been in fourth or fifth grade but he wanted to go and sit with the other kids. I’d let him and father Jim talked about, “Believing” and its importance around Christmas time and all year as a Catholic. That year, he handed out bells to the little kids but they ended up running out so Sean didn’t get one because he was one of the older kids.
Now, it all makes sense! Since Sean went on the field trip with his class, I didn’t need to take him to see the movie. That was out thing back then because I could still drive and we went to the movies often. Now that I’ve seen The Polar Express everything makes sense about Fr. Jim’s homily from years ago. I actually am glad that I saw it even though I am passed the kids’ age of “Hearing the bell,” I like that I’ve finally seen it! The kids’ eyes ARE a little bit weird but I was okay with it!