[♪♪♪]
[TAPE CLICKS]
[CLICKS BUTTON]
[SIGHS ANXIOUSLY]
AHEM.
SAM AND DREW...
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO TEACH YOU,
SO MUCH ADVICE THAT FATHERS PASS DOWN TO SONS,
BUT IF YOU HEAR ONE THING FROM ME...
HEAR THIS--
YOU ARE LOVED.
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: MY HUSBAND,
THE FATHER OF MY TWO SONS,
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
HE HAD BEEN SICK FOR TWO YEARS.
[QUIET CONVERSATIONS]
[♪♪♪]
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING UNDER HERE, HUH?
COME HERE.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, OKAY?
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: THE EARTH KEPT TURNING
AND LIFE WENT ON AROUND US
AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
BUT, FOR ME...
EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED.
"WHERE DID HE GO?" I KEPT ASKING MYSELF.
I COULDN'T RECONCILE HIS ABSENCE
IN MY BRAIN.
I WANTED TO KNOW-- WHERE DID HE GO?
I FELT LOST AND ALONE IN MY OWN HOME.
[♪♪♪]
THIS IS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
OUCH.
WHAT?
JUST JOKING.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
YOU RAT.
YOU SCARED ME.
[♪♪♪]
THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF ME.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE CARE OF YOU.
PEACH?
I CAN'T DIE ON CHRISTMAS.
[♪♪♪]
YOU'LL GO WHEN YOU'RE CALLED.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S TODAY.
OKAY?
[♪♪♪]
[VOICES CARRYING, QUIET CHATTER]
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S, PATTIE.
ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR YOUR TRIP?
OH! YES. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
[CHUCKLES HAPPILY]
HOW ARE YOU, GINA?
WE WANT TO HAVE YOU AND THE BOYS OVER
FOR DINNER, OKAY?
THANK YOU.
COME ON, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING, KELL FAMILY.
I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP DOING THAT.
THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
I KNOW, AND IT'S-- I'M SO GRATEFUL. I JUST... I--
HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU FOUND A REPLACEMENT FOR PATTIE YET?
NO, NOT YET.
WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT APPLYING FOR THE JOB.
IT'D BE GREAT TO BE BUSY,
AND I COULD BE HERE JUST IN CASE MY BOYS NEED ME.
YOU'D BE PERFECT.
FRANKLY, WE'D BE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
[BELL RINGS]
OKAY, BOYS, LET'S GO.
BYE, GUYS.
OKAY! HURRY UP. GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR ROOM.
HOW CAN I POSSIBLY BE LATE?
I ONLY HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON TWICE
AND I MADE INSTANT COFFEE,
WHICH, BY THE WAY, TASTES LIKE A BROWN CRAYON.
SORRY.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
PLEASE JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO
SO THAT I DO NOT FEEL SO USELESS.
OH, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE SO MUCH.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.
I WANT TO STOP THE MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
I CANNOT LOOK AT THAT RED COOLER ON MY PORCH ANOTHER DAY.
I CAN WHIP OUT A TEXT,
BLAST A FACEBOOK POST AND A TWEET,
BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN STOP ME.
THANKS.
I JUST, I WANT TO COOK FOR THE BOYS,
I WANT THINGS TO BE AS 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 DEHYDRATED FROM A LACK OF CAFFEINE.
LET'S GO GET SOME COFFEE.
YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.
SEE YOU LATER, PATTIE!
BYE, YOU GUYS!
BYE-BYE.
[♪♪♪]
[MATT]: LESSON ONE.
ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH.
BE AN HONEST MAN.
LET YOUR WORDS STAND FOR SOMETHING.
IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY TO TELL THE TRUTH,
BUT, IN THE LONG RUN,
YOU'LL FIND IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO LIVE A HAPPY, PEACEFUL LIFE.
[SOBS]
[KEY CLACKS]
[♪♪♪]
[PATTIE]: NOW, EVERYTHING WORKS AROUND THIS MAIN CALENDAR.
RED IS FOR NATIONAL HOLIDAYS,
GREEN IS FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS,
YELLOW IS FOR HALF-DAYS AND TEACHER CONFERENCES,
AND WHITE IS FOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.
AFTER EACH TEACHER TAKES ATTENDANCE,
THEY WILL SEND YOU THEIR LIST SO YOU KNOW WHO'S ABSENT
AND YOU RECORD IT... HERE.
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
I ALWAYS LIKE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE,
IN CASE KIDS STRAGGLE IN LATE.
[DOOR CREAKS]
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
[DAD WHISPERS]
THAT'S MICHAEL SPEHN.
CATHY'S STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.
SHE IS?
SHE WAS AT MATT'S FUNERAL.
THEY WERE OLD SCHOOL FRIENDS.
SHE WAS FINE THEN.
WELL, SHE WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK
WITH A HEADACHE.
A HEADACHE?
YES! I'M SURE SHE'LL BE OUT SOON.
I MEAN, SHE'S YOUNG 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.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WOULD MAKE THIS DINNER WAY MORE YUMMY?
SOME GIANT MARSHMALLOWS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS STAY HERE
AND I'M GONNA GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT
AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY.
I'LL TAKE THE ELEVATOR.
DING-DONG!
MM-MM-MM-MM...
NOPE, WE'RE ALL OUT OF MARSHMALLOWS,
BUT FOR LITTLE BOYS WHO EAT THEIR DINNER,
THERE WILL BE ICE CREAM.
[PHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
ARE YOU BUSY?
HEY, COLLEEN.
NO, NO, WE'RE JUST, UH, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER.
HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED?
DID I HEAR WHAT?
IT'S CATHY SPEHN.
YOU GUYS EAT UP, OKAY?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK FOR ICE CREAM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S... GONE.
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: MATT'S OLD AND DEAR FRIEND,
CATHY SPEHN,
AFTER LESS THAN THREE WEEKS SINCE PROGNOSIS,
HAD LEFT BEHIND THREE MOTHERLESS CHILDREN.
[LIGHT CLICKS ON]
YOU OKAY, SON?
NO, DAD, I'M NOT OKAY.
YOU WILL BE.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M FORGETTING SOMETHING HERE,
THERE'S SOMETHING I SHOULD BE DOING.
[SIGHS] IT'S ALL DONE.
THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
WE JUST...
WE GOT TO GET YOUR SHOES ON
AND GET YOU AND THE KIDS TO THE CHURCH, OKAY?
I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS.
[MICHAEL]: AT FIRST, I COULDN'T CRY.
I WAS NUMB...
TIRED, EMPTY.
[FLASH POPS, CATHY LAUGHS]
LIFE HAD BEEN EVERYTHING THAT I HAD EVER HOPED FOR.
THE ENGRAVING ON OUR WEDDING RINGS READ:
"LIVE, LOVE, LAUGHTER."
AND THAT WAS CATHY.
HOW COULD I GO ON WITHOUT HER?
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: THE NEWS OF ANOTHER FAMILY SUFFERING
SO CLOSE TO US
SENT ME BACK INTO THE DARKNESS.
I KEPT THINKING OF MICHAEL SPEHN
AND HOW SHOCKED HE MUST'VE BEEN FEELING.
[DOOR BANGS SHUT]
I HAD AT LEAST HAD SOME TIME TO PREPARE.
[QUIET CHATTER]
I FELT COMPELLED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL,
TO REACH OUT.
IT WAS AS THOUGH DESTINY WAS DRAWING US TOGETHER.
[♪♪♪]
[COLLEEN]: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE.
PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL.
HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
WE'RE ALL PRAYING FOR YOU.
HOW DOES THAT WORK, EXACTLY?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I PRAYED REALLY HARD FOR CATHY TO GET BETTER.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
I MEAN, I DIDN'T PRAY HARD ENOUGH?
IS THAT IT?
MAYBE IF I DID A BETTER JOB,
I COULD'VE CHANGED GOD'S MIND
AND CATHY WOULDN'T HAVE DIED
FROM AN INOPERABLE BRAIN TUMOR?
IS THAT IT?
MICHAEL, I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY, AND I DON'T BLAME YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T ASSIGN HUMAN LOGIC TO DIVINE MATTERS.
"DIVINE MATTERS"?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CATHY SAID TO ME
THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED?
"WHY WOULD I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BABIES
IF I WASN'T GONNA BE AROUND TO TAKE CARE OF THEM?
[♪♪♪]
I'M SORRY.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[♪♪♪]
SHE SPOKE TO ME AT MATT'S FUNERAL.
AND SHE INVITED US OVER.
WE COULD'VE BEEN 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 SPEAK AFTER THE SERVICE?
FOR JUST A MOMENT?
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
[♪♪♪]
SO, YOU'RE FARTHER ALONG IN THIS PROCESS.
CAN I ASK ABOUT YOUR KIDS?
HOW THEY'RE DOING?
YOU CAN LIE TO ME.
THEY'RE GRIEVING.
THEY JUST MISS THEIR DAD, BUT...
THEY REALLY ARE OKAY.
CATHY HAD TALKED ABOUT MATT.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
UM...
THE DAY BEFORE CATHY PASSED, SHE...
SHE SAID, "MICHAEL, CALL GINA KELL."
WHAT?
SHE WAS VERY WEAK,
BUT SHE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT IT.
SHE WANTED ME TO TEACH YOUR BOYS HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
I-I COACH AT STONEY CREEK HIGH.
[QUIET LAUGH]
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S THE KIND OF WOMAN THAT SHE WAS.
IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF HER IN THERE.
DID YOU TAKE IT?
YEAH. YEAH, I DID.
IT'S, UH, MULLET LAKE.
UM, CATHY'S PARENTS HAVE A COTTAGE UP THERE.
IT'S FROM A COUPLE SUMMERS AGO.
IT WAS HER FAVORITE PLACE.
I KNOW IT DOESN'T FEEL 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 HER AND-AND SAY GOODBYE.
I DID THE SAME THING.
BUT SHE-- SHE, UH, SHE WASN'T THERE.
YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE REALLY BLESSED TO 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 ONLY PERSON HERE THAT I KNOW.
THE ONLY PERSON THAT REALLY KNOWS ME.
[WOMAN]: 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.
[RADIO HOST]: SUNSHINE, BUT COOLER, LOW-70s TOMORROW.
WEDNESDAY'S ALSO SUNNY,
BUT STARTING TO WARM UP TO MID-70s.
AND BY THURSDAY/FRIDAY, WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
NEXT UPDATE AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
MORNING.
MORNING, MICHAEL.
[JILL HUMMING]
OH, I MOVED THE CUPS OVER SO THEY'RE CLOSER TO THE SINK.
OKAY.
CHARLOTTE! JACK! DANNY! LET'S GO!
OH, LARRY AND YOUR DAD
TOOK THEM TO THE PARK TO FEED THE DUCKS.
THEY SPEND FAR TOO MUCH TIME INSIDE.
OH, AND I'M TAKING THEM FOR HAIRCUTS THIS AFTERNOON,
SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
OKAY. [SIGHS]
CAREFUL! THE FLOOR IS WET.
-THANKS. -UH-HUH.
[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]
[KIDS PLAYING NEARBY]
SEE YOU LATER.
ALRIGHT, SWEETIE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
BYE, GUYS.
[TODDLER CRYING]
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
HEY, DAVE. YOU OKAY?
CHRISTINA'S BEEN AWAY ALL WEEKEND.
SHE'S VISITING HER MOM.
I JUST HAVE TO HANG ON TILL 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.
HEY, MRS. KELL.
HOW ARE YOU, MR. SPEHN?
OH... HELLO.
MAN, I HATE THAT LOOK.
PEOPLE JUST WANT TO HELP.
WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH HELP.
I MEAN, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S BASICALLY--
SHE'S-- SHE'S TAKEN OVER MY HOUSE.
SHE'S DOING MY LAUNDRY.
[WHISPERS]: SHE FOLDS MY UNDERWEAR!
WELL, YOU HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU NEED.
SAY "I LOVE YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOU,
"BUT I'M A GROWN MAN.
I CAN FOLD MY OWN UNDERWEAR."
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS EASY.
WELL, SOMEONE ACTUALLY DROPPED THIS OFF AT THE OFFICE
FOR ME TODAY--
"HOW TO RAISE A HEALTHY DAUGHTER
WITHOUT A FATHER."
UH, YOU DON'T HAVE A DAUGHTER.
-EXACTLY. -AH!
HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR KARL, HEY.
I JUST DROPPED MY KIDS OFF.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH. I'M GOOD.
WELL, I'M HERE, IF YOU NEED TO TALK.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT MUCH OF A CHURCH GUY, SO.
THANKS.
WONDER WHAT'S FOR DESSERT.
I GOT JUICE.
MM-MM.
I'M NOT THIRSTY.
[JUICE POURING]
YOU GUYS EAT WHAT YOU CAN,
THEN YOU CAN HEAD 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 THINK IT'S TIME
TO TALK ABOUT--
WHAT? THIS IS AGAIN?
YOU HAVE TO--
[OVERLAPPING]: ...MAKE PLANS.
YES, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT.
JUST LISTEN TO HIM FOR A MINUTE, MICHAEL.
[MICHAEL SIGHS RELUCTANTLY]
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW,
AND AS THE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE YOU MOST IN THIS WORLD,
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT.
DESSERT IS NEXT.
PUTTING THE KIDS TO BED IS NEXT.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT OUR SUGGESTION?
MOVING TO CHICAGO
AND BUYING A HOUSE WITH MY SISTER
TO RAISE OUR KIDS?
IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE!
NO.
I LOVE MY SISTER, BUT NO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO NEXT,
BUT I KNOW WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO--
I AM NOT GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THOSE KIDS.
I'M NOT TAKING THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME!
[GENTLY]: OKAY. OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
I'LL COME BY IN THE MORNING
AND GET THEM OFF TO SCHOOL,
AND PICK THEM UP AFTER,
AND IF YOU LIKE,
LARRY AND I COULD MOVE IN
FOR A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU.
WE SURE COULD!
NO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BUT NO.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIT INTO OUR NEW ROLES.
[SIGHS] WE DON'T HAVE NEW ROLES.
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ROLES...
JUST ONE OF US IS MISSING.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY!
CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?
I CAN'T LOOK AT THIS COOLER ANYMORE.
THIS THING'S LIKE A DEATH FLAG.
WELL, CAN I, UH, CALL SOMEONE
TO COME PICK ALL THIS STUFF UP?
THANKS.
LOOK, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP,
BUT THINGS ARE UNDER CONTROL HERE.
ARE YOU SURE? I'VE SEEN YOU COOK.
I'LL LEARN.
[CHILDREN TALKING QUIETLY]
YEAH.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
DADDY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
READ IT.
OKAY...
[PAPER CRINKLES]
"I, DADDY SPEHN,
"PROMISE TO NEVER, EVER...
"FOREVER,
"MARRY AGAIN
"UNLESS MY DARLING THREE CHILDREN,
"CHARLOTTE, JACK AND DANNY AGREE.
"IF YOU, DADDY SPEHN, MARRY WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL,
"YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE US
"CRYING, MAD, SHOUTING...
AND MORE"?
[WHISTLES, DAUNTED]
WELL! I MEAN, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE CONSEQUENCES.
[SNAPS CONTRACT]
WHAT MADE YOU GUYS DECIDE TO WRITE THIS?
JACLYN'S PARENTS GOT A DIVORCE
AND HER DAD MARRIED MRS. BINKOW.
THE LADY WHO LIVES WITH 75 CATS?
IT'S ACTUALLY FOUR.
OH, REALLY?
I WILL SIGN THIS, BUT...
I'M GONNA HAVE MY LAWYER TAKE A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
[DRAWER RUMBLES OPEN AND THUMPS SHUT]
GOOD? GOOD. ALRIGHT, COME ON. LET'S EAT.
[♪♪♪]
OH. I FORGOT MY BACKPACK.
YEAH. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
[♪♪♪]
[BELL RINGS]
I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD JUST
GET RID OF ALL OF THIS CLUTTER,
AND LINE THIS WALL HERE WITH BENCHES,
SO PEOPLE CAN SIT AND TALK.
I THINK WE SHOULD GET STARBUCKS
TO COME IN AND OPEN UP A BRANCH.
PEOPLE COULD HAVE COFFEE,
BROWSE THROUGH MAGAZINES.
STARBUCKS IN CHURCH?
YOU GOT A BETTER PLAN?
WELL, ANYTHING IS A BETTER PLAN.
I MEAN, ARSON IS A BETTER PLAN.
LOOK AT THIS CARPET! THIS IS DISGUSTING.
I THINK WE START RIGHT HERE AND GET RID OF THIS.
-EW... -HEY!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WH-- OH! HELLO. HI.
WE'RE JUST, UH, ACTUALLY REDOING THE ATRIUM.
WE FINALLY HAVE A BUDGET NOW
AND A COMMITTEE,
SO WE JUST NEED A PLAN.
I WANT TO MAKE IT A COFFEE LOUNGE.
GINA HERE WANTS TO SET IT ON FIRE.
[MICHAEL SNICKERS]
LADIES. HEY, MICHAEL.
PASTOR.
I HEAR YOU'VE BEEN TAKING A COURSE
OVER AT THE COLLEGE, IN, UH, DESIGN?
UH, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT'S JUST SOMETHING I CAN TAKE ONLINE.
ALWAYS KIND OF HAD AN INTEREST, SO...
[PASTOR KARL]: THAT'S GREAT.
I SHOULD PROBABLY GO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO, THOUGH, RIGHT?
YEAH. WEST SIDE.
I'M A SOUTHSIDER. CUBBIES FAN MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
POOR MICHAEL.
YOU SHOULD CALL HIM.
AND SAY WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW. TAKE HIM FOR A COFFEE?
IT'S GOOD TO TALK TO SOMEONE
WHO'S GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS YOU ARE.
THAT'S WHY I JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS.
FUNNY.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
[RADIO PLAYS IN BACKGROUND]
OW! OW-OW-OW-OW!
YOU CAN'T TOAST THE BREAD.
IT'LL BE GROSS BY LUNCH.
BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE ONE BROWN SOCK
AND ONE BLACK SOCK ON.
YEAH.
I KNOW. NEW STYLE.
MOM BUYS THE SOFT BREAD AND 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 LEAVE IN A FEW MINUTES.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
OKAY, LOOK. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT TODAY, GUYS.
I'VE GOT A MEETING IN AN HOUR AND I CAN'T BE LATE.
I HAVE TO BRING
COOKIES TO SCHOOL TODAY FOR OUR PARTY.
WHAT? AGH!
YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME!
I DID! THREE TIMES!
LOOK AT THE FRIDGE.
[GROANING QUIETLY]
OKAY, OKAY. UM...
HERE. THERE WE GO.
PERFECT.
ALRIGHT, THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE ALL SET.
THESE ARE CRACKERS!
MOMMY ALWAYS BAKED COOKIES
WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO BRING THEM.
I'M NOT GOING!
YOU RUINED IT!
[MICHAEL]: 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 DEAD AND SHE'S NOT COMING BACK!
CHARLOTTE, DON'T!
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. -[SOBS] 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'T HAVE A LUNCH.
AH, NO WORRIES!
WE ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA FOR KIDS WHO FORGET.
DIDN'T FORGET. I JUST MADE IT WRONG.
I'M LATE. I'M SORRY.
[STARTS ENGINE]
[♪♪♪]
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
[♪♪♪]
I FAILED.
HOW SO?
CATHY, SHE GOT SICK SO FAST.
THE CANCER JUST STOLE HER AWAY FROM ME, AND I JUST...
I COULDN'T STOP IT.
THEY WOULD JUST BE SO MUCH BETTER OFF
IF SHE WERE HERE AND I--
HEY. SHE WOULD BE SAYING EXACTLY THE SAME THING
IF SHE WAS SITTING HERE AND YOU WERE GONE.
I SAW A VIDEO ONCE
OF THE WAVES COMING ASHORE
DURING THE TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
PEOPLE WERE JUST DOING REGULAR, ORDINARY THING..
AND THIS GIANT WALL OF WATER CAME CRASHING IN,
JUST DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.
AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT.
THAT'S... [TAKES A SHAKY BREATH]
THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL.
MICHAEL, THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO.
YOU COULDN'T STOP WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY,
BUT YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT YOU DO NEXT.
YOU CAN GATHER YOUR KIDS AROUND YOU
AND YOU CAN LOVE 'EM,
AND YOU CAN GUIDE THEM OUT OF THE DARKNESS.
BUT HOW DO I DO THAT?
YOU STAY CONNECTED.
IT'S REAL COMMON FOR MEN
TO HUNKER DOWN AND GO IT ALONE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HIGH TIDE OF GRIEF STARTS TO RISE.
BUT IF YOU STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR FAMILY
AND THIS COMMUNITY,
YOU'RE GONNA FIND YOUR WAY.
I'VE GOT TO GO.
ALRIGHT.
[MICHAEL SNIFFLES AND STARTS ENGINE]
ET CHATTER AND BUSTLE]
MICHAEL? HEY!
[MUFFLED]: GINA! HEY!
HEY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH! YOU TOO.
OH, I CAN SEE THAT YOU GOT YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
TO STOP DOING YOUR LAUNDRY.
YES! THEY FINALLY LEFT.
WAIT. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
WELL...
JUDGING BY THE PINK TINT TO YOUR SHIRT,
YOU'RE EITHER DOING A WALK FOR THE CURE LATER,
OR YOU'VE BEEN MIXING WHITES WITH REDS.
HUH.
WELL, TRUTH IS, I'D RATHER DO THESE THINGS WRONG
THAN HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HOVERING OVER ME.
MM. I GET IT.
I GOT THIS NEIGHBOR
AND SHE WANTED TO BRING DINNER OVER FOR US.
I SAID NO, SHE INSISTED.
SO I RACED HOME FROM BASKETBALL PRACTICE,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE KIDS,
AND THERE'S A PIZZA SITTING ON MY DOORSTEP.
I CAN ORDER MY OWN PIZZA.
THAT'S TRUE.
I KNOW, BUT WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT?
IT'S INSULTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE SHE THINKS I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MY OWN FAMILY.
I DON'T THINK SHE MEANT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE LIFE JUST KEEPS THROWING ME CURVE BALLS.
I DON'T NEED TO HIT A HOME RUN,
JUST A DECENT PITCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THEN TAKE THE WALK.
I'M SORRY, WHAT?
STOP SWINGING AT ALL THIS JUNK.
IGNORE SOME OF THESE CURVE BALLS,
AND JUST TAKE THE WALK.
MAKE IT TO FIRST BASE
AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
NOBODY TAKES MY METAPHOR AND JUST THROWS IT BACK ON ME.
[GINA LAUGHS]
OH... HERE WE GO.
DID YOUR KIDS PUT THIS ON THE LIST?
THEY SAID IT WAS THE "HEALTHY" KIND?
MAYBE.
IT'S ALRIGHT. IT WAS A ROOKIE MISTAKE.
YOU'RE NEW TO THE SHOPPING LIST.
SEPARATE YOUR COLORS.
THANKS!
[SIGHS WEARILY]
[KEYS CLACKING]
[EMAIL ALERT CHIMES]
[READING]: "I'D LIKE TO GET OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER
"FOR DINNER AND TO TALK.
"I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN--
"RESOURCES AND SUCH.
"YOU CAN EMAIL ME OR CALL ME ANYTIME.
"GOOD NIGHT. PEACE.
GINA KELL."
[CHUCKLES]
[KEYS CLACKING]
[EMAIL ALERT CHIMES]
[READING]: "THANKS FOR THE NOTE.
"THAT WOULD BE NICE.
"I'M SURE MY KIDS WOULD LOVE IT.
"P.S.: CAREFUL ABOUT THE CALL-ME-ANYTIME STUFF.
"MY "ANYTIMES" THESE DAYS ARE WELL INTO THE WEE HOURS.
"I'D LOVE TO TALK,
"BUT YOU'D BETTER GIVE ME SOME PROPER HOURS TO CALL.
THANKS, MICHAEL."
[STARTS TYPING]
[ALERT CHIMES]
[WHACKS KEY]
"ANYTIME MEANS ANYTIME.
"IF YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE UP AT 3:00 A.M.,
YOU'RE FOOLING YOURSELF."
[TAKES A BREATH]
"HOW'S FRIDAY NIGHT?
I'LL COOK."
[WHACKS KEY]
[STARTS TYPING]
[COMPUTER CHIMES]
"I HAVE A VIRTUAL FOOD BANK.
"EVERYONE PITCHED IN AND BOUGHT ME A FREEZER.
"I HAVE FOUR CASSEROLES, THREE LASAGNAS,
"SOME SPICY VEGAN BEAN DISH,
"AND SOME UNIDENTIFIABLE CHICKEN DISHES
THAT ARE VERY GOOD."
[BEGINS TYPING A REPLY]
I'LL BRING A SALAD.
[INBOX CHIMES]
[HITS KEY]
"CHICKEN SOUNDGOOD.
I'LL BRING A SALAD."
[LAUGHS]
[♪♪♪]
[SIGHS QUIETLY] I HOPE I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING.
GIVE ME STRENGTH.
COME ON! THEY'RE HERE!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
-[KIDS LAUGHING] -HI!
WANT TO GO PLAY UPSTAIRS?
SURE!
HEY!
HEY.
WOW...
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
KIDS, THEY JUST
KNOW THAT THEY BELONG TOGETHER.
HOW ARE THEY DOING?
OH. UH...
WELL, THEY CRY A LOT,
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT CATHY,
AND THINGS ARE BETTER FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND IT ALL JUST STARTS AGAIN.
HOW ARE YOUR KIDS DOING?
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
SAM'S HAVING NIGHTMARES,
AND, SOME DAYS, DREW DOESN'T WANT
TO LET ME OUT OF HIS SIGHT,
BUT THEY'RE COMING ALONG.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE BRINGING A SALAD?
OH, I DID.
I BROUGHT A PASTA SALAD, A FRUIT SALAD,
A POTATO SALAD. YOU KNOW.
I GOT SOME BREAD
AND SOME THINGS FOR THE KIDS.
I'M ITALIAN!
OH! OKAY.
AHH.
MM. SMELLS REALLY GOOD!
YEAH. OH, THANKS. YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD.
THIS WOMAN IN CHURCH, SHE, UH...
OH! OH, THE WOMAN WITH THE LITTLE TINY DOG
WHO HAS THE LITTLE OUTFITS?
-YES! -THE MATCHING OUTFITS?
YEAH, YEAH. SHE'S COOKED FOR US, TOO.
OH, MAN!
SHE'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD COOK.
YEAH. THINK SHE MAKES THOSE OUTFITS HERSELF?
WHY, I MEAN, SHE MUST, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT WEIRD!
[LAUGHS] I THINK SO.
[INHALES ABRUPTLY] UM...
OH! THERE'S THIS OTHER WOMAN,
WHO LEAVES US A CAKE EVERY WEEK,
AND SHE'S IN THE CHOIR,
BUT SHE'S GOT THIS REALLY WEIRD, AWFUL VOICE,
AND THEY KEEP GIVING HER SOLOS, AND SHE'S JUST...
I KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
-IT'S AWKWARD. -VERY.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
UH...
WHY DON'T I 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.
[GINA]: GOT IT?
ALRIGHT, CHAR, YOU SIT HERE.
BOYS, GRAB A SEAT WHEREVER YOU WOULD LIKE.
THANKS, PAL.
[AWKWARD SILENCE FALLS]
[QUIETLY REALIZING]: OH...
[MICHAEL]: IT'S OKAY.
SO, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY OUR FAMILIES ARE HAVING DINNER
TOGETHER TONIGHT?
WELL, IT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING,
AND...
WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET TOGETHER
AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TALK AND JUST SHARE OUR FEELINGS.
[CHARLOTTE BURPS]
[ALL CHUCKLING]
[CHARLOTTE]: EXCUSE ME.
[LAUGHTER]
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS?
[LAUGHING]
AND ON THAT NOTE, OKAY!
DIG IN!
[KIDS LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
WE DON'T MAKE GUESTS CLEAN UP DISHES AT THE HOUSE.
AFTER THE DINNER WE JUST WENT THROUGH,
WE ARE HARDLY GUESTS AT THIS POINT.
-DAD! -YEAH?
CAN WE PLAY "BALL OF PERIL"?
OH. UH, IT'S A SPEHN FAMILY GAME.
UH... NOT NOW, GUYS.
WE HAVE GUESTS, OKAY?
MAYBE IN A BIT.
NO! NO, DON'T LET US STOP YOU.
UH... WELL, BUT THE THING IS--
OH, HO, HO!
WHOA!
IF YOU FEEL THE BALL, YOU MUST FREEZE!
RUN FROM ME!
-[ROARS] -[KIDS LAUGHING]
[ALL LAUGHING AND SHOUTING]
-AH! -OOH, OOH!
DON'T EVEN TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
BOYS.
YEAH!
[♪♪♪]
DON'T TACKLE!
OH!
[MICHAEL ROARING VICIOUSLY]
AHH!
[ROARING AND LAUGHTER]
IT JUST GOT OUT OF CONTROL
BEFORE I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S ACTUALLY TAKEN ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
YOU NEED TO JUST THINK POSITIVELY
AND DECIDE THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME THIS.
YOU'LL BE STRONGER IN THE END
FOR HAVING TRIED.
[INHALES SHARPLY]: OH...
MM-HMM.
WELL, THIS IS-- UH, WAS...
CHARLOTTE'S FAVORITE DRESS.
I'LL TELL YA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING WRONG.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT MY FIRST RODEO.
I DID MY OWN LAUNDRY IN COLLEGE.
WELL, YEAH, BUT IN COLLEGE,
YOU PROBABLY HAD JEANS AND T-SHIRTS
AND SWEATSHIRTS.
NOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE GIRL,
WHO HAS A WOOL-KNIT DRESS
THAT SHOULD BE HAND-WASHED IN COLD WATER
AND HUNG TO DRY.
MM-HMM.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LET MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
KEEP DOING MY WASH.
WHAT? WHERE IS YOUR DIGNITY, MAN?
YOU CAN DO THIS! COME ON!
I'M GOING TO GET YOU STARTED.
NO, LOOK, I CAN'T ASK YOU TO HELP.
NO, NO. THIS ISN'T CHARITY.
THIS IS QUID PRO QUO.
OH, REALLY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
[HOARSE, DEEP VOICE]: SOME DAY...
AND THAT DAY MAY NEVER COME...
I MAY ASK YOU TO DO A SERVICE FOR ME.
[AS MARLON BRANDO]: UNTIL THAT DAY,
ACCEPT THIS JUSTICE
AS A GIFT ON MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING DAY.
THE GODFATHER!
-GODFATHER! -NICE!
[LAUGHING] VERY GOOD.
BYE! THANKS!
-BYE! -SEE YOU.
-BYE! -THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS.
[GINA]: THANKS FOR HAVING US.
OH!
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS THESE.
IT'S A BOOK WHERE YOU CAN PUT PICTURES AND... MEMORIES.
REALLY, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
MY BOYS MADE ONE FOR THEIR DAD.
COOL!
DID YOU KNOW MY MOM?
I MET HER.
SHE WAS SO PRETTY.
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HER.
[CHARLOTTE LAUGHS]
ALRIGHT, WELL, GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
THANKS FOR THE BOOKS!
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY KIDS LAUGHED LIKE THIS.
MM. YEAH. MINE TOO.
DRIVE SAFELY. BYE, GUYS!
-TAKE CARE. -BYE!
[♪♪♪]
[CAR STARTS]
[♪♪♪]
BYE! SEE YOU AT SCHOOL!
[♪♪♪]
WELL, HEY, CHARLOTTE, HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
WHAT'S UP?
UM, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH SOMETHING.
WELL, I SURE HOPE SO!
I THINK I NEED A BRA,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT SIZE.
I CAN ABSOLUTELY HELP YOU WITH THAT, SWEETHEART.
COME HERE.
YEAH.
WE CAN GO SHOPPING TOGETHER, IF YOU WANT, OKAY?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?
HEY! I'M MEASURING FOR THE NEW PLANS.
SO YOU AND COLLEEN HAVE A NEW PLAN?
WELL, MM, YEAH,
THE PASTOR DIDN'T EXACTLY LOVE OUR FIRST FEW SUGGESTIONS.
I'M KIND OF NOT SURPRISED.
YEAH.
THE CHALLENGE IS COMING UP WITH, UH, A THEME.
WELL, UH...
WHAT ABOUT MAKING THE SPACE SOMEWHERE TO CELEBRATE
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT RELEVANT AND ALIVE?
AH! NOW, THAT'S A PLAN. I LOVE IT.
ME TOO.
HEY, MAYBE MICHAEL COULD HELP US DESIGN IT.
OH... UM, MAYBE.
SURE. YEAH. I'M SURE I COULD PULL A FEW IDEAS TOGETHER.
PERFECT.
HEY, LISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING CHARLOTTE WITH HER, UH, SITUATION.
APPARENTLY, THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT A MAN CAN'T DO.
YEAH. THAT WAS MY PLEASURE.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE QUID PRO QUO WE DISCUSSED?
I DO.
[AS BRANDO]: "THE THING THAT YOU MAY ASK
MAY NEVER COME."
[BOTH LAUGHING]
BUT YOU DON'T WANT ME TO WHACK SOMEONE, DO YOU?
[INHALES SHARPLY]
NOT GONNA BE THAT SIMPLE.
I MEAN, IT DID SAY "SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED."
WOW! UH... YEAH.
SOME ASSEMBLY
AND A DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
MATT WAS REALLY GOOD AT THIS KIND OF THING.
YEAH. WELL, LOOK.
I'M WILLING TO TACKLE IT,
BUT I'M GONNA NEED SOME ASSISTANCE.
DO YOU KNOW ANY STRONG MEN
WILLING TO WORK LONG HOURS
FOR LITERALLY NO PAY WHATSOEVER?
HMM... OH!
NEVER GONNA MAKE IT IN THE UNION!
LET'S DO THIS.
ALRIGHT, HAVE FUN!
OKAY, GREAT.
[WHISPERS]: WHAT IS THIS?
-[BOYS]: IT'S A BUNKBED! -WHAT?
ALRIGHT, HELP ME OUT.
[♪♪♪]
ALRIGHT, NOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
THIS INFORMATION MAY SOMEDAY SAVE YOUR LIVES.
"RIGHTY-TIGHTY, LEFTY-LOOSEY."
COME ON. SAY IT WITH ME.
[TOGETHER]: RIGHTY-TIGHTY, LEFTY-LOOSEY!
[MICHAEL]: YES, MY MEN!
[♪♪♪]
OKAY, YOU GUYS, TONIGHT,
WE'RE GONNA START BUBBA IN 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 OF POST-TOUCHES AND X-CUTS.
DEFENSIVELY, WE'RE GONNA COUGAR ALL DAY.
-GOT IT? -[KIDS]: YES! GO!
ALRIGHT, ON THREE!
[ALL]: ONE... TWO... THREE!
-WHOO! -GO GET 'EM!
PASS!
COME ON, GUYS!
I'M OPEN!
[MICHAEL]: TAKE A LOOK! TAKE A LOOK!
COME ON!
[ALL CHATTERING HAPPILY]
[GINA LAUGHING]
HE IS JUST SO GREAT WITH THE KIDS.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT MATT PLAYED BASKETBALL
FOR CATHY'S DAD?
REALLY?
OVER HERE!
HO!
IT'S SO GOOD
FOR YOUR KIDS TO HAVE A MALE FIGURE AROUND.
WE ARE JUST FRIENDS.
OUR FAMILIES JUST NEED EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S ALL THIS IS.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
GOOD! BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING THE SUMMER IN COLORADO
AT MY PARENTS' HOUSE.
NOT EVEN GONNA SEE EACH OTHER
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AFTER THAT, WHO KNOWS?
SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT!
OH! SO CLOSE!
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: IT WAS GOOD FOR THE BOYS
TO GET AWAY FROM HOME AND SEE LIFE FROM A DISTANCE.
THE OUTDOORS AND THE QUIET TIME
GAVE ME TIME TO FIND A SENSE OF PEACE.
COME ON, GUYS.
I REALLY WANT TO GO PLAY HOCKEY.
[EXHAUSTED SIGH] OH, HOME, SWEET HOME.
[SIGHS WEARILY]
I AM SO EXHAUSTED.
ARE WE GOING SHOPPING?
NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
WE'LL GO TOMORROW.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
[PHONE RINGS AND GINA WHIMPERS]
[RINGING]
[BEEP]
HELLO?
OH, HI, MICHAEL.
YEAH, NO, WE LITERALLY JUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
-YES! -YES. PLEASE?
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
NO, NO, WE'RE NOT TIRED.
[BOYS]: YES!
[KIDS CHATTING]
DID YOU ORDER YOUR KIDS NEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS YET?
WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? OHH!
CHARLOTTE PROBABLY GREW THREE INCHES THIS SUMMER
AND DANNY'S AT LEAST ONE SIZE BIGGER
AND JACK'S SHOES ARE TOO SMALL.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW THAT?
AH, IT'S A MOM THING.
CATHY KNEW.
YES, SHE DID.
[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]
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 BE BACK IN CHURCH TODAY.
I GUESS WE'RE SITTING TOGETHER?
I GUESS SO!
GO ON. GO, GO, GO.
-LET'S PLAY VOLLEYBALL! -OKAY.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THAT'S MATT AND HIS THREE BEST FRIENDS.
THEY GREW UP TOGETHER.
THEY PUT ON A GOLF TOURNAMENT
TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY IN MATT'S NAME LAST YEAR.
THEY'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THAT'S GREAT.
[♪♪♪]
THIS IS A VIDEO DIARY THAT MATT MADE OF HIMSELF
FOR THE BOYS,
LESSONS THAT A FATHER WOULD WANT TO TEACH HIS SONS.
WOW.
HAVE YOU WATCHED THEM?
I STARTED, BUT...
I JUST CAN'T REALLY FINISH IT YET.
[HEATED VOICES OUTSIDE]
I-I BETTER GO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
WAIT.
JUST GIVE THEM A MINUTE.
I JUST WANT THEM TO PLAY FAIR.
TRUST ME.
THEY PLAY IN THE BACKYARD,
BUT IT'S ALSO WHERE THEY LEARN
TO NEGOTIATE AND COMPROMISE.
YOU GUYS--
[SHOUTING OVER EACH OTHER]
DON'T DENY THEM THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK IT OUT THEMSELVES.
JUST TRUST ME.
THE BACKYARD CAN BE A MAGICAL PLACE.
WHO CARES?
[♪♪♪]
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
IT'S A DAD THING.
I'M SURE MATT KNEW IT, TOO.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE DID.
[♪♪♪]
[KIDS]: TRICK-OR-TREAT!
CATHY LOVED HALLOWEEN.
[GINA]: MATT WAS TOO SICK
TO GO TRICK-OR-TREATING LAST HALLOWEEN,
SO WE STAYED HOME AND JUST GAVE OUT CANDY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO.
SOMETIMES, IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY,
AND, SOMETIMES, IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
AND I MUST SAY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR COSTUME.
OH! THANK YOU.
THE BOYS DRESSED ME.
-MM-HMM! -I'M A LINEBACKER.
YEAH, VERY CONVINCING.
AND BY CONVINCING,
I MEAN YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE A LINEBACKER.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I LOOK GOOD!
I WORE THIS TO TARGET TODAY
AND I GOT ASKED OUT BY A TOTAL STRANGER.
WHO WAS IT?
[HISSES]: I'LL KILL HIM!
[LAUGHS] ARE YOU JEALOUS?
YES!
I GO TO TARGET ALL THE TIME, NOBODY ASKS ME OUT.
[LAUGHING]
IF I SAW YOU AT TARGET, I'D PROBABLY ASK YOU OUT, TOO.
ARE YOU FLIRTING WITH A LINEBACKER?
YES.
AND IF YOU SAID YES,
I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE YOU TO AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
OH, REALLY?
LISTEN, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ITALIAN
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT KNOWS GOOD ITALIAN FOOD.
CHUCK E. CHEESE?
HO-HO-HO!
LUIGI'S.
WE SHOULD GO THERE FOR DINNER.
YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOU UP 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?
[GINA]: IT'S NOT A DATE.
[COLLEEN]: I KNOW.
IT'S JUST DINNER.
MORE OF A BET OR A DARE, REALLY.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT ABOUT DRESSING UP.
IT'S JUST I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT FITS.
I HAVE NOT BOUGHT NEW CLOTHES IN TWO YEARS.
[GASPS] YOU SHOULD BUY SOMETHING NEW!
I SHOULD!
BUT NOT BECAUSE IT'S A DATE, BECAUSE IT'S SO NOT.
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
OR LESS.
[♪♪♪]
I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO SOMETHING NICE
FOR YOURSELF ONCE IN A WHILE.
THIS IS JUST GOOD 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 OUT
FOR DINNER AT NIGHT
WITH A FRIEND THAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT.
YEAH!
[ANXIOUS SIGH]
THIS IS A DATE, ISN'T IT?
YES.
I AM A 36-YEAR-OLD MOM GOING OUT ON HER FIRST DATE.
THE FIRST DATE THAT I HAVE BEEN ON IN 15 YEARS.
THE LAST TIME I WENT OUT ON A DATE,
MEN WERE BOYS.
THEY STILL ARE!
JUST BREATHE, GINA.
SUCK IN THE OXYGEN...
[BOTH INHALING DEEPLY]
JUST LET IT OUT. JUST BREATHE.
OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS IS...
YEAH, I THINK I'M GOING TO FAINT.
REALLY GOOD.
[♪♪♪]
FEELS WEIRD TO BE OUT WITHOUT THE CHILDREN.
OH, WE COULD SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY IN THE BACK
THEY COULD LOAN US.
THANK YOU.
[QUIET MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND]
HELLO. MY NAME IS SARAH
AND I'LL BE YOUR 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 OUT THE WORDS ON THE MENU.
HOW ABOUT SOME WARM BREAD, THEN?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS.
WHAT?
OH, YOU WERE SWEET TO THE WAITRESS.
AND...?
I LIKE THAT.
OH.
OKAY.
I MEAN, THINGS LIKE
BEING NICE TO A WAITRESS GIVES YOU POINTS.
IT'S LIKE THE RIGHT SHOES.
YOU KNOW, YOU WEAR RIGHT SHOES, YOU GET POINTS.
YOU WEAR THE WRONG SHOES
COULD BE A DEAL-BREAKER.
OR-OR-OR DIRT UNDER YOUR FINGERNAILS.
OR HAIR.
-HAIR? -OH, YEAH!
TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS JUST BAD.
YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH HAIR GEL, TOO MUCH BLOW-DRYING,
TOO MUCH OF 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 WITH THE DESSERT TRAY.
WAIT. I HAVE TO DO DESSERT, 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 NOT GONNA ABUSE THE INFORMATION.
[LAUGHS]
GREAT.
WE'RE READY TO ORDER.
WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING ON THE DESSERT TRAY.
-[LAUGHING] -AND THEN, ALSO--
DO YOU KNOW SOMEWHERE THAT I CAN GET MY SHOES SHINED?
BECAUSE, UM, APPARENTLY, IF THEY HAVE SCUFFS ON THEM,
THIS RELATIONSHIP'S OVER.
[AWKWARD CHUCKLE]
WE'LL JUST HEAR ABOUT THE SPECIALS, PLEASE.
[♪♪♪]
THAT WAS A WONDERFUL ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT,
COMING FROM AN AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PERSON.
[LAUGHS]
WELL... GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD GO.
I'M LEAVING.
YOU SHOULD.
I AM.
[♪♪♪]
-YOU'RE GOING. -[CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
GOOD. OKAY.
IS IT GONNA BE FINISHED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?
WELL, I HOPE SO.
I MEAN, ALL THE ARTWORK'S STILL AT THE PRINTERS.
YEAH, BUT WE HAVE LESS THAN TWO MONTHS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
THINK POSITIVELY!
I POSITIVELY DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
[SIGHS]
CAN SAM AND ME STAY OVER?
PLEASE? CAN THEY?
WELL, IT'S "SAM AND I."
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WERE YOU 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'RE HAVING A SLEEPOVER. HMM.
YES, IT DOES.
MOM?
ARE YOU GONNA STAY, TOO?
OH, NO, SWEETIE.
ADULTS DON'T HAVE SLEEPOVERS.
[♪♪♪]
ALL ALONE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
[INHALES DEEPLY] WHAT WILL 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 BACK IN THE MORNING. YOU HAVE FUN.
WELL, I'LL MAKE PANCAKES.
OKAY. THAT'S GREAT.
IS THIS REALLY AS EASY AS IT SEEMS?
OR...
[SIGHING] IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
UM...
CARE TO TEST THE WATERS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
VETERAN'S DAY IS COMING UP.
WE HAVE A THREE-DAY WEEKEND.
WE COULD ALL GO ON VACATION.
THE WHOLE CRAZY BUNCH OF US.
YOU WANT TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE WITH FIVE CHILDREN?
YEAH! WHY NOT?
IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE A SIGN.
SOMETHING TO TELL US
WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MM.
OKAY, I TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU WRITE A LIST OF ALL THE REASONS THIS CAN'T WORK,
I'LL DO THE SAME,
AND TOMORROW, WE'LL EXCHANGE LISTS.
ALRIGHT.
DEAL.
[♪♪♪]
[CAR HORN HONKS]
[♪♪♪]
NOTHING.
I GUESS WE'RE ON!
[CHUCKLES]
[SINGING]: ♪ SHE'LL BE COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN ♪
♪ WHEN SHE COMES ♪
YEE-HAW!
♪ SHE'LL BE COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN ♪
♪ WHEN SHE COMES ♪
YEE-HAW!
♪ SHE'LL BE COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN ♪
♪ WHEN SHE COMES ♪
YEE-HAW!
♪ SHE'LL BE DRIVING SIX WHITE HORSES ♪
♪ WHEN SHE COMES ♪
[♪♪♪]
[COWBOY GUIDE]: YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE BIG TREES
ARE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD!
THE GRAND-DADDIES OF ALL LIVING THINGS ON THE PLANET.
THE FOREST IS ONE HUGE EXTENDED FAMILY.
THEY DEPEND ON EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE.
COOL.
[GINA]: THIS WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO BE,
AWAY FROM ALL THE SAD REMINDERS...
A PLACE WHERE WE COULD LAUGH.
[♪♪♪]
[GINA]: OH! ISN'T THAT COOL?
WOW!
[ALL CHATTING EXCITEDLY]
OOH!
AWESOME.
-HI! -HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
[QUIET CHATTING]
I'M GONNA SLEEP REALLY GOOD TONIGHT.
THIS IS US.
[ALL OOHING]
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS ONE?
AND MAYBE CHARLOTTE CAN GO THERE...
AND YOU WANT TO SLEEP THERE?
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
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 OUT AND YOUR PILLOWS
AND LET'S MAKE OUR BEDS.
-SO MANY BUGS. -YEAH.
[HAMMOCK CREAKS AS MICHAEL GROANS WEARILY]
[FAMILIES]: ♪ MY PADDLE'S KEEN AND BRIGHT ♪
♪ FLASHING WITH SILVER ♪
♪ FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT ♪
♪ DIP, DIP AND SWING ♪
♪ DIP, DIP AND SWING HER BACK ♪
♪ FLASHING WITH SILVER ♪
♪ FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT ♪
♪ DIP, DIP AND SWING ♪
♪ DIP, DIP AND 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 FEELS VERY FAMILIAR.
WHAT?
I MEAN, WE'RE MISSING THE THEME SONG,
BUT I THINK WE'RE THE BRADY BUNCH.
[LAUGHING]
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
[LAUGHS]
[MICHAEL SIGHS]
AND THERE IT IS.
WHAT?
RIGHT THERE...
THAT SIGN YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
[♪♪♪]
[KIDS]: ♪ THINGS GET DONE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER ♪
♪ GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADD SOME FUN FOR GOODNESS MEASURE ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED A HAND ♪
♪ THEN I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THINGS GET DONE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'RE WORKIN'... ♪
♪ WORKIN' TOGETHER ♪
THERE WE GO. GREAT.
♪ WORKIN' TOGETHER YEAH ♪
♪ I TRIED TO DO IT ON MY OWN.. ♪
WANT ME TO DO THIS?
IT'S FINE, I CAN-- NO.
OH, OKAY.
[♪♪♪]
♪ THEN YOU STEPPED UP TO MY SIDE ♪
♪ FELT SO GOOD I ALMOST CRIED ♪
♪ THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT I CAN'T DO ♪
♪ SO STEP ASIDE I'M COMIN' THROUGH ♪
♪ THINGS GET DONE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER ♪
♪ GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND ADD SOME FUN FOR GOOD MEASURE ♪
HEY, ALRIGHT.
♪ IF YOU NEED A HAND THEN I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THINGS GET DONE WHEN YOU'RE WORKIN' ♪
♪ WORKIN' TOGETHER WORKIN' TOGETHER ♪
[GASPS PLAYFULLY AND SHUTS STEREO OFF]
NOW THAT... IS OFFICIALLY OUR FAMILY SONG.
[SCATTERED LAUGHTER]
ARE WE A FAMILY?
WELL, UH...
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF WE WERE?
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS THINK IF...
ONE DAY...
WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED?
CAN WE GET A DOG?
WHOA! SLOW DOWN.
WHERE WOULD WE LIVE?
[DREW]: CAN WE SHARE A ROOM?
[GASPS IN CONCERN]
[BOTH GASPING]
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 COULD GO TO JAIL!
[MICHAEL]: TRUST ME. I PROMISE YOU. OKAY?
-OKAY. -OKAY?
IT'S BETWEEN US.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS FOREVER.
[KIDS]: OKAY.
COME ON. LET'S GO BACK TO DINNER.
[RELIEVED SIGH]
THANKS, YOU GUYS. THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
[ALL SAYING GOODBYE]
-BYE, GUYS! -[OVERLAPPING FAREWELLS]
OKAY, YOU GUYS, UPSTAIRS. LET'S GO, GET READY FOR BED.
-HEY, DAD? -YEAH, BUDDY?
WHAT ARE WE GONNA CALL MRS. KELL?
OH. UM...
WHAT DO YOU WANT 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 THAT YOUR MOM TAUGHT ME.
NOW, YOUR HEART IS FULL OF LOVE FOR YOUR MOM,
AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE.
WHAT MOM USED TO SAY, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT GROWING NEW HEARTS?
THAT'S REAL, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW, AND WHEN
YOU MEET SOMEONE NEW TO LOVE,
IT'S LIKE YOU GROW A WHOLE NEW HEART
THAT JUST FILLS WITH LOVE FOR THAT PERSON.
YOU DON'T TAKE LOVE AWAY
FROM ANYONE ELSE, LIKE YOUR MOM.
OKAY? THAT'S YOURS TO KEEP FOREVER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
GOOD.
SO REALLY, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU CALL US MOM OR DAD,
OR MRS. KELL OR...
PHYLLIS.
[ALL LAUGHING]
WE LOVE YOU, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, BUDDY.
GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
GOOD NIGHT, JACK.
GOOD NIGHT, PHYLLIS.
[LAUGHTER]
[♪♪♪]
GOOD NIGHT, PHYLLIS.
GOOD NIGHT.
ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS, COME ON.
[KIDS CHATTING HAPPILY]
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!
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
OH, IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT. HOW WAS YOURS?
RESTFUL, THANK YOU.
[GINA]: GOOD!
-HEY! -HEY.
HI. I BROUGHT YOU COFFEE.
OH! THANK YOU.
CAN WE TALK?
YEAH, SURE. WHAT'S UP?
CAN WE TALK OUTSIDE?
I'M DYING FOR A CIGARETTE.
YOU DON'T SMOKE.
JUST TRUST ME.
[LADIES SUDDENLY STOP WHISPERING]
[HAUGHTY CHUCKLE]
[WOMAN]: I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGMENTAL...
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW WAS THE RANCH?
OH! IT WAS JUST GREAT.
REALLY, THE KIDS GOT 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 THINGS ARE MOVING TOO FAST,
THAT MAYBE IT'S TOO SOON
FOR YOU AND MICHAEL TO BE QUITE SO CONNECTED.
EVEN SOME OF THE KIDS ARE MAKING COMMENTS.
UH...
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR, GINA.
I-I JUST... TAKE IT EASY
WITH THIS WHOLE "BLUE BIRDS OF HAPPINESS" ROUTINE.
YOUR KIDS NEED ALL THE SUPPORT
THIS PLACE CAN GIVE THEM RIGHT NOW.
I'M-- I'M JUST SAYING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HEADS-UP.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND, COLLEEN.
[♪♪♪]
AHH! HEY, YOU GUYS!
[ALL CHATTING]
COME ON, UPSTAIRS. YOU GOTTA GET READY FOR SCHOOL!
COME ON! GO, GO, GO, GO!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
I'VE JUST BEEN SPREAD A LITTLE THIN,
AND I REALLY NEEDED THIS.
COULD I TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING, MICHAEL?
UH, YEAH, OF COURSE, ANYTHING.
-SEE YOU SOON, GRANDPA! -THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
THE KIDS TALKED TO US
ABOUT GINA KELL AND HER CHILDREN,
ABOUT BECOMING A FAMILY.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU THINK
IT'S WISE, SO SOON AFTER LOSING CATHY?
I MEAN, THE KIDS MIGHT NEED MORE TIME.
DID THE KIDS SAY SOMETHING?
ARE THEY UPSET?
NO, IT'S JUST THAT...
THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MUCH CHANGE
IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES.
DO YOU THINK THEY'RE READY
TO ACCEPT SOMEONE TAKING THEIR MOTHER'S PLACE?
NO! GINA IS NOT TAKING CATHY'S PLACE.
SHE-- NO ONE COULD EVER DO THAT.
LOOK, MICHAEL.
I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR YOU
TO RAISE THREE CHILDREN ON YOUR OWN,
AND HOW LONELY YOU MUST BE, BUT--
GINA'S VULNERABLE AS WELL.
I MEAN, SHE MIGHT NEED MORE TIME TO GET HER OWN LIFE TOGETHER.
[JILL]: WE JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT
THAT THIS COULD HAVE ON ALL THE CHILDREN
IF-- IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
AND WHAT IF THE KIDS GET ATTACHED TO GINA,
AND THEN THEY LOSE HER, TOO?
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR BELL JINGLES]
I AM SO SORRY I'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 SCORED SOME LIONS' TICKETS
SO WE HAVE A DATE COMING UP.
THEY WILL BE THRILLED.
GENTLEMEN, LADY,
WELCOME TO THE FIRST MEETING
TO DISCUSS THE MATT KELL MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE HAVE OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS
AND WE HOPE TO DOUBLE WHAT WE RAISED LAST YEAR.
-NICE! -GREAT.
THAT'S AMAZING. MATT WOULD JUST BE SO PROUD
OF ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND SINCE THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT,
WE FORMALLY NEED TO CREATE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
AND THE MONEY WE RAISE WILL GO TO FAMILIES,
LIKE YOURS, WHO WERE AFFECTED BY CANCER.
THE FOUR OF US WILL MAKE UP THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
NOW, WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A NAME.
WELL...
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT A LOT,
AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO CALL IT
THE "NEW DAY FOUNDATION FOR FAMILIES
IN HONOR OF MATT KELL AND CATHY SPEHN."
I DON'T GET IT.
GINA, THIS IS MATT'S FOUNDATION.
YEAH, AND THE GOLF OUTING
IS SOMETHING THAT CAN REMAIN IN HIS NAME,
BUT I'D REALLY LIKE THIS FOUNDATION
TO BE IN BOTH OF THEIR NAMES.
RIGHT. I, UH... AHEM.
YEAH, IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT TO ME.
C-CATHY'S FAMILY
WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT WE DID.
RIGHT, BUT WE'RE NOT CATHY'S BEST FRIENDS.
I MEAN, MATT WAS LIKE-- HE WAS LIKE OUR BROTHER.
WE'RE DOING THIS FOR HIM AND HIS BOYS.
I KNOW YOU AND MICHAEL SPEHN
HAVE BEEN BECOMING FRIENDS, BUT...
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN THAT, MARTY.
[SCOFFS] NO MATTER.
I DON'T WANT A FOUNDATION
NAMED AFTER ANYONE BUT MATT.
IS EVERYBODY DONE WITH THEIR HOMEWORK?
YEAH.
-THE BOYS ARE OUTSIDE, PLAYING. -OH, GOOD.
ALRIGHT. LET'S JUST GET THIS CHICKEN OUT OF THE OVEN,
'CAUSE YOUR DAD IS GONNA BE HOME IN A SECOND.
ALRIGHT.
YOU PUT NUTS INTO THE SAUCE.
NO ONE IN OUR FAMILY LIKES THAT.
OH, BUT I DID IT LAST TIME,
AND EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
IT'S JUST THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO IT.
MY MOM KNEW THAT.
BECAUSE SHE WAS YOUR MOM,
AND SHE KNEW EVERYTHING THERE POSSIBLY WAS
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
BECAUSE SHE LOVED YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL. I DON'T WANT ANY.
HEY!
SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.
YEAH. DINNER'S READY.
I THINK I'M JUST GONNA, UM...
UH, GET MY BOYS AND GO HOME FOR 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 WAS THE FOUNDATION LUNCH?
IT WAS OKAY.
THE GUYS ONLY WANT TO PUT IT IN MATT'S NAME.
AH.
TSK.
AH, I'M NOT...
IT'S NOT SURPRISING.
YEAH. I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED.
[DOOR OPENS]
ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS. LET'S GO.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
[MATT]: GOODBYE. GOODBYE.
-BYE. -BYE.
[CHARLOTTE]: I KNOW HOW TO COOK THREE THINGS.
REALLY? THAT'S GREAT!
BUT, UH, WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?
WE DON'T NEED MRS. KELL TO COOK DINNER FOR US.
I CAN DO IT.
[DEFEATED SIGH]
[♪♪♪]
[STUDENTS CHATTING]
WE SHOULD WAIT FOR MICHAEL AND THE KIDS.
THEY ALREADY LEFT.
THEY DID?
HEY, ARE YOU SURE?
'CAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO
GO BUY THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THEM.
YEAH. THEIR GRANDMA TOOK THEM HOME.
OH.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S GET YOU GUYS HOME,
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HEM YOUR ANGEL COSTUMES, RIGHT?
HOP IN.
[MICHAEL ON PHONE]: HEY. SORRY ABOUT TODAY.
I GOT SO BUSY
AND THEN CATHY'S PARENTS CAME BY.
I UNDERSTAND.
WE WENT TO A TREE FARM AND CUT DOWN OUR OWN TREE.
IT'S KIND OF A FAMILY TRADITION.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
ACTUALLY, UH...
CATHY'S PARENTS
WANT US TO COME UP TO MULLET LAKE FOR CHRISTMAS.
REALLY? BUT I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE...
THEY WERE THINKING
IT'D BE A NICE TIME TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER.
THEY WANT TO SCATTER CATHY'S ASHES AT THE LAKE.
I THINK CATHY WOULD LIKE THAT.
[CLICKS LIGHT ON]
OF COURSE.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND?
IT'S JUST THAT...
I THOUGHT THAT--
YOU'RE GONNA MISS THE OPENING OF THE ATRIUM
A-AND THE PAGEANT.
I KNOW,
BUT IT'S CATHY'S PARENTS, YOU KNOW.
THEY REALLY WANT TO BE AROUND THE KIDS THIS CHRISTMAS.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THINKING, UM...
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME AND JUST THINK ABOUT THINGS.
FOR THE KIDS' SAKE.
I AGREE.
YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT?
YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GONNA HAVE MY PARENTS AND SISTER
AND MATT'S MOM AND SISTER AROUND,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE A FULL HOUSE AND... [SIGHS]
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY HOLIDAY
FOR ANY OF US.
IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR.
I'M GLAD YOU'LL HAVE YOUR FAMILY AROUND YOU.
YEAH, AND AFTER CHRISTMAS,
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GO UP TO MY FOLKS' PLACE
UNTIL AFTER NEW YEAR'S, SO...
SO THAT'S IT?
[♪♪♪]
I GUESS SO.
GOODBYE, GINA.
GOODBYE, MICHAEL.
[PHONE BEEPS]
[♪♪♪]
[OUTBOARD PUTTERS]
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN OUR LIVES,
THIS PLACE CAME TO US BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU WANTED US TO COME BACK HERE, AND SO WE HAVE.
AND TODAY...
WE COMMIT YOUR ASHES TO THIS LAKE FOREVER.
WE WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.
GOD BLESS YOU, MY LOVE.
[♪♪♪]
WHERE ARE MR. SPEHN AND THE KIDS?
THEY WENT TO SEE THEIR 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 GRANDMAS COMING OVER,
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
I'M AN ANGEL!
YES, YOU ARE.
I WANT CHARLOTTE
AND JACK AND DANNY TO BE ANGELS, TOO.
I DO, TOO, SWEETIE,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
[♪♪♪]
FINISH UP.
I LOVE TURKEY.
YOUR MOM MADE THE BEST TURKEY IN THE WHOLE FAMILY.
[GRUNTS]
OH, SHE WAS A WONDERFUL COOK.
OH...
[♪♪♪]
MM! I SAVED ALL HER RECIPES FOR YOU.
[MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY ON THE STEREO]
DAD, I WANT TO GO HOME.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ANGELS
AND I GOT A COSTUME AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I KNOW, PAL, I KNOW.
YOU'LL BE A ANGEL NEXT YEAR, OKAY?
WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT, MICHAEL?
UH, CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
[DREW]: HOW IS SANTA GONNA KNOW WE'RE HERE?
DREW AND I WERE GONNA STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
I KNOW.
WHEN YOUR MOM WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
SHE USED TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT LONG
TO SEE SANTA,
UNTIL SHE REALIZED HE SIMPLY WON'T COME
UNTIL YOU FALL ASLEEP.
[♪♪♪]
I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE.
THIS IS MOM'S FAVORITE PLACE,
SO IT SHOULD BE OUR FAVORITE PLACE.
THAT'S TRUE, SWEETHEART.
MM. SHE LOVED IT HERE.
[♪♪♪]
WE JUST HAVE BE AT THE CHURCH BY 6:00 FOR A SHORT REHEARSAL.
ARE YOU STILL SEEING MICHAEL SPEHN?
OH. NO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.
IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS TOO SOON
TO BE INVOLVED WITH A MAN.
GINA...
I WATCHED YOU TAKE CARE OF MY SON FOR THREE YEARS.
YOU WERE HIS HOPE, HIS SUPPORT,
HIS LOVE.
HE WOULD WANT YOU AND THE BOYS TO BE HAPPY.
DOES MICHAEL MAKE YOU HAPPY?
HE DOES.
[♪♪♪]
WOULD YOU MIND IF I JUST TOOK A BREAK?
OF COURSE, SWEETHEART.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE BOYS.
[♪♪♪]
THANK YOU.
[♪♪♪]
[MATT]: LESSON NUMBER SIX.
TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT.
CHERISH AND HOLD DEAR THE WOMAN THAT YOU LOVE
AND NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TELL YOUR MOM 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 ANYONE AS MUCH AS HER.
I KNOW, BABY.
I WAS ONLY BEING NICE TO MRS. KELL
BECAUSE SHE WAS NICE TO ME AND JACK AND DANNY,
BUT IF YOU WANT, I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.
HONEY, WHY WOULD I WANT THAT?
I HEARD YOU TELL DADDY
THAT IF WE LIKED MRS. KELL,
IT MIGHT HURT MOM,
AND THAT MRS. KELL MIGHT LEAVE US, TOO.
YOU HEARD US TALKING AND...
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 BROTHERS AND YOUR DADDY HAPPY.
THE NEXT PERSON I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
MAY OR MAY NOT EVEN EXIST.
YOUR MOM MAY WANT TO REMARRY ANOTHER MAN.
IF SHE LOVES AND RESPECTS SOMEONE ENOUGH TO MARRY HIM
AFTER I PASS AWAY,
THEN I LOVE AND RESPECT THAT GUY, TOO.
I KNOW YOUR MOM.
I KNOW HER VALUES.
IF SHE REMARRIES,
SHE'S GOING TO MARRY SOMEONE I APPROVE OF.
TREAT HIM WITH THE LOVE AND COMPASSION
LIKE YOU WOULD IF I WERE STILL ALIVE.
THANK YOU.
[SOFTLY]: THANK YOU.
I WANT YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS AND YOUR DADDY,
EACH ONE OF YOU,
TO GROW A NEW HEART.
OKAY? JUST LIKE MOMMY USED TO SAY.
I WILL, TOO.
[CALLS OUT]: MICHAEL?
[SIGHS SADLY]
MICHAEL?
YEAH? WHAT'S GOING ON?
UH, GET THE BOYS.
WE NEED TO GET YOU HOME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT ABOUT SUPPER?
NO, NO, NO. FORGET ABOUT THAT.
YOUR KIDS AND GINA'S ARE GONNA BE ANGELS IN CHURCH
AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM THERE ON TIME.
WE'LL EAT ON 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 TO BE THERE BY 7:00.
IT'S OKAY. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
OKAY.
[♪♪♪]
THAT WAS THE EXIT FOR THE CHURCH.
WE MISSED IT.
[BOYS]: WHERE ARE WE GOING?
JUST NEED TO STOP BY THE HOUSE FOR A SECOND.
[♪♪♪]
[PASTOR KARL]: MARY AND JOSEPH HAD NOWHERE TO STAY
AND IT WAS ALMOST TIME FOR THEIR BABY TO BE BORN.
THE INNKEEPER IN TOWN
SAID THAT THEY COULD TAKE SHELTER IN THE BARN
WITH THE ANIMALS.
OUT IN THE FIELDS,
AN ANGEL OF THE LORD--
-...APPEARED TO THE SHEPHERDS-- -GO AHEAD!
...WHO WERE GUARDING THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT.
THE ANGEL ANNOUNCED
THAT THE SAVIOR HAD BEEN BORN IN THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM.
THE SHEPHERDS DECIDED TO TRAVEL TO BETHLEHEM
TO SEE THE CHRIST-CHILD.
SUDDENLY, A GREAT HOST OF ANGELS
APPEARED AND BEGAN SINGING PRAISES TO GOD.
THE ANGELS BEGAN TO SPREAD THE WORD
THAT THE CHRIST-CHILD WAS BORN.
♪ OH, NIGHT DIVINE ♪
-HEY! THE SPEHNS ARE HERE! -THE SPEHNS ARE HERE!
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE]
[♪♪♪]
OH...
[MURMURING IN CHURCH]
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE SAW THE DOUBLE RAINBOW?
WELL, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AND THE RAIN, IT JUST FELL SO HARD ON OUR LIVES...
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT THE LIGHT HAS CUT THROUGH
AND IT HAS GIVEN US COLORS
THAT WE COULD NEVER HAVE EVEN IMAGINED BEFORE.
THIS LIFE,
YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BEFORE.
AND THAT DOESN'T BETRAY MATT
OR CATHY.
I-IT HONORS THEM.
I KNOW.
AND I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AND I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
[SIGHS]
[GINA GASPS SOFTLY]
[LAUGHS]
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
[♪♪♪]
SHE SAID YES!
[CONGREGATION CHEERS]
[LOUD APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
-WHOO! -OH!
[CELEBRATING CONTINUES]
[♪♪♪]
♪ THERE IS HOPE ♪
♪ AND THERE IS LAUGHTER ♪
♪ THERE ARE BLUE SKIES ♪
♪ AFTER RAIN ♪
♪ YOU HAVE COME INTO MY LIFE ♪
♪ I KNOW ♪
♪ THAT I CAN LOVE AGAIN ♪
♪ THERE IS SOMETHING IN YOUR SMILE ♪
♪ REACHING DEEP INSIDE OF ME ♪
♪ THIS WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN ♪
♪ THIS WAS MEANT TO BE ♪
♪ ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW ♪
♪ ARE DANCING IN THE SUN ♪
♪ THE BEST IS YET TO COME ♪
♪ ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW ♪
♪ ARE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE THE ONE ♪
♪ A WHOLE NEW LIFE HAS JUST BEGUN ♪
[PASTOR KARL]: FRIENDS, PLEASE BE SEATED.
TODAY,
SEVEN PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER TO FORM A FAMILY.
AND TODAY IS ALSO
THE GREATEST EXAMPLE
OF TURNING MOURNING INTO DANCING THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.
I KNOW
THAT MATT AND CATHY ARE HERE,
AND THEY ARE HAPPY
AND THEY ARE PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
DEARLY BELOVED,
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TO WITNESS THE JOINING OF MICHAEL AND GINA
IN HOLY MATRIMONY.
AND CHILDREN--
DO YOU PROMISE
TO TAKE GINA AND MICHAEL AS YOUR MOM AND DAD,
AND LOVE THEM AND HONOR THEM,
AND KEEP THEM IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH,
FOR AS LONG AS YOU ALL SHALL LIVE?
-YES! -[OVERLAPPING]: I DO!
[ALL CHUCKLING]
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♪ ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW ♪
♪ ARE DANCING IN THE SUN ♪N ♪
♪ THE VERY BEST IS YET TO COME ♪