When I metformin hcl 850 mg was a kid, before the age of home video, going to the movies was a fairly regular family event.

The large screen, the darkness of the theater and the fact that the movie had everyone’s undivided attention made movie watching a memorable experience.

Of course, I don’t envy the parents who had to stave off whispering and questions about the movie, and general rowdiness if the picture lost the kids’ interest.

It’s a lot easier to deal with those things at home, where one can either turn off the movie or reprimand the kids without having to worry about detracting from anyone else’s movie watching experience.

There are lots of other advantages to home movies. They can be rented cheaply, borrowed from the library or purchased and watched again and again.

Also, we can watch them at our own convenience. No more showing up 19 minutes late and trying to fill in the missing pieces on our own.

Still, I feel a certain amount of nostalgia when I remember movie-going in the old days.

Leaving for a theater, paying the cost of admission and committing to staying until the movie was over all made movie watching more of a special time.

Some time ago, our family started a new tradition: family movie night. We watch these at home, but try to keep some aspects of the evening similar to the theater, for example, lights are out and everybody sits and watches the whole movie without multi-tasking other jobs or play.

I like to choose some good movies for the kids to watch, especially classics that are appropriate for their age level, such as “The Sound of Music,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Black Stallion.”

The kids have certain movies that they have seen on their own and love, such as “Walking with Dinosaurs,” “Up” and “Toy Story.” It’s hard for me to see the purpose of watching these again, but the kids convinced me to give each family member a turn to choose a movie.

I actually enjoyed some of the kids’ choices more than I thought I would.

Recently, we enjoyed a movie of my choosing — “The Miracle Worker.” This is a Disney movie which tells the story of how Anne Sullivan taught language to Helen Keller.

I first heard of this movie because my son was introduced to Keller in other reading.

I was surprised by how much the story grabbed his interest. He couldn’t understand what it would be like for someone not to be able to see, hear or speak.

It boggled his mind how such a person could learn to communicate and how she could even go on to write for others and make contributions to society.

I was impressed at how good the movie was, both for kids and adults. In a very moving way, it told the story of Sullivan’s tenacity and love, and Keller’s breakthrough into the world of language.

The kids finally understood how Keller had learned language, and they learned something about the challenges people with disabilities face and the special skills they have.

I would recommend this movie to other families.