Running once more

I watched  one of my favorite all-time movies, Running on Empty,  one more time this evening. My favorite moment in this film comes in a scene between Christine Lahti and Steven Hill, but for some reason -- even after all the times I have watched this -- I had forgotten this wonderful moment in the film when the family, along with Martha Plimpton, celebrate the Lahti character's birthday. It's a wonderful scene that perfectly defines a family and the process of welcoming a new member into that family.