Movie #2060 ........................."Life with Elizabeth" (dvd)

 Movie #2060 "Life with Elizabeth" (dvd 1) -- At the death of Betty White, I felt it was a good time to take this little gem out that I had purchased for a couple of bucks from a Half Price Books  store (or wherever) that had put together her first show, "Life with Elizabeth," which focussed  on the ups and downs of a newly married couple --- We watched at least 8 vignettes to see how she was when she first started out --- before the beloved characters she played in MTM show, Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland, etc.  She comes across so authentic here, even when she is driving her new husband crazy while she is sewing and he is trying to balance their financial records, or he is trying to fix some electrical problem while also dealing with her fear of coming down into the basement to help, or a nice first goodnight kiss while they are on their seventh date!  (do you believe that one? )  The world around has changed, but the way she acts in this show convinces us that things haven't changed that much, really, she is that honest in her acting.  These past couple of days I have been thinking back to my favorite Betty White moments in a film,  esp. those coming from  one of my favorite films "Proposal,"  where she fakes her death to get her grandson and son to acknowledge that they do have common ground --- caring about her.  And that wonderful , funny wake up she does in the plane! --- I wish that would happen now because the world seems a little less authentic since she is gone.  I am of an age where I am having to get used to a lot of loss, and to help get through this one  I need to realize  that she is  just moving on to her final gig --- to brighten up heaven with her niceness. but  I feel I  have lost a mentor because she made getting old look so easy, and was able to mix the naughty with the nice at the same time.  That's why I want to take a moment to  salute you, Betty White, on a life well lived. You did such a wonderful job of entertaining and caring for animals here on earth --- now Rose Nyland the heck out of heaven!