More Free Stuff

So again, I couldn't resist the urge to partake in FREE STUFF!!!! We started off at about 9 am heading off to the movie theater for the free movie. We had Marilyn with us, too, so we were quite a crew. We got there plenty early (like 45 minutes early so that we would beat the crowds!). Well, turns out that there were no crowds, but at least we were really early! We watched Shrek the Third, which none of my kids had seen yet, so we all really enjoyed it. On our way out of the theater, there were some representatives from a local grocery store handing out a free apple and water bottle for each of the kids. Score! I LOVE free stuff. We stopped at the video arcade to let Turner think that he was playing video games (don't tell him that they get even more fun when you put quarters in!) for a few minutes. Then I was rounding kids up to leave and I couldn't find Marilyn and Regan ANYWHERE! Okay, it's one thing to lose your own kid, but even scarier when you lose someone else's, too! I checked the parking lot first, then up and down the corridors of the theater. Just as I was getting ready to ask the theater management for some help, my friend found them in the little photo booth, which was in the arcade. Which was exactly where they were supposed to be. Whew, what a relief.

So then we headed off to go to the free school lunch and got our most delicious pizza. Cooper got his own lunch today and did a pretty good job on it. At that point I was totally exhausted, so I came home for a quiet (ha!) afternoon of....cleaning and laundry. We had a little episode with a neighbor boy who the kids think stole Hayden's scooter. Another episode when Regan and Marilyn changed the water in the fish bowl. While all this was going on, I baked a batch of delicious bread to go with our delicious jam. I managed to get the upstairs looking respectable by the time Dix breezed through. The YM were going on a 25 mile bike ride tonight, so he and Hayden left just after he got home. They came home a few hours later barely able to walk. Well, Dix anyway.

While they were on their bike ride, I loaded up the remaining five kids and we went to the church for Porter's Board of Review for Tenderfoot. He was really nervous, but he passed it. So now Porter will start working on Second Class. Go Porter. I was supposed to go play basketball tonight but was too tired, especially considering I have to have Landon ready for Cub Scout Day Camp at 7 am tomorrow. So I should probably get to bed!