From House Wife To Film Maker

Today was beautiful.  I just couldn’t sit here.  So I left to do some mostly needed errands.  While out I thought, movie… Pirate Radio released today.  I’ve got to go.  Glanced at my watch, just barely enough time to get Zach from school and make it.

I know I always go to the dollar theater.  However there are moments when I go to the “regular theater”.  You know, where there’s the newest released movies that charges nine times more?  When I go here I typically just take Zach–whose free due to his wheel chair-thank you Carmike!– or Sarah–she pays for her own ticket.  I have a logic behind choosing full priced movies over waiting till their release at the dollar theater: when I take four children to the dollar movie, that’s $4, Zach is free here too.  BUT.  WAIT.  I’m not the type of mom who takes her kids to a movie and shakes her head no to popcorn and soda.  Come on this is the m..o..v..i..e..s.  This costs roughly $11.  Ending total $15.  Pretty good for taking out four of my kids.

Okay.  Now.  When I go to the “regular theater” I have ah la, popcorn bucket.  A one time purchase that is fillable for, drum roll- $1.  That’s right.  Totally huge bucket of warm, delicious popcorn for a buck.  K.  Add to that soda.  $4ish. Then the ticket. $9ish.  Total-$14.  Dollar cheaper than the dollar theater.  Soooo, I actually save money going to the full priced, recently released, don’t have to wait, and wait, and wait for said movie to go to el’cheapo theater. Perfect.

But guess what?  We got there too late.  They wouldn’t sell me a ticket.  I attempted to point out that the previews would have ended about 5 min. ago, I wouldn’t have missed much but, no go.  I guess we’re now required to watch previews!  Well were there.  And after what I went through to get us there…  Picture me zooming to get Zach. Picture wheel chair.  No wheelchair accessible vehicle.  No Dan who always handles this for me.  So just me to get that thing, which I’m thankful for, lifted in the back of my truck. Picture zooming up the highway to get there on time.  Now picture us leaving.  Right.  Wasn’t about to do that. We chose 2012.

When we left.  I innocently took note of the times for Pirate Radio.  Only 15 minutes till the next show.  We got into my truck.  Put key in ignition.  I reasoned… we’re here, this is the cheap time to go to a movie, $6, soda refill FREE, popcorn leftover… I said to Zach, “If we go to this movie you have to be willing to go to Saturday school tomorrow.”  For some bizarre reason the school gives kids the choice?!  And he was refusing to go.  Doesn’t care that he’s behind.  Doesn’t like school during the week, why would he go on the weekend.  Hard to argue really.  Well he agreed!!!  So there.  Taking Zach to another movie actually created a solution for me, his parent, who needed to get him to go, to go, without a war!  The angels in the heavens were singing.

So, out came the wheel chair and in we went to watch another terrific movie.  Except this one required my fast acting hand to zip in front of Zach’s eyes.  Goodness didn’t expect some of the scenes that came up.  Should have reviewed the movie more I guess.

One day, two fabulous theater movies.  Unusual.  But worth it.

Wish I could say that getting Dan, Cal, and Grace was as pleasant.  They were Friday grouchy for an hour plus: “Stop it Cal!  Knock it off Dan!  What’s your problem Grace…”  Rubbing my temples.  Trying to be cheery.  Heard myself harshly snap, “Okay, Dan that’s enough!”   Reel in my snappiness.  Turn their attention to a movie.  The drug of choice    Peace settled in, sleepiness took over.  They were alseep by  11.

Night, Love Ya,
Theresa Jane
-who wants you to know this post started out at like 1125 words and I kept at it forever till what it is now: 652 w/o the closing 

Tags: 2010, children, kids, movies, Pirate Radio

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