And then we got down to brass tacks & started moving bricks & debris around. Today’s project,,, clearing a path to the back door.

I get excited about the progress we make every time I come down here, and you can see how much it’s appreciated on the faces of the family,,, which makes it that much more worth it.

I had the idea last week, as soon as I heard that many families in this area have never been to a movie theatre, to invite an entire family out to the movies. Only the oldest two in Ena’s family had ever seen the inside of a theatre,, so tonight I remedied that. I have to say- it’s one of the things I feel really good about tonight. $16: the cost of 8 movie tickets,,, $priceless: taking an entire family to their first night at the movies.

we saw Superman. The 7 year old wanted to sit on his dad's lap, because he was afraid of the dark,,, and then spooked easily when the music turned sinister during the Lex Luthor scenes (= ha ha.. but he was literally on the edge of his seat for all the cool superman scenes-

“cool” is a relative thought, though- i didn't think of this before- but they were all a little bit scared during the earthquake scenes- and i felt stupid for not thinking of it before. The sound system in the theatre was good enough to feel the rumbling in our seats… which i thought was cool at first- but maybe not to traumatized quake survivors. Perhaps a touch too dramatic & "realistic" for them! ooooops!

I snuck this picture of them at the tail end of the movie (= ha ha. Can you remember your first time at the movies?