Sunday, July 31st 1977 In which we give "The Rescuers" another go.

We went to church with Dad and Mom this morning.  Margaret Bunce didn't come after all so I didn't get to see the Bible School pictures.  Dad took us to Safeway after church so I was able to get some more meat, ketchup, and mustard.  Forgot the milk so I'll try to fill a WIC coupon tomorrow.  Pete stayed in the car with Grandpa and Grandma and Dad let him "drive" the car.  He loves to pretend he can drive.  We took early naps right after chu8rch and had dinner late.  Vicky called Pete to come over and play but there wasn't time before he got ready for the show.  Sylvia came over early, about 6:30pm, and we had a cup of coffee together before taking Pete and Sharon to the show.  She paid me all but 34 cents for babysitting the night she and Dave went out.  We had root beer all round.  I visited the Ladies room but one of the toilets was stopped up and the floor was flooded so I was glad neither Pete nor Sharon had to go.  "Tale Of Two Critters" was first this time.  Pete really enjoyed it-especially when the racoon trapped a mouse in a hollow log and, feeling through the holes in the log, pulled out a skunk's tail and got sprayed for his pains.  Then the skunk moved in to hibernate in the bear's den and the racoon was out of luck again.  The separation for the Winter dissolves their affiliation, but they retain enough of their shared experience, traveling down the river on a log, not to become enemies.  Then came "The Rescuers" with the mice Bernard (Bob Newhart's voice) and Bianca (Eva Gabor's voice) .  They enlist an albatross to fly them to "Devil's Bay" and foil the vicious "Madame Medusa".  The4y rescue Penny, the orphan, recover the fabulous "Devil's Eye" diamond, and., at the end of the movie are on their way to effect another rescue (as star members of the mice's "Rescue Aid Society").  Unfortunately for the superstitious Bernard, their second journey begins on Friday the 13th.  Pete thought it was pretty scary (he didn't like Medusa's tame crocodiles) and sat on my lap for about half the movie, but he did like it better this time and laughed a lot at the funny parts.  I think I might have some of the Margery Sharp paperback "Miss Bianca" books illustrated by Garth Williams in the books I haven't unpacked yet.  I should have a complete set of Charles Dickens too.  Wish I had some proper book cases-the brick and board ones take up too much room and have to be too low to hold many books.  Saving up for more cases is my next project, and a dresser and new drapes for Pete's playroom...and an opaque curtain for the front hall window.  There are so many things I'd like to do to this place, but they all have to wait on Pete's bicycle and music lessons.  Sylvia almost ran out of gas so Dave drove us home from their place (went out on the highway to get gas first).  Thelma called-we may see her tomorrow.