The Day Before

Monday, March 31, 2008

Okay, so today is the day that the crew arrives.

We spent the whole weekend cleaning the house. Temple & Martha went to Wal-Mart and purchased laundry baskets, a new table cloth, cleaning supplies & the whole family has spent the weekend cleaning.

Sophie has been going overboard. Our sweet 14 year-old is sullen and angry about the whole project. She has been cleaning until she is rubbing the shelves raw.

On Friday, Hank called us. We negotiated price. Or rather - I expressed disatifaction with the price and then put the girls on the phone. They are much more aggressive than I am. Hank would not budge on the price, which was substantially lower than we expected. But Hank said that they have a low budget. He, as field producer, is doing some of the nitty gritty work that they usually hire someone else to do for them. They are also camping on the property. He offered us all of their camping equipment as further compensation. The conversation ended with the girls telling Hank how excited they are to for him to be coming out. "We love you, Hank," they said.

It's too bad that Hank does not decide to become a polygamist. He certainly has some appeal.

The girls are excited me meet Dawn, and speculated if she would play Scrabble with them. They are afraid that he friendliness will turn off once the camera's go off. We really want this to be a pleasant experience for everyone.

Today is a hectic day. I had to do some work for my company; Temple had to work, and Martha is taking the kids to the dentist. The producers will be here this afternoon, and we will start shooting tomorrow.

I will check in later if I can.