Henagar Drive In

The sign pointing the way in to the cornfield

      Last Saturday night, we took all the kids to the Henagar Drive In in Henagar, Alabama.  The huge screen rises up from a converted field and there is room for a hundred cars.  Open year round, they play new releases, have inexpensive snacks and my carload of kids(6 of 9kids) cost $15! Does it get any better?!

Decorated for the season at the admission booth

      We have been in all types of weather, but it was 40 degrees Saturday night.  At least, there would not be mosquitoes! Arranging to go, we packed all available blankets and the pads from the lawn furniture. Coats, hats, jackets and as many gloves as we could round up!

Everyone piled in the back of T's pickup for a picture and warmth.  The girls headed to the other car to watch the movie and to use the car as a windbreak!

     The drive in always plays a double feature, but with the cold, I was good for only one.  Tangled might not have been everyone's first choice, but  at least it was a fun way to watch the movie. As for the movie, Rapunzel is strong and independant, but I couldn't shake the anxiety I felt about the story.  It is a story of a missing and exploited child, even down to the annual candlelight vigil. Grimm's Fairy tales were always gruesome, and Disney handled the original story in a typical Disneyesque manner with songs and silliness. In the end, I decided to be thankful for the children in my life, the fun and even the cold...all in all a good way to spend Thanksgiving!