Tuesday March 13th 1979
Breakfast at McDonald’s and then toured the Gerber baby food plant. Mostly stainless steel tanks and conveyor belts.
The Biltmore fee is now $7 and after a few runs and screams from Sarah and Josh, the attendant said to Karen “They sure are spoiled, aren’t they?” No guides now to show you around- they were filming a movie* with Shirley Jones [sic, should be MacLaine] but all we saw was equipment.
Headed for Cincinnati about 11 AM and David was sick, so tried to lay down in back seat but Josh and Sarah climbed all over him. When he asked Karen to keep them quiet and she said they had been cooped up and needed to exercise. In Knoxville we pulled into Wendy’s for hamburgers and David open the door and heaved! We were all embarrassed! Into Hink’s [Bob Hinklin] about 7 to pick up their car and David able to drive home barely. Hink had taken their car home from airport Sunday. David to bed as soon as we got home and since Jed had cried for 4 hours (Karen wouldn’t change his pants since noon!), the kids all went to sleep quickly.
[*Being There – Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers and others]