Trip advice needed....got any???

Well, let's see....what is going on this week? We found 3 sleeping bags and a couple of cookware type items for our camping adventure. Trying to figure out whether or not KOA's are worth the extra expense. I want to ensure that the kids have things to do when we stop for the day, but do not like the idea of paying the same type of price that we would pay for a motel. Is there good camping locations between oklahoma and california that do not cost a fortune?

Hubby had a really bad migraine today. It was a big one...He has them every now and again. I think the stress of this trip has him all tied in knots. There is just sooo much to do planning a huge trip with 8 children!!! Thank goodness it finally subsided.

Trying to sell an entertainment center, to raise more money. Still needing some of that, if anyone is wondering (smile). A big ole wind gust grabs the glass door and tears it off the hinges. CRASH!! Glass all over the driveway now. The person interested still wants it, but due to the broken glass and messed up wood, she only wants to pay 10.00 for it! Oh well....Better than hauling it off now, huh?

Still trying to figure out what we want to do while on this trip. Being that we are spending so much time and money anyway, we might as well do something fun, right? We are going to the ocean...free I think. We are camping at the Grand Canyon...only paying to enter the park and camp I think. Umm, staying at a couple of churches hopefully. There are church groups that are connected to ours, so maybe they will have somewhere to stay for us. That will be free. I am trying so hard to find frugal things to do. I think Disney is out, even though they got us good rates from the convention. Knotts Berry Farm is good rates, but the reviews are horrible. San Diego Zoo is too big and not really better than our zoo here, someone said. They told us Sea World, but not sure how much it is.

I need help here, people! Anyone with any ideas. Must be frugal...I am a cheapskate by nature, and being that this is funded with donations partly, I don't want to feel like I am wasting someone's money. But, I do want my children to have fun and remember this, because it may be another few years before we get to do it again.