Cheaper By the Dozen dictation

  1. Tom and Kate are married and have twelve children and are happy living in a small town.
  2. Tom, however, takes a job offer to coach football at a big university, a dream come true.
  3. Kate publishes her first book and has to go on tour to promote it.
  4. Tom, at his new job, is left alone to take care of all the kids.
  5. The children aren't happy with the changes in their new life, so they start to make trouble.
  6. Tom's oldest daughter fails to help, and Kate leaves her tour to come home.
  7. With all the chaos at home, Kate loses her chance to interview with a top celebrity.
  8. One of the kids, Mark, feels like an outsider and runs away from home after his pet frog dies.
  9. This incident causes everyone to rethink their priorities, so Tom quits his job for a less time-consuming job.