diff --git a/main/Scene-load.cc b/main/Scene-load.cc
index b85dd12..53e2584 100644
--- a/main/Scene-load.cc
+++ b/main/Scene-load.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ void Scene::load(const char * filename)
     refptr<Node> node = parse(filename, scope);
     if ( ! node.isNull() )
     {
-        processScene(node);
+        refptr<Node> dummy = new Node();
+        /* evaluate any scripting nodes in the node tree */
+        node->evaluate(dummy);
+
+        /* now we have a new node tree under 'dummy' with no scripting nodes */
+        processScene(dummy->getChildren()[0]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -233,14 +238,6 @@ vector<ShapeRef> Scene::processGeneralItems(refptr<Node> node)
         {
             shapes.push_back(processShape(*it));
         }
-        else if ( typeid(**it) == typeid(ForNode) )
-        {
-            incoming = processForNode(*it);
-        }
-        else if ( (*it)->isExpression() )
-        {
-            (*it)->getNumber();     /* evaluate the expression */
-        }
         while (incoming.size() > 0)
         {
             shapes.push_back(incoming[0]);
diff --git a/parser/nodes.h b/parser/nodes.h
index 62fe405..4dffee1 100644
--- a/parser/nodes.h
+++ b/parser/nodes.h
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ class Node
             std::cerr << "Warning: Node::getNode() called!" << std::endl;
             return NULL;
         }
+        virtual void evaluate(refptr<Node> parent)
+        {
+            std::cerr << "Warning: Node::evaluate() called!" << std::endl;
+        }
+        virtual void evaluateChildren(refptr<Node> parent)
+        {
+            for (std::vector< refptr<Node> >::iterator it = m_children.begin();
+                 it != m_children.end();
+                 it++)
+            {
+                (*it)->evaluate(parent);
+            }
+        }
 
         virtual bool isShape() { return false; }
         virtual bool isMaterial() { return false; }