diff --git a/appstore.mpy b/appstore.mpy
index 0e6f1f79..07196605 100644
--- a/appstore.mpy
+++ b/appstore.mpy
@@ -165,30 +165,41 @@ import gc
 lvgl_task_queue = []
 queue_lock = _thread.allocate_lock()
 
-# Function to process LVGL tasks from the queue in the main thread
+# Function to process LVGL tasks (runs in a separate thread)
 def process_lvgl_tasks():
     while True:
         task = None
         with queue_lock:
             if lvgl_task_queue:
-                task = lvgl_task_queue.pop(0)  # Remove and get the first task
+                task = lvgl_task_queue.pop(0)
         if task is None:
-            break
+            utime.sleep_ms(10)  # Avoid tight loop
+            continue
         try:
-            print("Processing task")  # Debug: confirm task execution
+            print("Processing task")
             task()
-            print("Task completed")  # Debug: confirm task success
+            print("Task completed")
         except Exception as e:
             print("LVGL task error:", e)
+        gc.collect()
+        print("Task processor free memory:", gc.mem_free())
 
-# Create a subwindow (container) for the child script
+# Function to run task processor in a dedicated thread
+def task_processor_thread():
+    print("Task processor thread started")
+    try:
+        process_lvgl_tasks()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Task processor error:", e)
+
+# Create a subwindow for the child script
 screen = lv.screen_active()
 subwindow = lv.obj(screen)
-subwindow.set_size(100, 80)  # Slightly larger for visibility
+subwindow.set_size(120, 100)  # Larger for visibility
 subwindow.align(lv.ALIGN.TOP_LEFT, 10, 10)
 subwindow.set_style_bg_color(lv.color_hex(0xDDDDDD), lv.PART.MAIN)
 
-# Create a label on the main screen for parent updates
+# Create a label for parent updates
 parent_label = lv.label(screen)
 parent_label.set_text("Parent: 0")
 parent_label.align(lv.ALIGN.BOTTOM_MID, 0, -10)
@@ -197,12 +208,10 @@ parent_label.align(lv.ALIGN.BOTTOM_MID, 0, -10)
 def execute_script(script_source, lvgl_obj):
     def thread_func():
         try:
-            # Define a function to schedule LVGL tasks from the child thread
             def schedule_lvgl_task(task):
                 with queue_lock:
-                    print("Queuing task")  # Debug
+                    print("Queuing task")
                     lvgl_task_queue.append(task)
-            # Create a dictionary for the script's globals
             script_globals = {
                 'lv': lv,
                 'subwindow': lvgl_obj,
@@ -213,7 +222,6 @@ def execute_script(script_source, lvgl_obj):
             exec(script_source, script_globals)
         except Exception as e:
             print("Child thread error:", e)
-    # Start the thread with smaller stack size
     try:
         _thread.stack_size(4096)
         _thread.start_new_thread(thread_func, ())
@@ -221,12 +229,13 @@ def execute_script(script_source, lvgl_obj):
     except Exception as e:
         print("Error starting child thread:", e)
 
-# Child script buffer: updates a label in the subwindow every 2 seconds
+# Child script buffer: updates a label every 2 seconds
 script_buffer = """
 def update_child():
     print("Child thread: Creating label")
     label = lv.label(subwindow)
     label.set_text("Child: 0")
+    label.set_style_text_font(lv.font_montserrat_12, 0)  # Smaller font
     label.align(lv.ALIGN.CENTER, 0, 0)
     count = 0
     while True:
@@ -241,9 +250,16 @@ schedule_lvgl_task(update_child)
 """
 execute_script(script_buffer, subwindow)
 
-# Main loop: update parent label every second and process LVGL tasks
+# Start task processor thread
+try:
+    #_thread.stack_size(4096)
+    _thread.start_new_thread(task_processor_thread, ())
+except Exception as e:
+    print("Error starting task processor thread:", e)
+
+# Main loop: update parent label every second
 gc.collect()
-print("Free memory before loop:", gc.mem_free())  # Debug: check SRAM
+print("Free memory before loop:", gc.mem_free())
 count = 0
 while True:
     count += 1
@@ -252,11 +268,9 @@ while True:
         parent_label.set_text(f"Parent: {count}")
     except Exception as e:
         print("Parent label error:", e)
-    process_lvgl_tasks()
     gc.collect()
-    print("Free memory:", gc.mem_free())  # Debug: monitor memory
-    utime.sleep_ms(50)
-
+    print("Main thread free memory:", gc.mem_free())
+    utime.sleep_ms(1000)  # Parent updates every ~1s