Brief Hiatus, Dot and Ed Depart, The Bottiny's Arrive Tomorrow

The Oldster Taking a Nap

An overcast morning though it's supposed to be sunny and pleasant today.  I was up at 6:00 and was able to read for over an hour till Evie got up.  Ed and Dot have yet to come down as they are getting packed, Dad is taking a shower, and as usual, they like to be organized.  They hope to leave by 10:00, which will be easy as it's just 8:00 now.

We had chickens from the Lighthouse last night, an easy dinner, though Evie made one of my favorites, Turkish zucchini fritters, pancakes with feta, dill, and scallions.  We also had corn and of course, peach crisp with ice cream.  We played dominoes, a game both Ed and Dot have begun to really like.  We played until about 10:30 with Dad and I winning after our horrendous defeat yesterday at Telefunky.

We did get the shelves put up, not too pretty but they will work and once painted, they will look good enough.  We also fixed the garage door; Dad was the engineer and I was his workman, as he told me what to do.  So I was Mr. Fix It for a day, sawing, drilling, screwing, and just generally having a good time with Dad as he likes to be busy.  He's not one for sitting around and doing nothing; he ends up watching crap on TV if there is nothing to do.  He does get tired quickly, but rebounds, and we work on the next project.  They both have done well this trip, Dot navigating to all the destinations, and Dad hanging in there, moving from place to place, driving in the car, flying to various cities.  I know it tires him out but he's been a trooper though I am sure this is his final trip of any distance, certainly to Cleveland .  I don't blame him.

 New Pantry Shelves

After they leave, we will start getting ready for Ellen and Walt and Paul Storey tomorrow; not a lot to do, just get organized, make some beds, and vacuum a bit.  It should be a great weekend, as we get together again.  I wonder if we will be as wild and crazy as last year when we ended up dancing till midnight.  It looks like nice weather but it may be cool, a low of 66 next week on Tuesday.  Better bring your fleeces!