Today Ed and Cate and Sam were in Longview, so we had a chance to visit with Julie and Jesse. We took our laundry over and were impressed by the new electronic washer and dryer, which did a very good job.
What to do on a free day? Oh, yes, shopping. We went to Costco first, where we stocked up on some of the food items we usually get there. In addition, we found a 500 GB Western Digital hard drive on sale, just the thing we needed for Ken to back up his computer. And we found a set of three stainless steel, BPA free water bottles, each with its own neoprene sleeve, which of course I couldn't resist. (Ken says it should be years before we need any more water bottles.)
Then we went to Ikea, hoping especially to find a mirror with scissor type extension like Kelley had got there, but no luck. As always, we did enjoy looking at all the creative and colorful Ikea items and ideas. Julie got a couple of things, including a roll of paper for the kids' easel, so the trip wasn't entirely wasted.
(Note: the next day, I found the mirror online at Amazon.com, so I went to the Ikea site and checked inventory for the FRACK mirror. It said the Frisco store had 154 of them. The next day I called, sat on hold for over 10 minutes before finally getting a live person to tell me that the computer inventory was in error. They were out of stock, but expecting some sometime next week--when we won't be here anymore. Darn!)
Grandpa got to sit in the back seat and keep Jesse happy on the way home (a trick mainly accomplished with treats).
I happened to notice this very cute picture on Ed and Julie's computer desktop, so of course I grabbed a copy:
We played two rounds of Rummikub. Ken won both, but got only 22 points, and it's a two-day tournament, so I still have a chance.
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