Today is our last day at Lake Park before we head north towards Junction City in the morning. Ken brought in the Qube and we unhooked the DirecTV receiver to take over to Ed and Julie's. When we have it deactivated, DirecTV will send a return box with a paid return label, and Ed and Julie will do us the favor of packing it up and sending it on its way. We're waiting until we have our new HD DVR activated later this week to call to deactivate the current receiver.
Cate had some friends come over to celebrate her birthday. We met all of them at the Cinemark Movies 8 this afternoon to see The Secret World of Arrietty. The screenplay is by Hayao Miyazaki, who also wrote and directed Spirited Away, which we saw a few years ago. The film is a Japanese anime re-imagination of The Borrowers. The relationship between the brave and spirited Arrietty and the human boy who discovers and befriends her has a powerful impact on both of them.
After the movie, we all went to the Texas Road House for dinner. Kelley and Mason also joined us. After we ate, a group of servers arrived with a saddle for Cate to sit on and announced to the entire restaurant that she was a very special guest celebrating her eighth birthday. They also brought the ice cream cake Ed had picked up at Baskin Robbins, topped with candles and a sparkler in the shape of the number eight.
We enjoyed the chance to talk with Mason and Kelley, and later we got to see their cruise pictures, which Kelley brought on a flash drive. They went to Belize and Honduras on Norwegian. Mason's sister and brother-in-law went too. They had a great time on the cruise and took some wonderful photos.
After the ice cream cake was eaten, we all went to the house to watch Cate open her presents. She got lots of wonderful things, including a zebra pillow pet to join the crowd on her bed.
We hugged everyone and said goodbye to go home and get ready for our trip tomorrow. On the way we stopped at Sprouts to stock up on produce and at a gas station to top off the tank. Unfortunately, we noticed that the check engine light was lit on the truck. The owner's manual suggests that it's probably an emissions control issue, and we're thinking that we can probably drive it to Junction City safely. Meanwhile we've emailed our Ford salesman in Junction City to ask his advice, since they're taking the truck as a trade-in.
I called Aunt Iris on the way home. She seemed to be in good spirits, although she decided not to garden today. Her back was bothering her after a full day of gardening yesterday. She and Beth appear to be doing well.
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