Mon, Feb 7
02.07.05
We both woke up around 3am – a combination of being a bit cold and the mattress of many contours. The good news is that we fell asleep again until after 10. There was unanimous consent to spend a part of the day finding a better sleep surface.
Other mundane tasks were also explored – the features and costs of Harlan’s parents’ phone service, what Comcast offers for internet access, where we might get some slide film developed, and where we could get some phone books from the current century (OK, that was a slight exaggeration, but it sounds better than the even more boring truth).
Brenda had a hankerin’ for a good grilled polish sausage from Stash’s Restaurant so we went there first. Next we picked up a newer phone book for a nearby city, then we went to Bed Bath and Beyond for a thick quilted bed pad. Of course, the day would not have been complete without a trip to the grocery store for some snacks and steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast tomorrow.
Harlan’s sister Nancy was due to arrive tonight from her vacation in Austin, but United said the plane would be delayed for at least 3-4 hours. Being no fool, she took this as a sign to extend her vacation until Wednesday. This, of course, means that the pork loin cooked for tonight will be eaten tomorrow instead of being served to Nancy.
Tonight was freezer pizza, some Birdseye green beans with spaetzle, two of the Moose Drool brown ales from the stock we are bringing to Tom (with his permisison, of course, as Harlan’s Dad wanted some beer with dinner and this saved us another trip to the store).
We spent the evening with Mom and Dad, looking at some of the pictures we’ve taken.