Awake: 8:23am Temp 31 sleep 7+31 partly sunny Overnight @
Indiana, PA.
After breakfast, Kathy takes (3) medium size bags of laundry, first doing
some grocery shopping at Martin’s and then to the nearby Laundromat. After
starting the laundry in the washing machine she delivers the goods to the
Foote household in time for Kevin to make his crock-pot meal, returns to
finish the laundry & then returns to our hotel.
We visit the Foote house @ 3:10pm to find them playing in the back yard
with 50 degree temps & partly sunny….dressed as if they were inside. These
guys don’t use much heat. Both Andrew & Matthew appear to be in much
better spirits today.
I take a few minutes to call Alaska & ask to have our mail sent to the
Foote address.
Around 4:00pm, the traditional wine, cheese & crackers are served before
dinner. Zack, although not feeling well, is a wine connoisseur who knows
when the good & expensive wine is not to be missed.
5:05pm dinner: Sloppy Joes with mixed salad. For whatever reason, these
sloppy Joes tasted real good to me. I spend a little time with Matthew
while Katrina & Kathy clean off the exquisite dining room table, empty the
dishwasher & dry the still wet dishes so that the next load can take their
place in the dishwasher. Then I excuse myself from playing time with
Matthew & spend the next hr washing by hand, some large pots & pans, rinse
off dishes, cups, saucers, glasses, etc while Kathy dries the dishes I
washed by hand & reloads that dishwasher for tonight’s cleanup.
Meanwhile, Zack & Katie drive to the nearby Mall looking for a birthday
present for her father to present to him Dec. 30th.
When Z & K return, we ready the living room for another game of “Wits &
Bets.” Suddenly, a call comes thru on my computer…..then Katrina’s. A
Skype call! I have no mike to talk so Kevin quickly takes Katrina’s
computer which has a microphone & answers the call. It’s Nick in Nagoya,
Japan. With Nick using his miniature camera mounted on his computer, we
can talk with & see him very well. He gives us a walking & talking tour of
some of the rooms in Eriko’s parent’s home. We see little Jerry jumping up
& down; Eriko’s mother (Yasuko) making breakfast in her kitchen, sometime
with Jerry in a carrier on her back; Eriko’s father (Atsuki) holding Jerry
for a short time & Eriko herself making funny faces in the camera. We have
short conversations with both Yasuko & Atsuki & talk for about 30 min with
Nick. It was a delightful call.
Our game of “Wits & Bets” was fun again. It’s a good game for 4 or more to
play.
High temp=54 Lights out:12:22am
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