Awake: 5:46am Temp 55 sleep 5+20 sunny overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
K & I meet with the Koffee Klub members @ 8:30am. After the meeting, Kathy helps make noodles for the Nicktown Homecoming picnic on September 2nd.. I return to our motorhome, have breakfast & then begin going through my memory stick pictures on the big screen from our Texas touring time. Kathy returns from noodle making @ 11:45.
About 2:15pm, the senior Footes arrive in our driveway transporting Melissa, Matthew & Andrew. As Matthew entered the motorhome, he handed me a cassette player to fix. I told him I would do my best to make it work again. I also tell the young boys that I have a surprise for them & so, for the next (5) min, they were actively interested in my surprise & then, suddenly, zilch; boredom set in. Most kids like to see themselves or watch movies that they are in; I thought a slideshow on the big screen about the Christmas activity @ their house with lots of pictures of them would captivate them. Not a chance!
After that, Matthew wasted no time in telling his grandmother: “I’m hungry!” Usually grandma melts, jumps with joy, dances, rolls over, & feeds the boys cookies, candy & other sweets that she concocted in preparation for this special moment. This time however, getting tougher. grandma tells Matthew: “not yet!” Then she & Melissa enticed the boys back to the playroom (Murphy bedroom) where they spend some good time together playing with their Matchbox trucks, cars, tractors, airplanes, etc.
Later, she suggests the outdoors & brought the crumby cookies with her for the boys to eat outside. Kathy directed them to wild strawberries growing along the driveway which they enjoyed picking and eating for a few minutes. After which Matthew entertained himself by making maze trails through the tall weeds; Andrew tried to follow but was soon tripped by the fallen weeds and pleadingly looked to his mama and grandma for help. Then the boys saw the dogs that belong to our neighbor, Chuck, and quickly ran to pet & play with them.
Meanwhile, the senior Footes graciously requested more of our travel slideshow & I graciously complied. We spent hrs looking & talking about the places we’ve seen & explored around Texas. The slideshow could have lasted all afternoon but, @ 4:50 Melissa opened the door & announced: “we leave in (5) min.” I didn’t get to spend much time with the boys today but I hope it’ll be ok & I can do better the next time. It was nice however, spending some quality time with the senior Footes.
Dinner: Cooked ham with pineapple, baked potato, mixed salad & toast.
Late movie: “Quartet.” Superb movie with Sumerset Maugham introducing (4) of his tales, each with different casts & moods. 1948. We liked these short stories very much; each one introduced a valuable lesson to learn in life.
High temp=81 Lights out: 12:29am
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