Awake: 5:12am Temp 29 sleep 6+07 sunny overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
K & I attend 6:00am Mass; we count (14) parishioners present. Afterward, we return to the bus, have breakfast & then join the Koffee Klub members for a rousing meeting.
Mid morning, Kathy talks with Melissa; confirming the time she would like to have us join her & the boys for an afternoon @ the Indiana Public Library; “1:00pm” says she.
Meanwhile, I convince Kathy that we should leave early because I would like to continue my search for a replacement water filter canister; she reluctantly agrees. 1st stop: Culligan Water Purifier of Indiana, PA. They have canisters but not one to match mine. 2nd stop: Trader Horn of Indiana; nothing even close. 3rd stop: Sears; close but I’ll keep looking.
Search time is up for now; we arrive @ the Foote home @ 12:55 & begin our walk with Melissa & the boys @ 1:20. There is no hurry; this is a casual thing. Along the way, the boys find stuff along the sidewalk to pick up & examine, look @ bugs, run up & down ramps, watch tree trunks being chewed up by the municipality equipment, etc. We had walked about 1/3 of the distance when Melissa suddenly realized she had forgotten to bring Matthew’s insulin with her; she has Nathan slung on her body & reminds us that the boys know the way to the library so keep on walking while she returns home to get the insulin.
Well, these boys have been trained; they stop @ crosswalks, they carefully watch the traffic signals & they are tuned in to the safety rules when walking the sidewalk. We were impressed. Melissa caught up with us @ about the ¾ mark & we reached our destination @ 1:50pm. Story telling begins around 2:00.
Before the story telling begins, a charming lady much younger than I introduces herself & begins to ask all sorts of questions; turns out she is the Commissioner of Indiana County. We had quite a nice chat until she was summoned to be the reader for the story book. All totaled, there were probably over (25) little people there for story time. The children’s section of the library is bright & informal with many books & some play areas. I can understand now why Melissa loves their library & the boys look forward to their visits.
After 4:00pm, we follow Melissa & the boys outside to have a snack on the Courthouse lawn & seating areas. Now the boys use the outside ramps to the Courthouse to run up & down & use up some energy. Then it’s the casual walk, on a different route back to the Foote mansion where we arrive @ 5:45pm with Kevin outside to greet us. Truly, having this serendipitous experience made it a most pleasant & cheery day for us.
Before we leave Indiana, we check the Tractor Supply Store & Lowes to no avail on canisters that match mine.
Dinner: leftover meatloaf & Triscuits…. & popcorn later.
Finish DVR movie: “Marked Woman” with Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannelli, etc. Bristling gangster drama of D.A. Bogart convincing Bette & (4) girlfriends to testify against their boss, underworld king Ciannelli. 1937. Good entertainment but not for youngsters.
Lights out: 12:32am
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