Awake: 6:37am Temp 47 sleep 7:03 sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
K & I attend 8:00 am Mass & then join the KK members for an hr. After that, we exercise for (1.4) hrs @ the community center.
After breakfast, we motor to the Foote Castle. Just as we were parking in their driveway, we saw Kevin approaching, carrying groceries with Nathan in his sling & Matthew leading the way. We follow them inside & question them further about their camping trip, wedding experience & the “breakdown.”
In (10) days, Matthew seems to have grown up a lot; he was eager to describe the breakdown experience in detail & with some well used vocabulary. When I asked Matthew what part of the trip he liked the best, he answered: “The breakdown.”
A heater hose supplying heat to the rear of the van suddenly burst close to the engine & Kevin noticed the engine temp climbing up fast. They had to be towed about (4) miles & a new section of hose installed. The layover time (also 4 hrs) was to the boy’s advantage as they found a “Roly-Poly” gym where a children’s class was close to finishing & the Foote boys were invited to join in. They enjoyed slides, sandboxes, climbing apparatuses, etc.
Lunch by Kevin & Melissa: grilled hamburgers, French fries & a mixed salad; all very yummy! We enjoyed time with the boys before & after lunch; left about 3:45 to attend the 4:00pm vigil Mass @ Saint Thomas Moore church in Indiana, PA. Afterwards, I do some light grocery shopping @ Martin’s while Kathy peruses the Goodwill store nearby.
Back @ our home on wheels, we finish the movie: “Little Lord Fauntleroy” with Freddie Bartholomew, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee, Dolores Costello, Mickey Rooney, etc. Young New Yorker Bartholomew suddenly finds himself a British lord in this charming film from classic story. 1936. The story was fantastic but the film, sound & picture, was not so good.
Lights out: 11:55pm
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