Carolyn went to a ladies' night-out with some women from church. The original plan was for them all to go a Chinese restaurant in Rhode Island somewhere. The plan changed. The new plan is for one of them to pick-up the food and bring it back to the church- quite a endeavor considering there's supposed to be twenty-two women. I hope they get to eat before it gets too late.
Em finally got to pick-up her Hyundai the other day. She has been busy cleaning it, putting in floor mats and seat covers, and putting a small Red Sox decal on the window. Everything seems to be working well. All I need to do is find a way to install the front license plate. One of the screw holes has a broken-off screw, so I have to try to drill it out and attach the plate with some plastic screws. She took the car down to my mother's today and they went out to lunch.
Last Sunday we drove down to the city and spent the day in a Brooklyn neighborhood called Crown Heights. We went there to take a tour offered by a Hassidic Jewish organization. It was a fascinating day. We all learned a lot and it is always fun (at least we think so) to learn about people who's lives are entirely different from our own.
This is from Mere Christianity:
May the roads rise to meet you;
Christopher and I had a fun weekend in Boston, seeing an Imax movie called, "The Mystery of the Nile" at the Museum of Science, the Celtics beat the Pistons in double overtime, and a hockey game at Boston College. Stayed at the Bullfinch Hotel, neat the Fleet Center Friday night. Saturday morning it rained, so we to see "The Pacifier" at the Boston Common Cinemas. A nice father-and-son weekend.
The other day I had to "hit the sack" late in the afternoon when the flu, or something, hit me. As I pulled the comforter up over my head to try to get warm I was thinking about how I was feeling fine and normal and then all of a sudden- wham! I felt tired and sore and achy and all I wanted to do was just to get into bed.
Last Saturday I put down a deposit on a car for my daughter, a 2000 Hyundai Elantra. The mileage is low and we got it for much less than book value. But it has an outstanding recall and I want that taken care of before we take delivery. Not surprisingly, it's taking longer than expected and Emily is hoping to get it each day. She's not whining about it, but I can tell she's disappointed.
Woke up this morning with the flu or something. I thought I had it beaten but Sunday afternoon it hit harder. Stayed home and spent the better part of the day in bed and feeling much better.
I received a letter from Stephen in California today. He was sentenced to 151 months. It's a hard thing to grasp. It seems that Rick in Massachusetts and I are his only contacts and he is requesting to serve his time at a federal prison in Pennsylvania, rather then out west. What must it be like to have no real family and only one or two friends? He spent a little time with Rick when Rick went out west to visit his daughter. The only contact he and I have had is by letters over the last 2-3 years and a few phone conversations.
Since we wanted to visit family in northwestern PA, I thought, "Why not go when the Sox are going to be in Pittsburgh or Cleveland?" An excellent idea. Indians tickets went on sale this morning at 10. I logged in at 9:59 and prepared to do battle. My monitor and keyboard were tuned-up and ready for action and the new mouse would be a big advantage over the competition (I hoped).
