UP TO DATE

It was movie morning with the two youngest grand kids again today. It will be every movie day every Wednesday for the rest of the summer. Tale of Despereaux was on our plate. Being the cheap grandfather that I am. These are $1 movies at Regal (summer schedule only). Gracie brought her own money and planned to spring for some candy, but the price even shocked her. So I also coughed up the cash for the candy. I’m a soft touch for these kids. I lost track of how many times Morgan told me “I love this movie” as he sat beside me. Love is a strong word, but I liked it.

The drive time discussion on the way to the movie was about driving a car. Ten year old Morgan is the most anxious to drive. He can hardly wait. I did all I could to explain to him how expensive a car is, but he could care less. His dad will pay. Probably. He plans to just drive around. I’m glad I’m not the parent. I could never afford the car insurance with three teen drivers.

Went over for the Bingo lunch at 3:30. They usually have a wonderful homemade soup. They did today, but they also had a wonderful fruit salad. I pigged out on the fruit and passed on the soup. The pineapple was exceptionally sweet. After the snack I told the caller that I was going to play the next game and I would pay for my cards if I won. Would believe the crowd booed me? What were they thinking? And I know this will be harder even harder to believe, but I actually won. I got my Bingo seven calls before anyone else. I screamed Bingo, got up and jumped up and down and was booed again. They hate me. They also wanted proof that I had paid. And since I had not paid they would not declare me the winner. Spoiled sports. Go figure.

We were told the new washer and dryers would be delivered today. We have only waited sin May 13^th. Yes, they did arrive — 5:30 p.m. They look great. They are going to cost more per load, but each machine holds larger loads. Hope it’s as great as it looks. There was no timer on our old machines. You kind of had to guess when it would all be done. Everything is now up to date in The Home. Well, not everything. These have digital timers. Yeah! Sorry. Guess I should not get too excited about a washer and dryer, but frankly and with great sincerity, the old ones were awful. Maybe these will actually clean your clothes. That would be different. Maybe clothes will actually get dry in one cycle. Another innovation. Wow!