My brother and his family were staying at my parents’ house for the week. I drove out yesterday to see them all.
The highlights:
- The first things I saw when I walked into the house were the bags and bags of brand-new books. Mom took them on a book-buying spree. I guess there won’t be an immediate need for the book-store gift card that I bought them for Christmas!
- There’s something about the last day of the visit that pushes Mom and R— to try strange dessert experiments, often of a citrus nature, that are bound to fail. One time, they produced an almost inedible concoction that will be forever known as Key-Lime Soup. This time, it was Lemony Sludge, a “pudding” so sour that every bite made my eye wink involuntarily.
- As always, there were many learned discussions, such as whether or not all foods derived from plants may be counted as vegetables, what would constitute an appropriate display in a LEGO store, and which properties one should buy in a game of Monopoly.