Night Life

We spent about four hours out on the boardwalk this afternoon. I did not put sun screen on my face. So my cheeks got a little red. Afterwards I decided to sleep off the pain. I awoke to Momoko calling about our dinner plans. I was not hungry due to a large steak sub lunch. Therefore we sent the kids down to the pool.

There was a further delay after swimming as the kids washed off the chlorine. We then proceeded to an ice cream shop for dinner. The school secretary is working there for spring break. We did not see her as she works the day shift. Kit Kat got a milkshake. Little Kat was not allowed one because of his allergies. All of us that got french fries were given more than we could eat. Momoko walked out with an ice cream she can't seem to get anywhere else - chocolate chip coconut.

Momoko forced us to spend some quality time together playing card games. The rest of us voted to play the quickest game we knew. That is Monopoly cards edition. I had one goal. Make sure Little Kat did not win again like he did last night. I was successful. Right now Little Kat is playing Momoko's iPad, helping her progress in this dragon game. I think I might play an iPhone game myself.

Coned

Kit Kat decided to go to the pool with her friends last night. Momoko and I drove her there. Kit Kat's friends saw us on the road and beeped their horn at us. Afterwards Momoko wanted to get some ice cream. We drove to a farm near our house that sells ice cream in the summer. I got a huge waffle cone with butterscotch and soft serve.

Now for an update on our dryer debable. Momoko called the store manager who said it would be easy to hook up our dryer exhaust. He came over this week. After struggling for an hour, he finally got the thing hooked up. Kit Kat did some laundry. The dryer vent fell off on the first dryer use. Epic fail.

Momoko called the store manager again, explaining that his handy work was not too handy. The manager sent the install guy who should have done the work the first time. He cut out some of the vent ducting from the wall. Then he connected the dryer directly to the opening that leads outside. Let's hope this thing holds tight. I am never going to use these delivery and install guys again. A total waste of time. I got my own handy man who will charge a bit more, but get the job right the first time.

The Bike Solution

Momoko signed the family up for membership at the local pool. Kit Kat and her friends usually walk there. It is not too far away. However the last time Little Kat tagged along, he complained that the walk was too much for him.

Little Kat proposed that he be allowed to ride his bike to the pool. Sounds like a good solution to me. Little Kat told me he needed a few items to make this happen. We did some shopping last weekend to hook him up.

First Little Kat needed a lock to secure his bike at the pool. Check. Next Little Kat said he needed a replacement helmet as his old one fell apart. Check. Finally Little Kat said his bike seat was too small and hard. We tried to buy him a replacement seat. But he was concerned he could not attach it easily to his bike. We bought him a "seat cover" that provides extra cushion.

Now we are all set up for swimming this summer.

Kung Fu Falling Apart

Kit Kat had made plans to see Kung Fu Panda with her friends this weekend. She was going to have Momoko drive some of her friend to the theater. Others were to get a ride there. Today was the movie day.

After breakfast, Kit Kat came down and said all her plans were falling apart. The people getting rides were unable to arrange them. One friend suggested they all just walk to the pool. Momoko approved this change of plans.

Little Kat suffered a bit because of the changes. He was going to tag along to see the movie. Now his plans are up in the air. He might go visit one of his friends, or perhaps eat dinner with Momoko. The only part of the plans that has stayed the same is that Kit Kat's friends are sleeping over at our house tonight.