The Flight Home

We needed to print our return flight boarding passes a day before the flight. The only problem was that we would be in a movie when the boarding passes became available. We wanted to get low number passes to get good seats on the plane. Grandpa volunteered to stay home and print out our passes.

The night before our flight, we packed our bags. It took an extra trip over to the kids' uncle's house to collect their belongings. The kids' cousin spent the night to say goodbye. I used the GPS to get us to the air port. Drove all the way to the back of the garage to find my rental car company return.

Inside the airport, I followed the signs to get to our gate. The family did not follow me. I came back and they told me we had to check our bags first. Duh. The line to check bags was short. I worried that Momoko's big bag may have weighed too much. It didn't.

My boading pass was first. I entered the plane and found a window seat. Unfortunately I was in front of a little kid who kicked me seat a lot. At least his parents were on guard to scream at the kid to tell him to stop kicking. Little Kat and Kit Kat say next to each other. Even though the captain said we had a full flight, Momoko got lucky and sat in a row with one empty seat.

After landing, we collected our bags quick. Took a crowded bus to the satellite parking. Kit Kat wandered the satellite lot searching for the exit. They charged us eight and a half days for parking. Kit Kat drove us home and proceeded to fall asleep in bed before dinner. We all missed our premium beds and mattresses we have at home.

Dollar Movie Theater

Gradma's town allegedly had a dollar theater. I am all for good deals like that. Sure it was probably some broke down old theater. But you can't beat the price. Plus they featured old but good movies such as Ender's Game.

I scheduled us to watch the movie Carrie. Kit Kat had previously wanted to see it on the big screen. So she was in. Her cousin came too. Little Kat completed our group. I drove the rental with the kids to the theater. I used my GPS to get us there. As soon as we turned onto the access road, Kit Kat and I recalled the route.

There was one girl handling tickets and concessions. Turns out that Tuesday movies were $2, but all other days cost $3. Still a good deal for the movie. There were $1 hot dogs. However we all opted for popcorn/nachos. Those concessions were expensive like they are at normal theaters.

Carrie was not too scary. The bottom of the film was clipped. The film aspect ratio was also off, causing people to appear too skinny. The next time we opted to go to the modern theater where admission was full price, but grandma's membership got us discounted popcorn and drinks.

The Gun Range

Little Kat and I drove the rental car over to Little Kat's uncle's house. We backed the car up to his garage. Then we loaded up a bunch of guns into the back of the car. We packed the bag of ammo I bought. We supplemented that with ammo from Little Kat's uncle's stash.

We took a long drive to the outdoor gun range. On the way there, we passed sites like the circular barn and soda store which had a huge soda bottle decoration outside. They sell cans of soda from all over the world. The last leg of the journey was a dirt road.

There were other people at the range when we arrived. An older guy shot long range targets with a loud rifle. A couple younger guys were doing skeet shooting, launching clay targets in the air and hitting them with shotgun fire.

I fired some 22 caliber ammo using revolvers like the 357 magnum. That was fun. I could actually hit targets at close and medium range. The pistols I tried had too much recoil for my taste. The rifles hurt my shoulder and would not hit the targets I aimed at.

Little Kat had decent aim. He liked the pistols and rifles more than me. We stayed later than the other people at the range. When we left, Little Kat locked the property entrance gate behind us.

Search for 22 Caliber

Once we arrived at grandmas's house, we brought in all our luggage. Grandma thought the boys could share one bedroom, and the girls could share another. Both kids complained as they figured the adult in their bedroom would snore and keep them awake. Thus I ended up sleeping with Momoko in her old bedroom.

Little Kat planned to go shooting at the gun range with his uncle. I asked to go along. Grandpa wanted in on the action too. Little Kat's uncle worried we would use up all his ammunition. We decided the I would buy new ammo for our outing.

The problem was that 22 caliber bullets were in high demand here. So instead I bought a bunch of 38 caliber bullets for uncle's weapons, and a bit of 45 caliber bullets for grandpa's handgun. Later we went to a gun shop that had small quantities of 12 caliber bullets for sale.

In all, I bought a two hundred bucks worth of ammo. We now plan to go to an outdoor shooting range with Little Kat's uncle. Then we will visit an indoor range with grandpa. Back home I am thinking I might need a gun of my own, maybe a revolver.

To Grandma's House

I printed airline boarding passes the day before our flight. We still boarded somewhere around the middle of the crowd. Momoko sat with Little Kat. I was with Kit Kat. Luckily we got our own rows of seats on the plane, with an empty seat between us. I read my Kindle book for most of the flight. Picked up a Chevy Traverse rental car. It was very roomy for all our luggage.

I plugged my GPS into the rental car. The thing would not stay attached to the windshield. It also seemed to want to want to take the long way. Therefore I relied on Momoko to guide me to her parents' house.We stopped by Sonic for some dinner first. I love the taste of their tots.

Grandma's dogs barked as we entered the house. A child gate prevented them from entering the dining room and running out the front door. I noticed that grandma had a new Chevy SUV like my rental. It looked to be the same color too.

Grumpy Cat 2014

I am a bit late in ordering a wall calendar for 2014. Usually I just pick up whatever is cheap from the stores or Amazon. This year I looked for a calendar that I would love to look at all year. That's when I saw it. There is a Grumpy Cat calendar for 2014.

Bad news. The calendar is on backorder at Amazon. I need a calendar. Don't know when I should wait for this one. There is a backup plan. Amazon has a Walking Dead calendar ready to ship now. I might pull the trigger on that one. Ha ha. No pun intended, really.

While looking at all thing Grumpy Cat on Amazon, I found that Grumpy Cat has his own book. Oh yes. This might be as good or even better than a calendar. How can I not purchase this book for myself? Things are already looking up for 2014. Thank you Grumpy Cat for being so mean but lovable.

Christmas Delivery

I had meant to give my friend a gift for Christmas. But I just did not have my act together the last time I saw him. Now I have a busy week at work. Turns out I just am not going to be able to see him before Christmas. What's a busy guy to do? Use the Post Office.

I had this DVD of the first season of Breaking Bad to give him. The package was a bit larger than a normal DVD. I wrote my buddy a note and headed to the post office after lunch. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot. I guess things get busy there around Christmas time.

I found a small priority mail shipping box that just about fix my DVD box set. It was a bit too small. But I jammed it in there anyway. A postal employee helped me tape the thing shut. It costs five bucks to send this package to my friend. I figure that's a good deal because they provide the box. Plus the get it to him the very next day. Handy.

Now I got to wrap the rest of the gifts I plan to give this Christmas. Busy busy.