5/25/2009 Hanscom AFB, MA
We got up a little early to get here early - the place doesn't take reservations, so it's first-come-first-served. The drive down through the NH hills was nice, and it doesn't turn to hectic until you're a dozen miles or so from the campground here. Then it gets a little wild, since the camp is directly off I-95.
The campground hosts put us into a flat spot with all the amenities but cable at $18 a night - great rate. Nice folks, very helpful.
After setting up, we packed up our laundry and headed for daughter Susan's house via the Cambridge Parkway and 2A to Inman Square. We said "hi" and then set out for brunch at the S&S deli/restaurant - a great food place nearby. We returned to the house, chatted and played with cats for the remainder of the day.
The front of the house looks much better with a new door, and the sidewalk has been re-done. It's coming along nicely toward selling.
Susan and Bryant showed us the floor plan of their apartment in Baltimore; it should be more than adequate. They're both looking forward to getting down there and into new lives. The cats don't seem to care.
At dusk, we returned to the campground and the trailer to settle, relax, and store the laundry (not in that order).
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5/26/2009 Hanscom AFB, MA Sunny but cool, to cloudy at dusk with rain forecast.
We did our breakfast then went into Hanscom to the commissary and exchange for needed items. On return, we put them away and headed for Susan & Bryant's place.
The four of us left there almost immediately for the Ikea store in Stoughton. S&B are planning furniture for their new apartment and needed ideas and measurements for the planning process. They'll actually acquire the goods when they arrive in Baltimore. We, of course, are always ready to tag along to Ikea; we purchased several small items we'll use eventually.
We ate Swedish Meatballs at Ikea in the midst of the romp. I bought a couple of candy bars there and some pickles.
The umbrella we bought might get use first, due to the incoming rain.
We returned to the house and played with cats for a while. Then we decided we'd do some pub food and retire early. We went to the Thirsty Scholar on Beacon Street for assorted dishes, all quite nice.
Tomorrow looks like a slow start in rain (Susan has a noon appointment, so no need to go there early), then a big finish as we see Bryant's mom, Priscilla, and have some time including dinner with her. Looking forward to that.
So we'll do some planning of the next leg of our trip tomorrow morning and do a few things before we go to Susan's.
Oh, yes, great joy in the household - we found the keys we'd lost under some stuff in the back of the pickup. Yay!@!@!
5/27/2009 Hanscom AFB, MA Rain or mist or drizzle, temps in the high 40's, low 50's.
We loafed this morning since Susan had an appointment. We cooked up bacon and eggs (don't do that very often), then I took the opportunity to run into the base for a haircut and some wine. Got both.
In the early afternoon we went to S&B's place. The four of us went to the mall; we got a present for an upcoming wedding, and books. Then on to the pet store, where S&B bought cat transporting cages for the upcoming move. We bought a couple of cat toys.
Back to the house, where we chatted and played with cats and watched the RSS feed of the National Spelling Bee. Great-nephew Tim appeared and spelled his word with great confidence and looked just fine. Unfortunately, we later found out he didn't make the semi-finals - but it was his first attempt.
We talked some more until Bryant's mom Priscilla showed up. Then we moved to Ole (pronounced Olay, I can't put the accent mark above the "e" where it should be) for Mexican food. We all had a lot of fun talking and eating.
Afterward, back at the house, we continued the conversations until we all started wearing down. Priscilla got up to go to Bryant's brother Ben's house, so we left at the same time to slog our way home through a misty rain.
It felt good to enter a nice warm trailer when we got back to the little house with wheels.
5/28/2009 Hanscom AFB, MA Fog, mist, cloudy, some rain, cold (40's, low 50's).
Today didn't work out the way we'd planned.
Bryant woke up feeling a little off, so they delayed their trip to our trailer until afternoon. When they did arrive, it was obvious Bryant was off, and Susan wasn't much better. I have a feeling all the efforts (all of which were emotional) of the past couple of weeks have just caught up with them.
But we gave Bryant a tour of the trailer, taking about a minute. We had little snacks and non-alchoholic drinks. We chatted. D showed pictures on the Macbook.
It became apparent that they should go home and rest, in order to get better and face the problems of next week in getting ready to move. So we went out to a sandwich place down the road, where we ate and chatted some more.
Then we said our goodbyes and Susan & Bryant headed home. It was prior to rush hour, so they'll get home at a good time.
We're settling in for a quiet evening. We'll wait until after rush hour tomorrow, then move to Mystic, CT.
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