Saturday is the day we usually go out with the Mom and HRH. I talked to the Mom yesterday but no plans set for certain until I texted HRH this morning. It was a major morning for me given that it was a Saturday and I was not only awake and out of bed, but I had on clothes. I even made some toast and ice tea for CaDiva. Well the tea was already in the fridge but I added the ice. And according to HRH, that is a significant part of the recipe in Iced Tea.
When HRH texted me back she said she still needed to shower. Remember I was already up, dressed and had cooked but HRH still hadn't showered? Must be nice. Ok, so she had to shower because she had just finished a 35-mile bike ride, but that is no excuse. She told us to pick her and the little hrh up. Did I mention HRH is a grandma? Yeah, she is, and riding in Ragbrai...you impressed? Me too.
We we went to a diner we liked the first time we went there but no so much the last two times. What can I say, HRH had a coupon. Maybe it was the heat or we just got there at the wrong time, but the services wasn't that good and my eggs were scorched. Not to mention 1200 calories based on the food journal I'm keeping. But little hrh enjoyed eating jelly off my toast and watching the jukebox bubble. CaDiva said her burger was very good. I'm just not ready to endorse this place. We have had better but we'll probably go back. After all, HRH may have another coupon.
HRH had some ideas about how we could have two vehicles in Webster City and end up in Marshalltown without having to drive separately. She is worried CaDiva and I aren't going to have any fun. I'm thinking we should just get into Webster City and make a decision after we set up the tent. Speaking of which,we still had some things to get ready for camping out on Tuesday night. Oh, by the way, did I mention the most recent weather reports says we are going to have record breaking heat, the hottest Ragbrai since the late 80s?
But that is next week and this is this week. For now, the Mom needed her after lunch cigarette and the little hrh had to run off the jelly while CaDiva and I settle the check. The Mom wanted to go home after that, since she wasn't handling the heat well and the little hrh was getting cranky. So we climbed into the Toyota and started to sing. It had been 89 degrees when we parked and was 102 now, what was there to do but sing.
Since CaDiva couldn't remember the words to Puff the Magic Dragon (that's true irony from a woman who literally never inhaled) we started with the songs the Mom taught us when we were kids until she forgot the words to Old Shep. Then we segued into the songs Grandma sang, not the bawdy ones, and by that time, the little hrh was out like a light.
We had to wait for the little hrh's mom to get off work before we headed out again. At Wally-world, we found a new air mattress but it was almost 90 bucks so HRH bought the 30 dollar one. CaDiva couldn't find a second fan which she wanted since it recently occurred to her we had a three room tent and only one fan. I wasn't worried because not-Hank is going to be in the middling room, HRH will have brand new air mattress, TWC says he is sleeping in his truck, and the fan will be in the front porch of the tent with CaDiva and me. But that is just me.
We did find a padlock for my new gym locker so I was having a good day. We decided against stopping at Mr. Walton's Club to buy a case or two of Magnum's, after all we are trying to be healthful. Besides they only have the caramel or the white chocolate ones, and I really prefer the mocha, but the main reason was the healthful thing. We are riding Ragbrai you know, even though carbs are good for bike riders and I just read the thing about burning 3500 calories a day. I just don't think that counts for the persons in the truck even if we are pulling a trailer. So we stopped at the other store, never owned by Mr. Walton, picked up CaDiva's prescriptions, some weed-killer and took a second look for a fan. As it stands now, the front porch of the tent will be the only one with a fan. Well, you know what Meatloaf says, two out of three ain't bad.
Laundry and packing tomorrow. Loading the car on Monday. Then hit the road bright and early on Tuesday. Well bright is a bit strong, but it will be early.
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