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But before I start on today, I forgot something yesterday.

JD and Tyler drove by the house that I bought when Marta and I were married, and it was for sale. So he called up the agent and she met us over there.

They had made some major changes, but much of the stuff that I had done was still there.

And it looked so sad... and small.

I'm glad that we went, and I'm really glad that I don't live there any more.

And the boys felt much the same way.

Back to today... Karen was up early too, and she took Brian to something at the expocentre; we were going to go for a walk when she got back, but the kid who had bought the recliners was supposed to come over, so we didn't. Besides, Karen was pretty well wiped out by then.

Tyler got up in a while, and Karen wanted a covered platofrm swing, and Lowes' had them on sale, so Ty and I went out there.

Of course, they were sold out, so we went to Sams'... they didn't have any swings, but they had a table, stainless steel, that would work really good for folding clothes in the laundry room, so we bought that.

A little later, Karen called Dillons', and they had the swings, and JD was up by this time so we all went out to Dillons' and bought that. They also had grills on sale, but they were really cheap-looking and flimsey, so we didn't get that.

O'yeah, before we went to Dillons', JD and Tyler put together the table... I'd told Karen six months ago that I'd build one for her, but I just got the legs and stretchers cut out, and they're still sitting there on my workbench.

And we got home from Dillons' and the boys put together the swing, and it looks really nice.

And tonight there was a conjunction of Venus and the moon... a beautiful sight, even in a city, they're both bright enough. I'm always fascinated by being able to see the earthshine on the unlit side of the moon, and this picture shows it faintly... better in the expanded view that you get by clicking on the thumbnail....

And I'm dragging... Karen is already in bed, of course, and I think that I'll be there shortly.