April 20, 1991

We take Barb out for breakfast at Perkins.  Andy's a handful, probably because he's helped himself to a few cookies before we left.  I order the breakfast burrito, forgetting how the first taste of this entree makes my taste buds inoperative.  What is worse than not being able to taste my coffee?  On the way to Cub Foods, we stop at home so I can relieve myself.  The afternoon is lowkey.  The weather is perfect for yard work, but I don't get anything accomplished.  I need to be Daddy.

JoAnna and I spend the evening at Broydrick's new house, a very impressive edifice.

March 23, 1991

Housecleaning is today's focus and fortunately the view outside is depressing one.  The trees shake violently against a gray sky.  I tackle the laundry.  At noon, Andy and I go shopping.  We first stop at Menard's, where I inspect ceiling light fixtures (a replacement for the utility room seems to be no longer available, a discontinued style from the early 1960s), wall mirrors, and louver doors.  Next stop is Cub Foods, followed by Brennan's (for a chuck roast), and True Value Hardware for a replacement wing nut.  (And I would have asked for a butterfly nut!  Maybe that's what they are called in Two Rivers.)   Barry and Mary join us for dinner.  The conversation is supposed to focus on alternatives to working for the Broydricks, but it never proceeds to that point, and I'm hesitant to ask the $64 question.