Vicksburg Trip

I went down on Monday late afternoon to do some cleaning. I had made this arrangement the last time I was there.

I spent the majority of the day on Tuesday doing the following: completely moving every piece of furniture in the Master Bedroom so that I could dust and vacuum. It took me a while to figure out their vacuum cleaner and after that it went a bit smoother. The rug was very dirty and I eventually had to clean the canister. I'm not sure that it had ever been cleaned before. Everything was dusted and the Swiffer worked great. During a break from that chore I took the HHR to Krum's for an oil change, filled it with gas and picked up a few groceries for the dinner that I promised I would make. Eventually I finished the Master BR about 1615 and then started in on dinner. I made Hamburger Goop on potatoes and waxed beans. They had not had that meal in several years. Later father said that waxed beans were his favorite vegetable. When Grandma used to make waxed beans for them as a child, father would always ask if there were enough for seconds. If there were he ate them fast, if not he ate them slowly. Later that night we watched some of the Red Wings game but it was so boring that I went to my room and read.

Today I started in on the family room. Again every piece of furniture was moved and every last item was dusted or vacuumed. Toward the end I had to empty the canister again and was dismayed by the amount of crap that the vacuum had picked up.

Mother gave me a few items and 1 for Rebecca.

I took their Christmas Cards back and will mail them this week.

After leaving VB, I drove the back way to the BX in Battle Creek stopping off at the Fort Custer National Cemetery to pay my respects to Uncle David Anderson. I few items were purchased at the BX and I also stopped at the Gun Store in Hastings.

I called the Huge Show again today and finally arrived home about 1515.

I'm taking a break from the MSU hoops game to give this update while Juliane is working on threading her loom.

Rebecca has a job interview on Friday at work because her boss is leaving. She's a little nervous.

I plan to return to VB next week to continue the project.