The mission limps along

Another fairly slow day for the mission, but not without entertainment.

There were errands to take care of in the morning. With all the work of the mission, we hadn't worked out for a while, so Jane went off to water aerobics and from there to give blood. While all that was going on, I took the cat to the vet for her last kitten shot. She really doesn't like being in the carrier or riding in the car. It's amazing how far she can reach through the grating when she's desperate. But all went well. She's up to 4.4 pounds. She's growing to be very long and skinny.

After lunch we went to the local multiplex and were having a hard time deciding between Dreamgirls and The Pursuit of Happyness. By the time we got to the front of the line, it was time for Dreamgirls so we did that one. Pleasant enough, but I don't see all the Oscar hype. I can see a couple acting nominations, but I can surely think of five films that need to be nominated ahead of this one.

Then while I went to the Y to work out, Jane cooked (always a good thing). Then we sat down to watch the Netflix dvd (Zelary, I know you haven't heard of it.) that had been gathering dust during our travels to Hollywood and Pasadena. The red wine from dinner was making Jane's head nod, which means she was missing the wonderful scenery of the film (she really likes good scenery), so we paused so I could scoop up a some ice cream and the eating would give her a new awakening. While I was scooping she called to me and said there was some chocolate sauce on the second shelf of the fridge. I looked around that shelf and finally found a small Tupperware container. I heated it to thin it, but it didn't thin very well, so I glopped it on and brought her the ice cream. Now, Jane usually makes pretty good stuff, but this was the worst chocolate sauce I've ever had. She noticed it wasn't very good either. Then she asked about it and I told her what I found (which was right where she told me it would be.) It turns out that gravy on ice cream isn't as good a match as chicken and waffles. So then Jane got up and found the real chocolate sauce and we began scooping anew. That woke her up enough to enjoy the rest of Zelary.

Lest you think we're falling down on the mission, we have a big day planned today. Stay tuned.

The mission continues here.