sudden change of plans!

On Thursday evening, I had a brief phone chat with my parents to catch up on general stuff, during which Mom mentioned being a little worried that Hurricane Ida might have done some water damage to their basement and garage, which they were in no position to do anything about. (Mom and Dad are currently at the cabin in Minnesota.)

Today I recalled that I have a three-day weekend thanks to Labor Day. (I mean, technically it's one day offset, because I work Saturdays and have Tuesdays off, but whatever, three days are three days.)

So... why not drive down to NJ to A) check their house for water damage, B) retrieve the small birdseye maple table they sold via my church recycle sale so the buyer can get it before October, and C) possibly do a flying visit with Susan?

So that's my Sunday and Monday abruptly filled up. :)

I think I may also haul my dirty laundry down and take advantage of their washer and dryer, because why not.

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In unrelated news, Dad was very pleased about his birthday present, because I bought him a book he'd been considering tracking down himself but had not yet done anything about. :D I have a well-tuned sense of what he'll be interested in reading -- the trick is to make sure I don't buy something he's already acquired on his own.

Mom is harder to buy books for, because her reading leans more toward mysteries than nonfiction and I have very little feel for that genre, let alone for what she has and hasn't already read. Fortunately, Mom's birthday is also close to Christmas and she provides excellent wish lists. ♥