Dwane returned home from work on Saturday morning to find that our pipes had clogged once again. After a gallon of chemicals and gallons of hot water, the clog finally went through. Hopefully, this is the end of that.

We spent the afternoon traveling to Portland and trying to find the perfect truck for Dwane. Yankee Ford had advertised that they were having a huge load (587+) of repossessed vehicles available for sale. "No phone calls please. No camping overnight." We were sure we could find what we needed with 587+ vehicles to choose from. When we got there, their average-sized lot was only about 3/4 full. Dwane went in to ask if they had another lot somewhere. The salesman responded, "Oh, well we had a couple of those vehicles." Dwane was hopping made. Dwane worked a ton of hours this week (until 12:45 AM one night and until 11:30 PM another night), and had tons of things to do at home. We made this trip ONLY because of their ad. What a disappointment. Dwane wants to reported them to the Better Business Bureau of false advertising.

The night ended much better, though. Dwane's step-mother, Sandra, wanted to take us out for dinner. We went to Applebee's in Brunswick, where I had the steak topped with grilled shrimp and parmesan/garlic sauce. It was unbelieveable! I can't wait to order that up again. And the garlic mashed potatoes were great, too. The boys were very well behaved, which made dinner a real pleasure. Sandra also brought some birthday gifts for Eben--a Batman shirt, a Spiderman shirt, and a Wal-Mart gift card. Of course, he was elated.

After supper, Sandra took us across the street to Cold Stone. What a fun place that was! This is an ice cream place that has about a dozen ice cream "bases" (chocolate, vanilla, sweet cream, black licorice, etc.). They also feature about 25 or so "mix-ins", everything from nuts to jimmies, to crushed candy bars. They mix the base with your mix-ins right in front of you on a cold stone. I had a sweet cream base with graham cracker crust pieces and chocolate shavings. Dwane had banana base with graham cracker crust pieces. Eben chose chocolate with rainbow sprinkles and chocolate chips (I think), and Sandra had chocolate with almonds. The workers also have these little songs they sing while they're working. They have one for everytime someone buys a waffle cone, for example. They'll also sing a song for a tip. I don't know if the ice cream can top Dorman's, but the exerience is well worth it. It is located at Cook's Corner in the building that formerly housed Dennys.