Eben is doing well in his Reading Camp. He really loves it. He's been cooking: scrambled eggs, pancakes, and popcorn. He's been crafting: sock puppet, painting lupines.

Dwane only worked half days on Monday and Tuesday. We spent those afternoons looking for a truck. We found on in Bangor late Monday, after the dealership had closed, so we had to go back on Tuesday to check it out. Dwane loved it. It's a 1996 GMC Sierra 4x4 with extended cab. It's green in color. It's got high miles, but still 50,000 less than our last truck. And--it's so nice to buy a vehicle outright, without needing a loan. (We could only do that because Dwane sold his Lincoln.)

We did have septic clog problems yet again on Monday morning. Dwane dug up around the septic line, and couldn't find any apparent problem with the pipe. (We thought maybe we had a ruptured pipe.) Dwane had bought some sort of thing you attach to the end of your garden hose, thread it down the pipe, and then it pulsates water at the clog to push it through. Apparently, that has worked, as we haven't had any problems since. Dwane didn't re-fill the hole in the ground, however, just in case.

Going to Mom and Dad's for lunch to have her "famous macaroni and cheese with melted Vermont cheddar cheese" (in Eben's words). Mom's going to cut my bangs while I'm there. Yay! They're driving me nuts.