Post Vacation Update

Let me give you a brief look at how the 'Rents spent their first day without The Relatives:  When I left for work, Dad was sitting in his recliner and Mom was sitting on the couch.  They both had their hands folded in their laps.  The TV was off, and the house was as quiet as a tomb.  They both had dazed looks on their faces.  I called home during my 2:00 break, and Dad said the TV was still off, and that they had not done a thing all day long.  Good for them.  I wish I could have stayed home and sat on the couch with them.