We set up The Den, ate lunch, then called Cynthia. No answer. We were hanging out watching TV, when lo and behold there was a knock at our door and voice calling out, "You're not messing around, are you?" Knowing our parents are back in Maryland, we figured it had to be Cynthia. When asked how she found us, she said, "Where else would you stay?" She had a point.

We spent the evening with Cynthia and our nephews, Chad and Chase. We took the tour of downtown Monmouth, the sister city to Independence. For dinner we actually had a home-cooked meal with more than two dishes (The Den has only two burners). As a special treat, Cynthia rented a video for us, bought popcorn, and left us the use of the house for a few hours to veg out. What a treat!