And without too much drama!
My parents-in-law flew out for a visit this weekend for the first time. Most of my family had been out here already, and several of my wife’s siblings had too, but her parents (typically loathe to travel) hadn’t yet made the trip.
But last Thursday they decided to check out The Rainy City for a couple of days. And rainy it was! Their plane touched down right in the middle of stereotypical grey, rainy, dark weather. Friday was gorgeous, however—blue skies, clear enough to see the mountains from the observation deck of my building, and nary a drop of rain. We managed to wear ourselves out wandering around the streets of downtown without having to carry umbrellas to boot.
Saturday, of course, the rain started pouring again. I’d say it was the first major downpour we’ve had this season. (Not like last season with salmon swimming across the road after days of deluge by this time of year.) The sun, thankfully, came out later in the day, in time for us to take pictures by the Troll Under The Bridge, but it was a far cry from the blue skies of the previous day.
The only minor disaster was the air mattress fiasco. We have a few small air mattresses that we use when guests come over, but I’ve been wanting a double-high, queen-size air mattress for a while now, and decided to get one for this occasion. Upon inflating it that evening, however, we realized that it was only a single-high normal-size air mattress. They had given us the correct box, the correct instructions, and the “correct” price—but the incorrect mattress. The next morning, however, we discovered that they’d given us a leaky mattress to boot! The unfortunate in-laws kept waking up in the middle of the night having to re-inflate.
So Friday morning, the first “sightseeing” adventure we took our tourists on was to the local Target’s returns department. Thankfully they gave back our money with no hesitation, we purchased a replacement, and it was not only the double-high correct-style mattress (the instructions finally made sense!), but it was also completely leak-free. Their following night’s rest was much more peaceful.
But now they’re back home in their own bed, which is probably more comfortable than either of the air mattresses they slept on. Thanks for the visit, folks! We hope to have you back here again soon.
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