The maple tree came down today. Travis and Mark came over with their chain saws and a trailer, and we cut it down and cut it up. I don't know how he did it, unless he is some sort of savant, but Travis looked up at the tree and walked from the tree to the fence, then announced we could drop the tree straight back and it would just fit in the yard without hitting the fence. Since there wasn't much else to do, we did it, and the very tippy top of the tree just barely brushed the back side of the fence when it fell. From there it was just a matter of cutting and stacking wood, and everything went on without incident or accident. Mark did see the cat condo that I have begun building. Actually, what he saw was just a couple of 2x4s clamped together drying, but he asked what I was working on and was a bit...er, disgusted...with the answer. Yeah, the thing is going to be a pretty major piece of furniture. Beth is away this weekend; she went back to Plainwell for a grand opening gala event for the new performing arts center at the high school, and all the alumni they could get came back to sing. I got to see some of it because it was all webcast, which was pretty cool.

Friday after work all the Cub Scouts popcorn that they sold in the last 6 weeks or so was delivered. It was $6326 worth of the stuff, sold by about 20 different boys. It just barely fits into the truck bed and all available space in the front and back of the cab, and it makes a HUGE pile of boxes in our living room. We had scouts coming by all afternoon Saturday to pick theirs up for delivery. It was also date night, Beth and I went to dinner and out to see "Red" which we both loved. And Missy has tonsilitis again. I wish we could have gotten those tonsils out this year, when my deductible is paid up. Sigh....tonsils 3, Missy 0.

Opal and Iris went to the vet today and we re-discovered how expensive free kittens can be. Shots and worming for 2 cats: $241.50.