I Say "Foliage" (Day 3718 - 1/29/20)

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Stephen's parents have continued decorating their new room. They got a new rug and are planning to refinish the coffee table so that it matches the rest of the room. Also, they are planning to stain the table tops of the coffee table and side tables dark. Stephen and Mal helped them place the piece of art that says "Bless All Who Gather Here" above the TV and the mirror above the fireplace.

There is a large gap between the mirror and the top of the fireplace. They measured the distance correctly, but Stephen thought that he already moved the mirror down by 2 inches. But, he didn't so the gap is bit bigger than they wanted. Stephen tells his parents to put some "foliage" (fake plants) in between that gap. He says that he calls it "foliage" because he doesn't know the exact name for it. Debra also found an afghan in the closet which someone had given them and she put it on the rocking chair. Steve says this new room is very relaxing.

Back at home, Stephen is trying to sit down to eat his white chicken chili while trying not to squish Sagan whose lying down on top of the couch cushion. Stephen talks about how he is happy for his parents and glad that they enjoy the TV. Their local cable company had sent them a letter saying that they were getting rid of analog completely and were going to focus on digital. So, Stephen had to rescan all the channels on his parents' TV. While rescanning, he noticed that their TV seemed to have more HD channels even though they never paid for an HD package. So, he assumes that some channels were moved to HD.

Stephen then talks about how his ear hurt really badly today. He started taking the antibiotics yesterday and hope they will alleviate the pain soon. Stephen says that he has never had an ear infection that hurt this badly. He usually doesn't have to take Ibuprofen for the pain, but he had to take it this time.

Then, Stephen talks about they are off schedule today because they had to help his parents with putting up the mirror and artwork in the new room. They also had to take care of some other stuff there and then they had to go see their accountant. They should be in bed by now, but Stephen has to take his medicine 4 times a day and he has only taken his 3rd dose. So, he has to stay up a bit longer in order to take his 4th dose of medicine. Stephen says that he doesn't like having to stay up later especially when they have to wake up for Breakfast Stream tomorrow. They have also been staying up to research about what kind of car they want to get. They came up with more ideas after talking to their accountant about what they can do. Stephen is excited about owning a different vehicle. Their car is making weird noises after going over speed bumps, so Stephen hopes the car survives for at least 2 more weeks.