The dinette in our Prevost H3-40 before removal.

Our son invited us to their house in Ann Arbor for Mother’s Day brunch.  We arrived at 10 AM and Madeline was very excited to see us.  Besides Shawna and Madeline, Meghan, Chris, and Katie arrived shortly after us.  After some coffee and initial visiting we started the meal with grapefruit juice and champagne cocktails.  Meghan made three kinds of vegan scones and Brendan and Shawna made granola and fruit salad.  It all made for a very tasty brunch.  Katie had to leave for work but was able to stay long enough to enjoy brunch.  Brendan and I stayed at the house to chat while everyone else went for a walk.  By the time they got back Madeline was ready for her 1 PM nap, right on schedule.

HVAC grills removed from front of J-lounge (L) and dinette (R) in our bus.

After Meghan and Chris left Shawna needed to run to a local market to pick up a few things for dinner with friends who were coming over later.  They are going to need another vehicle and we potentially have one to spare.  They have kept Linda’s Honda Civic at their house the last two winters while we traveled, so they are very familiar with that car.  Shawna had never driven a Honda Element, or even ridden in one, so she drove our car and Linda went with her.  When they got back from the market we visited a while longer.

OTR HVAC duct and Aqua-Hot fan-coil unit. These were under the dinette in our bus.

We left at 3 PM and stopped at Whole Foods Market for a few items.  We had seen the 2009 Egri Merlot at Whole Foods in the past but the vintage they are now receiving is 2013.  There is no guarantee it will taste anything like the 2009, but it was already on sale and we got an additional 10% discount on six or more bottles so that is how many we bought.  We have lots of other wines in the wine fridge so these bottles may get to age a little before we drink them.

Forward end of passenger side sofa with end panel, footrest, table, and drawer removed. The footrest, table, and drawer were all motorized.

Back at the house we had a light supper and slices of the 6-inch multi-layer cookies and cream vegan cake we got at Whole Foods as the final Mother’s Day treat.  I had a long, late evening phone chat with Butch about dual-orbital polishers and bus barns before turning in for the night.