Ran into Karen at Home Depot

This morning we went to Home Depot to look at their laminates again. We had the list of supplies the installer said that he needed, and the clerk figured up the cost of them. We looked again at the colors, and we decided to use a lighter color instead of the walnut we had looked at earlier. We will go back tomorrow, pick a lighter one, and we'll pay for the supplies and arrange for the installer to pick them up on Friday. He says he can install the floor then. While we were there we met Karen. She had come to buy a new sprinkler head, since one of hers had broken and was spraying water on one of the windows. We had a soda with her and talked a while, and then came home for lunch. This afternoon we went shopping again for her birthday present and found exactly what I wanted, and I hope she wants it, too. If she doesn't, I'll keep it and get her something else. We will take her to lunch next Wednesday to celebrate her birthday and give it to her. She and Terry are leaving the next day for a three-week trip around Italy.