Decided to clean the lamps and grounds as recommended in an earlier post and lo and behold they still stayed on. Went over the wiring, other grounds and decided that the switches were bad.
This did not work. The solution: Turn off the dash switch that controls the brightness! My wife had last driven the car and left that on when she adjusted the dash brightness during an early morning drive. Battery being new was strong enough to last all day, but not a week.
My wife had last driven the car and left that on when she adjusted the dash brightness during an early morning drive. Battery being new was strong enough to last all day, but not a week. 
