Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The Big Let Down

Carey called last night while we were at the Nationals game, watching them lose to the Cardinals in a lackluster performance only punctuated by two flukey home runs, to report that she, Sarah and John had arrived safely back in Havre about 2 yesterday afternoon. We were too pooped to call when we got home, about 10, even though they might still have been up, so I tried her this morning. She was already at a major dental appointment, but Sarah was anxious to talk and had much to report. Her friend Alex Burton had come home with them from Great Falls and would be visiting until Friday and the Hodges had fed them dinner before Carey had to go to help out at the bingo game at St. Jude's. It was not lost on Sarah when her mother came home smelling like smoke that it didn't seem right that they would teach the children at the school not to smoke, yet allow the bingo players to do it. Anyhow, we had a lovely conversation, and then I ran over to Johnson's to get gardening supplies for fixing the path out back, dropped off film, a library book that was due, and picked up some groceries at the Safeway.

After polishing off our La Miche leftovers for lunch, I made tuna macaroni salad for dinner and then was so tired, I just gave up and took a nap. I woke about 4 and ran up to get the photos. Jim should be home about 6. He'll ride his bike, which he left at the office yesterday when I picked him up from work to go to the game. I drove him in this morning because he was running too late to catch the bus. We will probably just CRASH tonight after dinner because we're both so tired, even though Carey called back and left a message while I was out earlier that we should call her back tonight after 7. She and John both start school tomorrow, though neither of them have students until next week. I will get back on a bit of a schedule, including Curves, which I went to yesterday for the first time since before they arrived, before we break it again to spend a week or so at the cabin the end of the month. And so.....another summer draws to a close. Rats.

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