The kids had a track meet in Pawnee this evening. They’ve had a long day. It started out leaving for school around 7:30. Josh took the kids and first dropped off the little boys. Then he took the older kids to the high school where they were meeting with the others. He drove a bus of about 23 kids into downtown Springfield where a March for Life event was being held. They had Matins at 10 at the downtown Lutheran church.

I wanted to go but stayed home. The day prior had been long. I’d driven up north with my brother and mom to take him back to his apartment after staying with my parents for the past week following an appendectomy. We ended up coming back home with him still with us. He spent the night with my parents last night and then he and my mom met us today at the meet. He’s staying with us for the next several days.

So I’m looking forward to that. With my younger siblings especially, the affection I have for them isn’t quite the same as it is with my own kids but it is similar. It was nice to sit and visit with my mom and brother at the meet. The kids did well even if they don’t always think that they do. Josh drove the track bus back to the school and somehow they were home before me, my brother, and the boys. We ate supper soon after.