The day included a few outings. Dad and the kids left early to help set up for a family reunion that was happening in Chatham. I was feeling weak and said that I likely would just be coming separately. It isn’t terrible, but it’s that’s feeling like the energy is leaking out with my steps and the only way it goes away is to rest and recover. So I went back to bed and stayed there until I felt better enough to meet them there around 1.

Jessica, Jason, and the girls were there and we stayed until around 2:30. There was a birthday party for one of the babies at church which we stopped by as well. On the way there we stopped by Dollar General for a card. My daughter asked if all families were like this, where you stop by minutes before the party to get the person a card. I told her it was likely all families were not like this, but rather families with people like me.

She wasn’t mad about it. After that we drove her to Miles’ house and stopped by Walgreens on the way there. I’d printed off a picture to include with his going away gift. I went in to say hello, and then goodbye, and to see how all of the packing was going. He has to be there a little earlier for soccer and has two roommates from Spain or South America or somewhere. His mom said he could bring some home over break.