Dad and the boys were gone today at the gulf outing. It’s an annual fundraiser that people do to for camp. When I heard the boys were going too I held my hand up to my heart and said, “my boys”. I felt a pang of sadness that we wouldn’t be spending the morning or day together doing our school things. They seemed genuinely confused that I would miss them. They were only going to be gone for the day.

But I kept busy. We actually did do some school in the morning before they left, which wasn’t until around 9:45. After that I showered and sent my sister my resume. She was looking for examples as she is wanting to step away from the job she does at their church but doesn’t necessarily have a ton of official experience. She has all kinds of skills including graphic design which she regularly donates to the camp.

Then I went shopping for groceries. It was a big deal because I went ahead and did one of the larger pantry stocking trips. Extra potatoes, apples, seasonings, etc. Squash, beans, even a bag of lentils and another of bean soup. I promise either one can be made to taste good and turned into a meal people like. In addition I picked up window clings for the dining room and ingredients to make a dessert again.

I also picked up a bag of ready-made chocolate cookie dough. Sometime, I thought, I will make these for whoever to have homemade cookies when they get home. I decided to make them for the two bigger kids who had a half-day at school and were home for lunch. It’s hard for me to do things sometimes as I think, “But we’re not all here, what’s the point?” But it still means something to the ones who are there.

They liked the cookies and said it was one of the best lunches they’d had in a long time. One, because it was home, and two, because there were extra snack things, plus the stuff for the sandwich, plus the cookies to top it all off. That is one of the special things about the day you go to the store, there is food in abundance. I put the cold food away but told Josh I would get the rest sometime. The boys finished it later.