We brought supper over to my mother-in-law’s house this evening. She wasn’t going to be home. One of my nieces had an eighth grade night and as well as church choir and acolyting over the weekend. The Cardinals were not in the playoffs so we switched our interest over to the Milwaukee Brewers who were playing the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The Brewers lost. It was only me and one other son watching the game. The rest of the kids were either outside playing with the dog or sorting tools in Papa’s shed. Dad was out there also watching everybody.

We came home and Facetimed Ethan and Laura. They’re on their fall break so they were okay to stay up later. Usually past nine is getting to be too late for everybody. Laura planned a day for the two of them to do fall things like carve a pumpkin and go to an ice cream shop in town that they hadn’t been to yet. Her mom says she is a quality time person too.