Feeling much better today.

Just as I thought I might get to stay in bed beyond 5 AM (ds' last day at work was yesterday) dh gets called in to work at the tire plant (nasty, filthy place; I feel for him!) and will be working seven 10s for about a week. This is going to be tough, given his easy adaptation to a semi-retired state. But we need the moolah.

I feel like everything is going to work out for the weekend. When I first heard that R was working I instantly thought, "What about Saturday." In one call to his parents he had that all zipped up nice and neat. I'm free all day Saturday. YIPEE!!

It looks like one of Abe's buds may get him where he needs to be this weekend. Pray, pray, pray.

We have today to get homestay gifts and the last of the laundry/packing finished. He did get to one mowing job yesterday evening; it had dried off enough by 8:00 that he had just enough time to zip through the yard before dark. Pass go, collect spending money. The other has been postponed till Monday. Hopefully we'll dry out a bit over the weekend. This rain is something else. I'm trying not to complain. June was spectacular between the rain and the lower temperatures. I don't want to have to pay for that in July. :)

Got to babysit for a while yesterday. Three. In addition to mine. And in addition to A's moving in his big screen TV, which entailed having three of his buds in tow. Gosh they take up a lot of room. You should see his room. Bed, TV, Dresser, all parallel to one another with just enough room to move between the three. While he was gone I had intended to use that room for "storage" while I worked on the school room. Theory being that I would take boxes out of junk out of the school room and store them in his room to go through, sort in there (out of sight) and only take back to the room the things I decided to hold on to, and give the rest away. I'll figure something else out, I'm sure.

He bribed his friends to help with cake. His co-workers bought him a cake that said, "We'll miss you!" on it. I cried. I'm always crying these days. I don't know what the blazes is wrong with me. Everyone loved him up there--from his bosses, to those his age and the adults as well. I told him to put "excellent people skills" on his application for the library. He does so much better with people than I ever will.

Once I get through this weekend and get him off, it's his little brother's turn to be center stage. I want to get out and go and do with him. Which means I'll have to use early mornings to get transcript work out of the way. Guess I'll be getting up at 5 AM after all.... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

July's web page is posted. Lots of new stuff there, so check it out if you haven't: http://www.carolyndekat.com. I worked into the wee hours of the morning on it and slept through my alarm, though R did the same for longer than me. We still got him out the door in plenty of time and in good spirits. Hope he manages okay. Can't help but worry just a bit.