Saturday coffee.
The countdown begins this weekend.
A week of hosting visiting offspring and grand kids ends this morning when I drive them all to O’Hare for the flight back to Brooklyn. Having family in another city means seeing my grandchildren grow in fits and jerks. Four months go by. Six months go by. A toddler becomes a little boy. A little girl suddenly seems wiser than you expected.
It will be quieter around the house.
Then it is two weeks before the start of the school year on August 20th. A Friday, for goodness sakes!
I need to get the room set up. I have a meeting of the school’s teacher leadership team. The weather forecasts