nose back to the old grindstone

The long weekend was wonderful, even if I did get sick for part of it.

We got out of the house later than what we had planned on Friday afternoon. We had forgotten that we have to take the spare tire off of the back of the Jeep to hitch up the camper, and then the camper had a tire low on air. But we did get down to Indiana before full dark. We set up our camp at Summit Lake State Park, then drove back up to Muncie and collected Bill. We took him out for a nice dinner at a Texas style steak place. We then dropped him back off at his dorm.

On Saturday we drove into Muncie and took Bill out for breakfast and then to buy the last of his textbooks and some more art supplies. We then went grocery shopping and brought him back to the camp ground. He and Steven played football (sometimes with other kids as they happened by) for hours, and had a lot of fun. Those two have missed each other.

On Sunday we drove Bill back to Muncie and all ate breakfast. then we dropped Bill off at his dorm. He had been panicked all weekend because he wasn't two weeks ahead in all of his classes. Silly kid! He also had a project he had to work on for his drawing class.

On Monday we took Bill out to a late lunch then came home.

We all miss that kid so much. I cried myself to sleep one of the nights, as it was just so bloody good to see the kid!

Camping was peaceful and pleasant and very good. I wish we had time to go camping more often. The stars are so glorious on the clear nights!

Last night work was very busy and we were scheduled short staffed once again. Tonight was still busy, but we had full staffing, so things were better. I can think a bit, and had time to type this.

I miss my son!

This weekend should be OK. Dan and I get to go hear the Detroit Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven's Seventh Symphony on Friday night. There will be a guest pianist named Lang Lang who will be playing a Rachmaninoff piece. On Saturday I plan to make some home made soup. There was a recipe in tonight's paper for a milk based soup with fresh corn, potatoes, and garlic. It is a sort of corn chowder, and it sounded delicious beyond words! Since it has been a bit chilly outside lately, home made hot soup sounds perfect.