Night Before A Goes Back to School

Just back from picking up the rental car to take Anthony back. A "small" SUV. Which I still cannot quite drive very well. But Mark makes me!

Seems like a hybrid. Could not sort out how to turn on ... had to have your foot on the break and push a button. Forgot that you need to have your foot on the break for an automatic.

Tried Avis this year. As slow as anyone else. Maybe it is just Reagan National!

Went for a walk with Anthony and Sydney (and Miss Pressley) after I got home. A actually talked to me some. I am going to miss him so much :-( Bit I am guessing not as much as Sydney and Miss Pressley ... they don't understand .... Mark made A a nice steak for dinner ... I think in his own way Mark is sad.

Anthony did not go to the dentist as he was supposed to. Apparently has not gone for two years. So Mark is not giving him his food money till he does. I was in a tizzy about it but as it turns out A has more money than I do. I guess I need to chill. I did make the dentist appointment myself ... for Wed before Thanksgiving.

I am sad in a different way that in prior years. Now I am thinking ... will A ever live at home again? He could get a job somewhere else next year. But he does have plane tickets for Thanksgiving and he'll be home for Christmas :-)

Oh and I made Mark mad last night. Apparently I don't know the value of air miles :-) I know I should have been nicer about him booking our Spring vacation ... but it just seems so hard for him to forgive and forget. To me I can pretty much forgive people pretty instantly. I think it must be because I get violently upset and then let go.

I guess the good news is Vince DeKime is visiting Sunday. Gonna go to church at 7:15 and then we'll got for a hike at 9. Has been ages since we've done the 10 mile hike. Hope Mark is up to it ..... getting a mani in the late afternoon. And lots of activities next week. And off to Oslo Aug 30. Poor Sydney .-. he will be so lonely :-( I guess the good news is only 60 something days till we go to Guadeloupe :-)