Monday Morning

I just finished making 10 sandwiches for our day trip, and am checking "the internet". I have a friend with a preemie baby who updates us through something called Care Pages at the hospital. It is really great to read about his progress, and sad when things are not going well. I check in with my grad school email and on-line class discussions. Preliminarily, I got a 297 out of 300 points on my mid-term I took over the weekend. I got soooo nervous getting ready to take my first on-line exam, so afraid something would go wrong with the computer, all for naught, it turned out to be a breeze.

We are going to explore the boyhood home of Mark Twain today. My mom really wants to go in the cave where Tom and Becky got lost. Apparently, close as we are, Mom and Dad never took us to this tourist hot spot when we were kids. All my boys have been to Hannibal as part of a 7th grade class field trip. Did I mention Boy19 is in Nebraska with his dad and grandparents? This is his second time driving himself. I thought the day would never come! It is around a 7 hour drive, so that's pretty good for him, I think. My dad will stay home today as he has a city council meeting tonight and his neuralgia is not good (post-shingles pain which has taken up residence in his right arm).

I'm feeling much better, mood-wise, today. I was really kind of low over the weekend, maybe "waiting" for my vacation to begin, some anxiety, the weather's been hot and humid, the full moon (Ginnie reminds me) is coming tonight and then all will be calm and relaxed again, right?