Three fold report:

Class Reunion: The part I attended was not the actual reunion, but a gathering at a hotel bar the evening preceding. I went alone because my friend, Lisa, had too many clients on Friday and decided she couldn't reschedule. I felt really, really stupid at first, but finally saw some people I recognized and kind of hung out with them. After a while Karmin C. came over. We had gone to both Jr. High AND HS together and even though we kind of traveled in different crowds in HS we know a lot about each other. We had a great conversation and I really enjoyed talking to her the most. We planned a joke on Lisa/Inga Hammond to do by email today which has already been executed. If anybody is a golf channel watcher Lisa/Inga is an anchor there, so she is one of the kind of "celebrities" of our class. I left there about midnight, but still felt restless so I went to the bar where Chris does karaoke and yep, he was there. So I stayed and watched people and listened and I sang one song - "Dancing in the Streets". It was relaxing, but VERY smoky so a little physically uncomfortable.

Helping Mom and Dad: I imagined we would stay there and just work our asses off all day long, but it didn't quite work that way. I did go through one pile of boxes in the basement that I think had never been opened since they bought that house. I threw away a lot of stuff, started a box of stuff that Heather might really want to keep - found her HS Diploma - and also found the box of missing blue willow china and another box of Jewel Tea china. Michael and I took the blue willow down to my cousin Jimmy's store and he bought it for $175.00. Mom had said she wanted at least $50, but I let Jimmy make the offer first... He'll make his money back. There were over 50 pieces and I looked at one blue willow saucer he had out and it was priced individually at $8.00. So we got one pile of boxes done and I brought the candlewick glassware that I wanted home. Chris brought the china cabinet and the bed Miko had been using down to Bloomington so I can use them so Mom and Dad's house is a little bit more empty, but not clean or exactly ready to sell yet. I wish I had the time, energy, health and money to do one room at a time and just really go for it. It really is a wonderful house. I wish we had done more, but I know every little bit helps. Maybe when I take Emily back I can do a little more. It will depend on how I am feeling because it will be after my surgery.

Bring Emily home: Yep. She's here! She's sleeping right now. She couldn't sleep last night. I ought to turn off the ringer on the phone in here because Will is supposed to call me later and I don't want her to wake up.

Happy today for: A nice trip in the car with my children. We had fun and interesting conversations until I got so tired I was about to die.