I went to lunch with an old friend last week.  We have been friends for over twenty-five years and she is probably the closest friend I have.  We don’t see each other very often anymore.  We used to live near each other and do the same volunteer work but now we are doing good if we get together once or twice a year.  It was a great lunch. We talked for over two hours straight without taking a breath and probably irritated everyone around us in the restaurant because the more involved in our conversation we got the more animated we got.  At one point she quoted something I had…

 This week has been a bit iffy.  One sick child, two broken lawnmowers (rider and push mower) three trips to the grocery store, or was it four?  It did have a few bright spots. A trip to visit my grandmother that turned into an impromptu family reunion because so many family members had the same idea.  A dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant.  Too many ice cream sundaes. I did finally have some time to read.  I read less in the summer.  The kids are off school which makes life strangely busier and the weather is nicer so we do more in the evenings.  In the winter I just…