We arrived home this evening, around sunset. It was a long drive, on a different route than what we usually take, and George said it added over thirty miles to the trip. We probably won’t venture that route again.

We spent a very full couple of days. George and I did some birding at the wildlife sanctuary in East Aurora.

We had our lunches with Garrett (check out the monstrous candle in the window)

and last night Garrett treated me to an excellent dinner at the Roycroft Inn. We fit in a matinee yesterday, one of many showings of Iron Man. That was a movie George wanted to see, and Garrett wanted to see a second time. I wasn’t sure that I would appreciate it, but I enjoyed it too.

We had talked about driving out to Lake Erie today to check out the birds near the water, but the wind was whipping this morning, and we could feel the rain moving in, so we decided against it. Instead, we went back to Garrett’s apartment, and he entertained us with Guitar Hero.

By four o’clock, as we were getting ready to head home, the skies were dark, and the rains came.

Rebecca and Morgan called this evening, to make my day complete. Through all the ups and downs of thirty-one years of motherhood, I feel very blessed. I have three children who have turned out to be really great adults.