We got home just before dinner time and picked the kids up, including Katy, from Joe's and Pam's. Of course its almost 100 degrees here and I was wishing I was back in NY where its at least a few degrees cooler. But then again, the forecast says they are about to get the same hot weather so it probably doesn't really matter where we are. Believe me, Antarctica sounds good right about now.

To make things easy we picked up KFC on the way back to the house and that solved the problem of what to have for dinner. Well, it did once we got everyone's favorites and with our crowd, it means something different for each person. Chris ate, then went off on his 'date' with Garth. The two of them are eager to play around at the studio and if Chris' pre-occupation with several pages of sheet music and a pencil is any indication, there might soon be a demo for me to listen to.

That left it up to me to convince four kids they really did want to jump in the tub and then go off to bed with out any lengthy arguments. They did it without a fight. Either that means they missed us or else Pam and Joe finally came up with a way to tire them out. But then again, maybe its the heat, sapping their energy, I know it saps mine.

That gave me a good chunk of free time and after unpacking the suitcases and tossing a load of laundry into the washer, I sat down in air conditioned comfort and finally finished Quaker Garden. Happy Dance time! I thought about getting it framed but now I think I really want to turn it into a pillow for the living room. Comments or suggestions welcome.

Not sure what time Chris finally got home, all I know is I was in bed long before it happened!