Bonus

Wednesday I got a phone call from an old friend. Deborah and I went to the same church back when we all lived in Sacramento. I moved north and she moved MORE north...to Washington.

She nearly floored me when she announced that she moved back to Sac two weeks ago. We talked for over an hour. Because I am leaving this Monday, we made immediate plans to get together for a real visit.

This morning Deborah made the trip (45 minutes) up here to see me. I had offered to meet her half way, but nope...she really wanted to see all the work I've done to the house. The last time she saw it, we hadn't even moved in yet. Much has changed since then.

We had a nice long chatty visit. It's been 3 years since I last saw her. Some things have changed, but mostly we are both the same.

One big difference is that she was diagnosed with MS. Her form is mild, but still brought tears to her eyes while explaining the disease to me.

Outside the sun was shining again (yipee!) as we hopped into my car and headed for the school. I needed to take Megan's mission project into her classroom. After that, we stopped at the local deli (where everyone goes for a good sandwich) and I ran into a couple more friends. I introduced Deborah to Jana.

After lunch, I ran into my mechanic and told him that my brakes have been whistling. He said, "bring it in Monday and I'll take a look at it."
I bet he won't charge me a dime. That's just the way he is. That's just the way this town is. I like that.

Tomorrow Katie and I are headed for San Francisco. We are going to take the bart train into the city so we can shop to hearts content at our favorite clothing store...Ross. S.F. has a big one in the financial district.

Tonight we are all going to the theater to see Ice Age 2, The Meltdown. Then we are going out to dinner. I feel like I'm trying to squeeze in a ton of family time before I leave. I suppose that is EXACTLY what I am doing.

Man, this is happening so fast!