Guests

Helen drove John down today and will stay for a couple of days before she heads back to St. Paul. They brought Buddy the Dog with them, so we are back to three animals and four adults in the house. John is making his way towards Austin where he will begin law school at the University of Texas in the fall. The Screnocks recently gave us some lamb from their farm, and Tom made great shish kabobs on the grill. Lovely meal!

Meanwhile, I got a 30% off coupon from Kohl's, so we will probably take John over and get some clothes for him. He was talking about getting shorts, but his parents are insisting that regular pants are more appropriate. We'll see.

Since Helen was not feeling well, she went to bed early and closed the door to shut out the noise from the Olympics on television. Tom bedded down in his office, and John shut his door, too, once he retired for the night. This left Buddy the Dog frustrated, and he wandered into and out of my room all night long. Sundance was also confused by the doors being closed and people sleeping in the wrong place -- the wrong place being any place other than the one she is used to. So she was also crawling all over me last night. I did manage to get some sleep, but it was not a quiet night.