Sunday, July 20th

I slept pretty well and got up at around 8:00. Breakfast was being served until 9, so I went up to the cafeteria where I found Jenny Rious and Jeff. We had the usual John Knox breakfast - cold cereal, hard bread, coffee, and juice. I came back to the room and had a nice shower. Then I went out to the picnic tables with my computer. The view is the same as last year, of course. It’s just breathtaking.

A bit later I went into the classroom to work with Brenda and Amy.

Jeff and his sons came in. The boys played quietly on their computers. Ollie, Jeff’s younger son, has one of those “One Laptop One Child” computers that were originally made for third world countries. Jeff bought one for his son and donated one. It’s pretty nifty.

Of course Max, his older son, has graduated to a MacBook Pro.

Later this afternoon I was laying on my bed reading with the window wide open when I heard all this giggling. I wandered over to the other building and found Shawn, Apryl, Beth, and Maxine in a room visiting. Paula and Karen wandered in and out as well. We talked and talked and had a few laughs.

I had only had an apple and some peanuts for lunch (Thanks, Amy!), so was starving. The other girls just got in today and were exhausted, but we walked down to a little restaurant at the bottom of the infamous HHH. We had salad and pizza and creme brulee. It was delish. As we were eating the bus pulled up and Robert got out. He’d been traveling with his wife in London, Paris, and Venice, and just arrived. We waved him over and he sat down and ordered some spaghetti. Beth and Shawn had to get back to work on their project, so Apryl and I kept Robert company while he ate. Then the three of us walked back up the HHH, I put on my pajamas, and here I am.

Classes start tomorrow. Eek!