Journal: 10/1/05

Today I spent a wonderful day with my sons, and, in the process, found two pleasant surprises in my life. First, I spent an hour with Jaimie and Jess and Noah up in Brooklyn, CT. I stopped there on my way to see Luke, Krissy, and Kaylee in Millbury, and we had a wonderful time together. Noah and I looked at books, played "ring around the rosie" (he and I tumbling to the ground and laughing again and again), and enjoyed a small dish of “snacks” together. I also talked with Jaimie about his teaching, and he and Jess and I laughed over some silly stories. Then I drove up to watch Kaylee play soccer under a pure blue sky, after which Luke and I drove over to BJ’s to shop for TV’s for me. Surprisingly, I bought, in no time at all, a somewhat extravagant 27 inch model -- surprising, because I don't think I've bought a TV in probably 25 yearsn and now I snap one up in about five minutes! I took it home and Matt helped me set it up in the living room, along with my other surprise, a new Dell computer. We cleaned the apartment, set the new equipment up, and settled in to watch a football game, play with the new computer, and enjoy each other’s companionship.