Gary is doing well in Pitts.  We all talked to him yesterday.  He sounded really tired and it was about 4:30 in the afternoon.  He  went to the lake swimming with Aunt Jenny and Katelynn and I’m sure he crashed hard last night.  Katherine was over and her and Kris had a tea party with a set of mini dishes Kris gave her.  Very cute.  They played with the hamsters and Ariel, Katherine’s hermit crab.

 

When I drive Katherine back to her Mom’s I always reach back to so we can hold hands for the last 5 minutes or so of the trip.  Last night, she grabbed a hold of my hand with both hands and squeezed.  It’s her favorite thing to do on those trips.  She saw the rubber-band on my wrist that she gave me a couple of months ago.  I haven’t taken it off once.  She said, “You still have your bracelet on.”  “Of course.”  I replied “I never take it off.”  She told me it was dirty and that she wanted to get me a new one.  I said, “That’s fine, but I’m keeping this one forever.”   She smiled and played with it the rest of the trip. 

 

She’s been giving me rubber-bands “bracelets” for over a year.  I have the first one taped in my Katherine diary.  Speaking of, I’m way overdue on writing in it.  Maybe tonight or on the train tomorrow.