Sunday, Sept. 1

Up at 6 a.m. to get ready for a five-hour trip to Hubbie's daughter's house. Mother stayed home, since Sis would be here all day today, and Daughter will be on hand tomorrow and Tuesday morning.

I packed a lunch while Hubbie loaded stuff in the van for a two-day stay-over. We were ready to get on the road just before 8 a.m.

Traveled about 45 minutes south to pick up Hubbie's ex-wife, who rode with us to his daughter's house. It was a nice day for traveling. We stopped at a roadside park for lunch around noon, and then arrived at Daughter's house mid-afternoon.

Daughter's house is very large. Downstairs, in her husband's play space, there is a large room with a pool table, a television viewing area, and a full service bar. One corner is occupied with musical instruments.

There is a bedroom and full bath on this level, as well as a room for the husband's elaborate train set. Outside this level is a screened porch, with a huge barbecue grill and other outdoor cooking amenities. The play room has floor to ceiling windows that look out over an expanse of yard and down into the forested valley and river.

We stayed in the bedroom on this level. The husband stayed out of the area for the two days we were there, so we had complete privacy. I feared that I would have trouble sleeping on a strange bed, but the king size bed in that room was quite comfortable, and I slept like a log both nights.

Upstairs, after we'd put our things in the spare bedroom, we saw that Daughter was snapping beans and slicing peaches. She noted that she got the peaches at a local farmer's market, and she agreed to take us there to shop. At the market, we got a basket of peaches and a basket of locally grown apples.

Daughter provided a nice supper for us...pork loin, scalloped potatoes (funny, since that's what I served at home on Saturday), fresh green beans, sliced tomatoes, and fried okra. She also baked a fresh peach pie for dessert.

Hubbie's granddaughter, her fiance' and his cousin, her two boys, and his two children...a boy and a girl...joined us for supper. I really like the fiance's cousin. She and I got along great. She's a small young woman, who looks years younger than her age. But she teaching and working on a Ph.D in literature. I'm a fan of literature, so we had something in common to talk about.

We visited for a while after supper, and then Granddaughter and her gang left. Hubbie's ex and I retired to our respective bedrooms, and Hubbie stayed upstairs to visit with his daughter for a while.

Later, we watched TV for a time, and Daughter came downstairs to visit with the two of us for a few minutes, and then we all hit the sack. Big day tomorrow.