Marcus called to talk to me. Marcus is one, so it was a very stimulating conversation. Mostly he wanted to give me sugars through the phone. (Soggy handsets don't last long at their house.) All three of Laurie’s boys like to talk on the phone. What toddler doesn’t !! When Aaron was little and she couldn’t pacify him, she’d call me and I’d sing our special song. Calmed him right down. There will come a day when they won’t have time for Mamaw so I’m going to enjoy every precious moment.

Katey & Andy have bought some land in Mooreville and plan to build a house this year. Everyone’s excited except Katelee. She had trouble adjusting at the beginning of school because a couple of her close friends had moved away over the summer. Now that she’s formed new relationships, those, too, will be lost. (At eight years old long-distance friendships don’t survive long.) Children are resilient; she’ll form other relationships. But it’s so hard to watch her hurting during the process.