Long weekend and a sister!

I kept waking up in the night last night but everytime I would think 'oh, tomorrow is Saturday, it's a long weekend and Judi is here" and happily go back to sleep. It's a gorgeous morning and really feels like early fall---my favorite kind of weather.

My sister Judi is here and she is being marvelous---I can't even say what a relief it is to have her kind of take over Mom and Dad for the weekend. She's being fabulous----took Dad out for errands yesterday, is over there cleaning right now and is even (and this is VERY hard for my buddhist sister) taking Dad to church tomorrow--and then shopping. Part of me thinks I should relieve her of the church duty but it is SUCH a treat and actually it will make Dad very happy. I suppose if we were really good we'd both go but we both have our limits....

I can't tell you how relaxed I feel! I feel so light!! Ernie and Judi and I also went out to dinner last night and had a fabulous meal at Kofusion. Absolutely wonderful sushi. The shrimp cakes weren't quite as good as I remembered but the tempura calimari salad was perfect and the korean dumplings had a wonderful flavor too. I've got to remember to go there on Mondays for dollar sushi. I took my camera---thought I would take a picture of us all---forgot---then we went for drinks at Fries and Peanuts and of course I promptly forgot again but it's o.k. as we had a great time. We tipsily trundled home as our babysitter has a real social life and had plans at nine....