Pat TIME

Pat came and ate dinner with Katie and me last night. It was bittersweet b/c the "leaving" was hanging over our heads and it's hard not to think about that when we're trying to enjoy being together! He was late b/c he said as he was leaving that Natalie began to cry and told him that the reality of him really leaving was when he started moving big crates out (to Terry's office) . I knew it would be hard on her, Pat is , as she calls him , "My 24 year old son"! But, in reality he is her baby brother and will always be. When he told us that Nat was upset, that immediately brought the tears down Katie's cheeks! I did pretty good, better than earlier in the day! HAHA! Yes, we are a CRYING family but that's o.k., too. I should have lost about 10 pounds in WATER WEIGHT by now! HAHAHAHA!....We ate on the back porch and I decorated (who me?!) and fixed some of his favorites. After dinner Pat and Katie went to the store to get some stuff to make chocolate chip cookies for Katie's class and got back and NO EGGS. Of course, sweet Pat went right back out and got them. It's just that sweetness that makes me dread NEXT WEEK!TO end on a funnier note, Pat did show Katie the CORRECT way to salute! Check out the pix! HAHA