A remarkable turn of events. Molly is snoring in the chair next to me. She woke up this morning, ate breakfast, and returned to her normal routine. Her eye is still filled with blood, but she does not act like she is in pain. She still slept most of the day away, but that's her usual pattern. What a tremendous relief. I'm so glad the boys and April will get to see her again at the holidays.
We held another parent meeting in Fredonia this morning, but this one was disappointing. The numbers are so low again. Only ten sets of parents, one from Cassadaga and nine from Fredonia. That means only 35 total from Fredonia and ten from Cassadaga.
We spoke with Chris from Silver Creek and he agreed that the hardest part of any activity is getting the parents to participate. I understand they have many obligations and struggle to balance all the needs of their children with daily living. It's tough. However, I also know the importance and value of this experience, so it's tough for me to reconcile the two. We always got involved in whatever our kids wanted to do. I guess it's not the way people operate today.
For the first time, we went to the Empty Bowls program sponsored by the Chautauqua Area Potter's Association to benefit area food pantries. Many bowls were made by kids from local schools, while others were made by professionals. I bought fifteen that we plan to give to family and friends. After picking out bowls, we were ushered into another huge room where we were served soup made by the culinary students at BOCES. The Italian wedding cake was delicious!
Mary came for dinner tonight. She gets so busy at the college that we hardly see her all semester. We ate chili and talked so much we hardly took a breath. How blessed I am to have her as my sister-in-law. She truly is a sister from another mother.
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