Day 1810: Old friends

Colin and April are making the rounds to see family and friends while they are home this week.  I'm so happy we can provide the home base for their visits cause we get breakfast and lunch and late night.  They fill in the prime hours with folks far and near.  Today, they drove to Olean to see April's grandparents and once they returned a group of friends arrived here.  All evening, the house has been filled with laughter and lively conversation. They don't get much time together any more, so this was special.   What a delight!  Steve was out doing interviews, so I hit the bed to give them space and privacy.  Then, I did something wicked.  I let Paddy curl up on the bed with me and we took a nap together.

We finished all the wrapping today so tomorrow will be dedicated to baking.  April likes coconut macaroons and Evan loves chocolate chip.  That's plenty of calories for the week.