End of a nice visit

We slept late but the Georges were up packing when we went to the kitchen. There had been talk of going for a brunch, but we were so late that no one seemed interested. Each ate breakfast on his own; Evelyn ate nothing. I hope the doctor can give some indication as to why she still has upset stomach most of the time. They worked hard on straightening the house and found a coffee mug that had held for ransom since July. Olivia was able to pack the air mattress into the box: a feat I thought impossible. We got to see Peter play his “Guitar Hero” on our TV monitor. He is very good at playing it. He even beat his dad, an accomplished musician, by tens of thousands of points. We were happy that the kids got to do some things they like (the Hero and Olivia’s riding the horse) while they were here. It is difficult to find things they like around here. They loaded their car with luggage, Beethoven and the ferret and were off for home by 11. We remember how hard it is to pack everything to take the kids to visit grandparents. We did it several times per year and had to go 3 places many times since my mom and dad were divorced. I tried to get Evelyn to go back to sleep, but she just read. We ate some soup for lunch, and she read some more. I did the dishes after I peeled and cut peaches to mix with blueberries, cantaloupe, grapes and strawberries for a fruit compote. We had a small dish with some lemon/vanilla topping. Evelyn read some more. Then she decided that we should walk some at Lake Junaluska. We only walked in front of the rose walk, not around the lake as usual. We came home to see the finish of the anemic Cubs performance against the Astros. This kind of performance during the past 3 games is what sends severe chills down the backs of Cubs fans. We ate a hot dog and watched a movie. I also walked to the Rogers and sold them 2 tickets to the German dinner October 12. We will begin preparations for the dinner Sunday.