Home

There's no place like home!  I just returned from a wonderful three day jaunt with a college roommate and good friend. She has family in west Chicago so we combined the trip to see a museum and outdoor park with family visits.  It was grand.

I have wanted to stop at a favorite store for Greek olive oil at the border so we were both in hog heaven.  We saw the Ikea store coming and going but decided it was so huge we needed to make it another day to lollygag there. 

Now, reality must hit and I begin making my lists again for what needs to be done this week on a daily basis: work in the yard, get some groceries, pick up something in storage, write bills.

I sit here writing this post and even at that am thinking that I really should take my suitcase upstairs and act like I am home! This is Memorial Weekend and the rest of the world is taking a long few days to vacation somewhere.

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This time is not one of rejoicing nor celebrating like it was Christmas but one thing that is appropriate to do is to honor and mourn all those in the military who have died in action while serving in the United States Armed Forces. 

I choose to have a "staycation" and not go anywhere.  Like my dad used to say, "happy as a pack o' hounds full of rabbit!" I will take these few days to stay put and to realize there's no place like home!