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Hey, Barb.

Funny you've been having good weather and we're out here beginning the autumn drench. We cancelled our Labor Day camping trip because it's supposed to be so wet. There's no point in going in that case, since it's dry camping and we'd be stuck in the trailer bored and cold. With minimal lighting. Hmmm...no thanks.

As it is, C is coming up tonight instead. She has a four-day weekend and her camping trip was also nixed. Last Sunday was her 25th birthday, so we're going to do a little BLU party on Saturday night, if everyone's around. We're the only ones who've officially cancelled waterside plans, the rest of them are still waffling. We'll see how it goes - if the gang's all gone we may just take her out for a nice dinner somewhere in the city.

Yesterday afternoon, J called from work and asked if we wanted to go to the Rainier's game, Mr. Spontaneous and all that he is. Since we were having a brief interlude of sun, I accepted; of course JJ was in the car before I got off the phone, mitt and signing ball in hand. We took along T, JJ's buddy with whom the blackberry graffiti incident took place last week; he's a semi-fan of baseball and a really, really good guest. Super polite and well behaved, not that a baseball game is all that restrictive. I have to tell you, we had a blast! You can read the details elsewhere, but what a great way to spend a Wednesday evening. Sitting there, in the sun, watching a bunch of cute young men play my favorite sport, glass of good (?! at a ball game?!) red wine in hand, my husband in a fine mood (he's at a ballgame with a beer) and my kids, who knows where, having a great time, I'm guessing.

Loved it. It was a long game and we kicked butt, but sitting in front of a gal who was rooting for the other team was a gas. She made me laugh the entire game, and she and J were all BFF by the end of the night. Great night. That's all I can say.

Came home and did some editing for CC's website. She had asked me earlier to write some text for her and when I opened the email I started to giggle. In the subject line, it said "Writting Help". She's not the kind of person you would call and rib about the error, she'd get all twitchy and embarrassed. I so wish it had been you. I so wanted to write back, "Obviously."

But I didn't, I just wrote the text. Not too hard, it was only a paragraph, and she loved it this morning. I told J, I just have to keep saying yes when she asks me, because someday, either she will be a world-renown photographer and she'll start to credit me and pay me for my brilliant wording, or, at the very least, I can put some of it in a "portfolio" of my writing.

Today I'm moving at a snail's pace. My body hurts from the strength training I did yesterday so I'm going to take a break today. I may push myself into some cardio, though, since I indulged in a burger and fries last night (which was not even remotely worth the sodium content, not to mentiont he calories and fat). The wine, on the other hand, my third glass in seven days, (hello! WTF?) was totally worth it. No plans for the day other than checking in with JB and family. The California fires had them evacuated from their home at one point last week so I'm worried for them. They haven't even started school yet due to the mess going on - three days in already.

Enjoy your weekend alone - may be a good thing in the end. Glad to hear W's on the up-mood-swing though. It's all going to come together, I just know it.

And good for you, going to the gym. Yes, you can.

Love you!
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