Mamie!

Aunt Mandy visited last weekend and Anders was very happy to see her. He called her "Mamie" since he couldn't say Mandy. And so Anna's love affair with the Eisenhowers continues... He went to Lui Lui for supper on Saturday night. Lui Lui is a Roger Pick where anything you want is on the menu. When our waitress came over, Anders introduced the table to her: "Mama...Mamie...Dada." We sat by a fish tank, which Anders loved. On Mother's Day, we went up to Columbus. Anders enjoyed the outdoor fountain at Easton, but he kept trying to jump in the fountain.

I am hoping that we have made it through the teeth of allergy season. Anders's late April cough is gone. I was laid low from Saturday through Tuesday of last week. Anna hasn't been hit yet and hopefully will not be. We only have 17 days left here. I booked a storage unit and a U-haul to take our stuff to the storage unit. That made our move feel more real. I know the "SOLD" sign in our yard should make it real, but it didn't feel real until I started making moving plans. We have lived in Athens so long that I can't picture not living here. Once I'm gone, I won't think about Athens much, but while I'm still here I can't imagine living elsewhere.

I still have a few Soviet history lectures to write, so I better start cracking.