Yes my bribe is this, a gratuitous picture of Ben and Steph (after her game last Sunday and her shower) with Ben wearing some of Steph’s eye black and carrying her old phone.  It hopefully will make up to my readers for my being behind.  I have been out of my routine coming from WV and heading right to Chicago.

In truth, nothing throws me off more than getting out of my routine…..I, in fact, hate it.  It seems as if it takes me days to catch up with things, and if you are a regular reader you can plainly see it also means reconnecting with stuff I have just plain forgotten.  And if there is any reason in all of this to be thankful I think it should be to be thankful I am not your doctor.  If I were, you just might be in trouble.

But alas, I am home and figuring it all out.  I was able to get my office all cleaned up and am prepared for tomorrow.  I hope there is nothing that I am forgetting in this apparently smooth running day, but I think it is Saturday, so I am sure Ben is not standing in the parking lot of school wondering where I am.  In fact, I saw Ben here not too long ago.  I also saw my wife, which makes me feel mildly in control of things.

Of course like many people in middle age, I can get confused sometimes, and when you add the stroke to it then I can make the most forgetful middle aged person look pretty sharp.  But I can only do what I can do, and it is what it is.  It was good to be at Anglican 1000 in Chicago this week, and although it put me in this little sanity delay, I think it was worth it.  It is far better however to be here at home.

One of the things I have learned over the years is that Dorothy was right, there really is no place like home, and being away makes returning even better.

I am just glad to be here, content, prepared for tomorrow and probably just plain old delusional as that never happens.  I am probably forgetting something!

Goodnight my friends and God Bless!

Tommy+