It's very quiet here, not that there was ever a lot of noise at 5:30, but I know that it is just Ray and me in the house now. I miss my children very much, and all the activity that goes wtih. But it is nice to know that I do not need to entertain or cook for anyone else today. In fact, we have lots of leftover food, so I don't even need to cook for us right away. I will have Adah to entertain this afternoon, but she usually bosses me around, so I don't need to plan much for her. The garden is starting to produce, so that will shape my meal planning for the next weeks and months.

I want to sing the praises of a new bus service, Megabus. Because it is new, it only cost $1 for each of us to ride to Atlanta. Ray and I went with Molli and Adrian and his family. We did have to leave at 7 am, but it was very comfortable, with two levels. We had a great view from the front of the upstairs, and there is free wi-fi and electric outlets for charging phones and computers. We left from the UGA Campus and were delivered to midtown, to a MARTA station. It was easy to transfer all the bags. The biggest problem was the wait for a train, since it was before 9 on Sunday morning. We were at the airport in plenty of time to have a leisurely breakfast buffet at Houlihan's. It was a strange way to celebrate Easter. After they went through security, Ray and I took the subway to the High Museum and enjoyed the work of Picasso, Pollack, Warhol, and more. We were at the bus stop 30 minutes early and got seats at a table. He corrected papers all the way back to Athens, while I read e-mails.

The weather here was been lovely for weeks, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.. We do need rain and my Dad has been watering the garden. He is planting an setting things out furiously, before he leaves on Friday for a cruitse to Barcelona. He lelft as we arrived home. I spent a short time weeding. Tehn we ate leftover chicken tagine--it was great--and watched TV until I started snoring about 9 o'clock.

This morning, there was an e-mail from Molli that they arrived home safely, with minimal stress.