Hmm, looks like I missed a day. Sorry about that.

Thursday morning I worked on my writing assignments for class. Ray came home after his class and ate lunch. Then we drove to Atlanta. We were picking my Dad up at the airport, but first we went for a quick visit to Fernbank, where Ray took lots of photos of the dinosaur skeletons. We also visited the exhibit on poop. Of course, we didn't get to stay very long and probably didn't leave as early as we should have. Then the traffic was bad and my Dad called to say he had already arrived. He wasn't feeling good, so we abandoned our plan to eat at Bistro Niko. By the time we got to Conyers, he was feeling a little better. We ate at the best restaurant in Conyers, an Italian place, according to Trip Advisor.

I told him what he should and shouldn't eat. No sauce, plain pasta with grilled chicken. The salads Ray and I had were especially good.

They dropped me off at UUFA for a Lay Ministry meeting, where I volunteered for too much, probably making up for the meetings I missed while we were away. There is a lot to do and we seem to talk more than we do. Nancy M. gave me a ride home. My Dad was sleeping at our house. He slept 12 hours and felt great the next day.

We had carefully left his car at his house and the truck is full of firewood still from a week ago. So I drove Ray to UGA and came home with the car. On the way, I stopped at Hendershots and got my Dad some coffee. In an hour or so, he was ready to go home. I drove him there and then went to Kroger. Then I had lunch with Becky.

Meanwhile, I was very annoyed at UGA. I wasn't able to register. One of the reasons turned out to be a new requirement last year that everyone prove they are a US citizen. OK, I have to fax them my drivers' license. But couldn't they have told me before now? I stopped at the Institute and they faxed it for me. Then I rushed home and kept trying to register. It took until 4 before the flag was removed. Now I am officially registered...and I have to pay almost $4000 by Monday. Annoyingly, they use a company to process credit cards that charges 2.75%. Oh, well, at least I have that option.

Last night, I drove my Dad to a fund-raiser for the Madison County Democratic party, where his friend David is active. It was about a half hour from home, in the middle of nowhere. There is a winery north of Ila! We tasted several wines and chatted with the vintner's wife, who is Irish. We settled on a bottle of Grenache, a blush wine that seemed tasty but not too sweet.

This event was quite interesting. I knew no one there except David...and the DJ, Barbara S. There were more African-Americans than white people and everyone was having a great time, chatting and laughing. Most of the ladies vere very nicely dressed--I wore a red dress that was pretty fancy, and my mother's Venetian necklace. Dinner was BBQ, chicken, green beans, mac & cheese, peach cobbler, watermelon, and sweet tea. It was very good. But it was served on syrofoam plates with plastic cups and silverware! Democrats! Jeez...

There was line dancing and getting candidates on the floor to shake their booties...very amusing. My Dad talked some to David and we left a little after 9.

Meanwhile, Ray had been to the Geology party and met us at the Captain's house, so he would have his car this morning. We went right to bed about 10.