It was really quiet yesterday afternoon when everyone left. I thought I should enjoy it, but I was surprised at how sad I was. In the morning, we kind of sat around a bit, reading and chatting--Molli, Amelia, Ray and me. We like each other's company most of the time. We ate breakfast and then lunch. It seemed like at least one person was eating continuously for several hours. Ray did more dishes and we worked casually on cleaning up a bit. Adrian had to pack.

My Dad came to make himself another gardening board. He ate lunch and then headed out to play bridge, so he didn't have time to play anything with us. We had a little walk.

Amelia had to pack, too. I spent a lot of time on the phone, making arrangements for Elisa and Luanna. In the end, Ray drove them to the ice skating rink in Atlanta when he took Molli and Adrian to the airport. They left between 2 and 2:30.

Amelia left a little after three. (She called last night to say she was home safe. They have a service for their GPS that alerts them about traffic and sends them a different way. Cool.)

I sat in the quiet. I built a fire. I put away clean dishes and worked on the puzzle. No need to do any cooking for awhile. I came upstairs and spent time computing.

Ray came home about 6. We ate pork with gravy and green beans. I finished up some tomato soup. And we valiantly ate desserts; we don't want anything to go bad.

I fell asleep before the end of Wheel of Fortune, but woke back up as Ray was starting an episode of Castle, which kept me awake until almost 10. Slept well, but woke up a little early.