Well...

I went swimming today - at my grandparents' house. Life these days seems to be quite interesting, in a way, because I frequently find myself with my mom and the four younger kids. As the firstborn of eight, that just seems really weird sometimes. But #2 is gone (married, too), and #3 and #4 are both busy working all the time. So it seems that I'm the only one of the "older kids" around at mealtimes, for family fun, etc. So I can either laugh at how pathetic I am (or groan, I guess, but I don't like groaning) or I can enjoy these times because I know they won't last forever, even though they have lasted longer than I would have anticipated when I was younger.

Right now, I need to go put together some topping for peach crisp. Potatoes are baking in the oven, clean lettuce is waiting to be made into a salad, and leftovers are on the menu to accompany these items.:-)