Fee fi fo Phi Beta Kappa

Dad and I took Kathy and John She...er to dinner at the club tonight. We had a great time - except for the getting ready part. I think you know what I mean. At one point, I told Dad that when you were very young, you learned that it was no fun to wait until the last minute to do things. Too stressful. I'd been telling him all day to get his clothes out, to start getting ready, blah blah blah. But of course, he didn't start until about 10 minutes before we were supposed to leave. Thus, he was half-dressed when we got to the club, and fit to be tied. Nonetheless, he somehow got himself put together, we went in and actually had a great time. Even he admitted it.

The talk, of course, was about our boys. Craig apparently has joined a fraternity. Kathy noted that he's not as outgoing as you, and really needed the support group. He has to get dressed up in tie and coat once a week for the fraternity dinner. I said that right now, you weren't of a mind to join. Everyone is different and we all have to find our support groups, wherever they may be. I think you've always been good at finding people and making friends. That's a gift, for sure.

I was painfully shy when I was younger - go figure. For me, it took smaller groups to push me along. As I've grown, I find that my small group has developed smaller ones, and many of them are intertwined. That's life, I guess.

I went to the foot doc today, and he pronounced me able to wear a real shoe on my right foot. This was a breakthrough, and so I took the dogs on a walk in celebration. It was a beautiful fall day, although still incredibly cold for October.

Tiffany and I have decided not to open any more bags of candy before Halloween, lest we eat it all up. Are there Halloween plans at Mizzou?

Well, Charley at least has closed his eyes - it's a miracle! And I think that signals that it's time for me to go to bed, too. Love you!