The coyotes again. But if I get up to close the window, I’ll never go back to sleep.

What seems the most practical for today?

Should I be doing something more? No one told me what was to be expected of me.

Everyone else seems to be more excited about this than I am.

The danger of disconnection.

The list gets longer and longer. Monday is going to be a long day.

I know just about as much as everyone else.

But did you read the email?

It is his birthday and it is an important one and I haven’t been able to do what I wanted. Maybe next time. I’m always saying “next time.”

He yells at him to pick his head up. Good.

That one catch almost made up for it. I wish I had been filming that one.

Really, these boys are so fortunate to have parents who can and will drive 1 hour and 45 minutes to watch them, even when they lose. They will look back on it and know we all tried to never miss a game. These little things matter.

I finally get back to her text message. She offers herself as a place to land and I take it. The only problem is, when?