Monday at Home

We drove back from Jacksonville last night. We had our final session with our FOCCUS couple at 10 AM so we didn’t do our usual wait until Monday to drive back leisurely.

The drive back was surprisingly easy. I thought everyone would be on the road returning home. There was only light traffic all the way. The gas stations weren’t mobbed and the weather was good so we covered the 330 miles in about 5 hours. We also are listening to a Dean Koontz book. That made the trip even better.

This couple we saw today is one that actually changed their relationship during the time we’ve talked with them. Many of the couples we see are mature in their relationship and we come away wondering if the sessions made any impression with them. For this couple Penny and I believe we did some good and maybe helped them to have a happier life together.

After the couple left Penny wanted to go to Slick Mick’s for a Philly cheese steak sandwich. When Penny gets a craving we know we have to satisfy it sooner or later so we did it sooner.

Finding myself still tired from the drive on Sunday I took a nap after lunch and then did some outside stuff. I looked over the garden and found it to be growing nicely. There are blossoms on the bush tomato plants and some little green tomatoes have formed. The Japanese eggplant has a beautiful violet flower on it. All the herbs including the Cilantro are doing well. The bell pepper has blossoms and all the vine plants are getting ready to flower.

Only Velcro was here last night. Today Marmalade showed up and followed me around the backyard meowing at me. Tonight those two were there for chow. I haven’t seen Meredith or Buzz yet.

I spent some time on Google Earth looking at the area around San Francisco. It’s so easy to scope out a trip now. I looked at our hotel location and how to get there. I searched the seashore for neat places to visit. Penny and I haven’t been out there in 20 years—the days of AAA maps and making reservations by phone. It is so much easier now.