Today is the tenth of September (not for much longer, however). The day between two poignant dates. Trevor was born on September 9, 1971 and had he lived, he would have been 35 years old yesterday rather than being forever 29. Although I had a very delightful day yesterday, he was on my mind during the entire day. I do miss him so very much. And, of course, tomorow is the fifth anniversary of the Al-Queda attack on the United States. That’s another day painfully burned into memory. But today is the in-between day. It has been a very pleasant day indeed.

I’m surrounded by females today. Most of them will be gone by tomorrow sometime. Some have already left. A bunch of folks flew into Salt Lake City on Thursday evening to go to “Time Out For Women”, a Deseret Book event held on Friday and Saturday in Logan, Utah. Nina’s sister Pam, Pam’s daughter Vanessa, and our daughter Dawnmarie came out for the event. Ashlyn (Pam’s daughter and BYU-I coed) and Nina met them on Friday and went with them to the event. They all came here late last night. Dawnmarie had to leave this morning at 7:30 a.m. to fly back home. Vanessa and Ashlyn will leave tomorrow morning some time. Pam will stay the rest of the week and we’ll have a good time with her. They seemed to have had a great time at the event and perhaps Nina will say something about it on her blog sometime. I enjoyed the very brief visit with Dawnmariel. She’s arrived safely back home.

Yesterday I drove down to Salt Lake and met up with my brother Perry and his wife Chris. Our main purpose was to go to the Recreational Vehicle Show at the convention center. As long as we were there, however, we could also do some other shopping (Ashlyn and Vanessa just brought me in some freshly baked brownies!!). We first went to Cabela’s to look at some camping and outdoor gear. We all spent more money than planned, but of course came away with some great treasures that will get a lot of use as we go camping. From there we went to Camping World to continue shopping. I needed a replacement shroud for the rooftop airconditioner on our motorhome. I also picked up a cover and a few other needed items. After lunch at Wingers we then headed for the RV show. It was mid-afternoon when we got there. I thought we’d be there a couple of hours at the most. Three and a half hours later, I needed to leave to head back north. There were some lovely vehicles there! Lots of dreaming … but none of those will be in our future any time soon. It’s always fun to be with Perry and Chris. We’re talking about a trip to Glacier Nat’l Park next year. That will definitely be fun.

So, the day is done, I’m finished, and life is good.