My youngest is attending a prom tomorrow night.  I am not certain I can call it his prom, as although it is at his school he is technically too young.  His girlfriend, though, is the right age and grade, so I suppose technically he is taking her to her prom.

It has occurred to me that this will mean he will probably take her to two more proms, since he will be eligible to go to the prom himself next year and the year after while she is attending college, probably locally.

It also means that I have chores to do on top of my usual work and chores–including that any minute he is going to arrive home and we will make the trip to collect his tuxedo from the formals shop.  This will require a cash withdrawal from the bank, but we will do that on the way.

I did here from that friend I am hoping to see on my weekend trip north when I take another son to stay with family while attending school up there.  It seems fairly certain that we will be able to meet for coffee or dessert on my way home; he wants to see the new books, and will probably buy one of them, maybe also the other.  I don’t want to seem mercenary in connection with friends and family, but it is certainly good to sell books no matter who is doing the buying.

I keep running things through my head that need my attention, but attention has been diverted to other matters of late.  However, let me not divert time here–I think I hear someone coming in the front door, so it may be time for me to move.

–M. J. Young