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when I got the idea of having us all

take her and drive the hour and a half

to where she was born and raised.

One of my daughters suggested that

we have lunch at a buffet restaurant,

too. It all sounded like a great day.

The only problem was, I had so much

to do, and I wondered if I could make

it all work.

On Labor Day, I was up at 5:30 in

the morning helping the scouts put

flags up in front of every home in our

rural community. When I got home, I

did my homework for my doctoral

classes, and before I finished, my

mother was more than ready to go.

We were soon on our way, and as we