June 13th


Grandma & Grandpa Dahlsad, my parents, showed up "unnanounced," bringing Destiny a little red wagon as a gift. Dad had an interview with Crystal Sugar, giving them a wonderful opportunity to see Des on her birthday tomorrow (the first time since 1997). I knew they were coming, but Des did not -- at around 5:30, there was a knock at the door. Des was closest to the door, so I told her to answer it. She paused at the sight of an unattended wagon sitting in the hall. "Someone brought me a wagon!" she announced, and froze as Grandma & Grandpa appeared from around the stairwell corner. A big smile appeared across Destiny's face; even though the grandparents were here only two weeks ago, Des only gets to see them a couple times a year, if we're lucky.