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Yesterday afternoon I drove Beech down to Los Gatos to pick up Ellie so she and Beech could have an overnight with me. Susan and the twins have gone on a rafting trip down the American River with their church group. Jason gets to stay home and work. I picked up Carolyn too so she could stay overnight with Vanessa and Vanessa, Julian and Annie. We all went out to dinner at Taxi in San Mateo. Julian had to leave early this morning for New York. Beech and Ellie finally went to sleep at my condo a little after 9 PM. This morning they woke me up at 6:30 AM, so they each got at least nine hours of sleep They want me to take them to McDonald's for breakfast, but they are playing for now, so I am getting this message off before we go.

Last night I watched Masterpiece Mystery on PBS while the kids slept. Afterward I read some of the Economist.