It’s funny how your life can just change in an instant.  As we were getting ready to go on a picnic up the driveway came the Crawford’s, and, in an instant it was like they hadn’t even been gone for a year.  Everyone piled in the van and we were off, just like so many times before.  And, even though we only had hours together...as usual, we made the most of those hours!  First, we went to a picnic at Oatlands Plantation with our friend Nina.

Then, it was off to piano at Mrs. Herringtons.  Audrey is going to miss her recital, so she finished out her year with perfect attendance and gathered her trophy for making 15 points and three superiors in Festival.  With Bela by her side, it didn’t seem to matter she wasn’t going to receive it in the big hall at the recital.  Mrs. Herrington was so surprised to see Bela again!

Then it was dinner together on the patio.  If I didn’t know better, I would have never been able to tell they had ever left.