Senator Kennedy

Although I knew it was coming, I still found myself shocked and dismayed by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. He's always been part of my life, it seems. So eloquent, so compassionate. Yes, I admit I didn't always respect him. He drank too much, thus the death of Mary Jo Kopeckne (sp?). But for the most part, what he stood for politically became more and more my own values as time passed. I wish they'd had a part of his funeral where he would lie in repose in the Senate, but apparently that won't be done.

In other news, my mother-in-law is home from rehab. Her sister is coming over from Shreveport to help care for her. Her older son is with her right now. I fear that she will try to do too much and fall. She's supposed to be using a walker right now, but who knows?

I'm still unsure of what's happening with my sister Sheila. She needs better medical care and a more educated diagnosis than what she's had thus far. I will likely call later today to check on her.

I'm nearly done prepping for my four classes that begin on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Groan. I had no summer. Even a local poll on woodtv.com indicated that 44 percent of us said summer never even came. It was too cool. We had a few hot days, countable on one hand. Lots of rain.

Truly, I must dredge up some energy.