It is the day before the storm, or the gathering where memories are made, or the day that the countdown began so long ago or the day we thought would never get here. Today is the day we glance over our lists of all the things that went wrong these past few weeks which always happens where there is something so good going on and the day we are reassured we triumphed over all of them. Today is the day I prepare my house with clean towels, clean sheets, clean bathrooms and vacuumed floors. Today I restock the fruit snacks and line up the giant size bags of chips enough to feed a crowd. I make sure the Mary Jo is stocked with sodas and bake some chocolate chip cookies for Dash. Today is the day we wonder whether Rhea really caught on to the fact that Devin and Brooke are surprising her and we are quite confident she knows. The checklist is complete.
Tara Truly 