Last week was a puttery little week.

Monday – Mer was gone on Senior Trip, so I was left to batch it. This meant homemade pizza and Spider-Man 2.

Tuesday – Aunt Mary invited me to her place, and we got take-out from Grinders. We then watched competitions on the Food Network, which I enjoyed. I especially liked “Chef vs. City,” where two teams of chefs had to do various food-related things in Chicago. It was fun to see Chicago from a food point of view.

Wednesday – I went down to Atwood Lake for the last evening of Senior Trip. I get to see Mer and hang out with her, and there is always a special dinner and “senior share” where the seniors get to say what they like (as long as it is positive). The weather was great, the food was very good, and the kids were kind. This year, the praise and thanking of classmates and teachers was more frequent than in past years, but it was also more general; they students tended to thank “the teachers” and “my classmates” and very few singled people out. This is not a bad thing, just different from past years.

Saturday – Mer and I had two graduation parties, one at The Ledges park nearby, and one at a very nice home in the area of Canton about 40 minutes away. We ate well at both. We were planning on seeing Aunt Mary, so we made it part of the trip to the greater North Canton area. We had a good visit for about 45 minutes or so.

Not a bad little week!