What a beautiful evening I spent at the home of my writing student. They had friends with 4 children over, and we had a revelry filled with sumptuous food, music, and lots of games. [Yes, I smoked everyone at Up for Grabs again.]

Being with them was so incredibly peaceful, truly so. We spread the joy of the new game, played some Uno and some computer-based Sudoku. My writing student played the piano quite beautifully, and some of the other kids chimed in as well. 14 people milling around, chatting and playing games, and eating good food in good company.

What more could you want in an evening?