We feel like we are home! The staff met us this morning with a sign that said "Welcome, Dan, Keri and Ian!" Of course, we had to get right to work so the feeling of "special" was short lived. I had to decide where events were to be held, make sure that all the venues were confirmed, followup up on a couple of family home issues and discuss money for awhile. Our number of registrants are way down. We currently have around 100 registered. Our last reunion had 175. I think it is the economy. Most events in the area that depend on people traveling are down as well. We are probably fortunate with the numbers we have.

Ian is having a great time, as expected. How many kids get to spend a week at a National Trust property? He also is treated like this is his house and he is loving every minute of it. He is doing whatever task they assign him, and counting the hours as some of his service hours for Boy Scouts.

We left the Plantation around 6:00 and saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It was a frightening movie, especially for a 12 year old. Ian is trying to get to sleep, but it might take awhile.