Growing Up in One Weekend
A bunch of things have happened lately that were unplanned. Normally my parents and I visit Uncle Jim towards the end of the summer. He has a cottage on Blue Lake, and he (still single) and I got along very well. He spent most of the month getting things ready for the long weekend, like food and buying tickets to events that were near his cottage. At the last minute, Mom and Dad received news that our great aunt was very close to passing away. Uncle Jim offered to pick me and my cousin Mike up and let his parents and mine see my aunt. My sleep wasn’t the best that night and I woke up kinda groggy the next morning. Everything was packed in my suitcase, and after doing some chores in the morning, …