“Well, I better get going. The sooner I’m there, the sooner I’m done. There are a bunch of board games in the family room and some DVD’s Kevin hasn’t seen yet and he’s got the video game so I think you’ll be able to keep him entertained. I should probably start pushing him to do his summer reading, but I think I’ll let him get a pass on that today. I’ll bring in lunch. If I’m going to be later than 1:00 I’ll call.”
“Bye. Oh, when do you think I should get Kevin up?”
“Give him until 10:00 and then rattle his cage.”
“Will do.”
After she left, I looked at the clock and figured I could give my mom a call. I got in the habit of calling her on Saturday mornings when I was in college. It was my subtle way of letting her know that I wasn’t out late drinking the night before.