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Today started a little slowly. I began the day snapping a photo of my brother and Mom – no makeup. Next was the preparation of some breakfast tea, followed by a stroll around the block with Mom and Copper (Chow/Lab mix).

Following the walk, a quick breakfast of a fried egg and OJ. Then I was tasked with patching the brick steps to the house using some quik-dry cement. I think it turned out nice.

Then my sister stopped by the house and we chatted for a bit before she had to leave, then her husband was arrived and we discussed life, vacations and businesses for a few hours. Excellent advise from someone with lots of experience starting and running small businesses. He got me thinking very seriously.

I showered then had a tiny lunch and more family discussions. Tonight will be Chinese take out. Somehow the after quickly passed and we head over to my sister’s place for dinner. Chopsticks for everyone! The special request for cashew chicken is to add snow peas, and make it spicy, please!

After dinner, my brother and I headed to Duke Basketball camp to catch my nephew in a nightly scrimmage – about a hour long. A multitude of photos and 5 movies later, we leave Chris to rough it in a dorm room for another night. I heard the game was much better today than yesterday – their skills are really improving. After I’d already headed outside, I learned that Coach-K was inside signing basketballs AND there was a long line for them. Not my thing.

Tomorrow will be a travel day, so I took the opportunity to do some laundry. Basically, I’d like to have allmy clothes clean until I get to Philly and don’t need to launder anything for the rest of the trip.