Dinner and auction with HB, Max, and Allan

BB and I drove out to Leeds to visit with HB, Max, and Allan.  It's a bit of a haul, about 2hrs drive in the rain, but it was nice to see them.  We had a nice visit and I had a chance to play with Max.  We spent some time learning to juggle and then worked on slight of hand.  The last was really quite fun as Max at age 6 still believes in magical thinking.  I took a coin and made it disappear then pulled it from his ear or dropped it in his pocket. It was really priceless.  Allan made a very good Minestrone soup for dinner then we went to an auction sponsored by Max's Montessori school.  All in all a nice visit.