526 miles, and never more than 40 miles from home.

It all started last Sunday, Mothers' Day: I met Carmen in Mayfield and she took me out to lunch. The local restaurant she had selected wasn't open, so we went to Cracker Barrel (also in Mayfield, but not 'local.') I introduced her to their kale salad, which my friend Mary had introduced me to a couple of months ago.  When I had been home about an hour, Alyssa called and asked if I could help her out with Calla. Head Start is over, but Calla is not yet in day care. Her other great-grandmother (they call her Bma) was going to keep her for the week, but was on her way home from VA or NC that day. So I went to Metropolis and got Calla and kept her for the night. All that was 111 miles.

Monday: I took Calla to Bma's house, met Carmen in Mayfield, and then drove to Metropolis for Lily's program at school. By the time I returned home, I had driven 107 miles.

Tuesday: My normal trip to The Ice House in Mayfield to knit. 40 miles.

Wednesday: My normal trip to Paducah for the noon Eucharist service at Grace Episcopal Church, followed by knitting with friends at Itty Bitty Knitty Shop. However, I went by way of Bardwell to drop off a couple of bags of clothing at West KY Allied Services, and to stop at the county court house to renew my car registration. About 75 miles total, I think.

Thursday: I think I stayed home all day and didn't even unlock the door.

Friday: I picked up Calla from Bma's house, met Carmen in Mayfield, and headed to Metropolis. We took Calla to Alyssa's house (She had someone to babysit the little ones), then went to the high school for Lexi's graduation. Lexi was one of the honor students, who sat on the front row and got their diplomas first. They also had gold tassels, while the rest of the class had school-color ones. I couldn't possibly be more proud of Lexi.

After the graduation, we went back to Alyssa's house for birthday cake for my 78th. After dropping Carmen off in Mayfield, and returning home, it must have been at least 120 miles.

Saturday: Alyssa asked if I could keep Lily for the night, so I drove to Metropolis to get her. We came back through Mayfield and met Carmen at the A Taste of Mayfield festival. So that was another 100 miles.

I actually kept Lily two nights. We got up early this morning and left about 7:30 to drive to Metropolis in time for school. Brady's kindergarten graduation was this morning at 9 o'clock. He is now finished with school until August, but Lily has to go until Friday.