Washington, DC (USA)

[I went to work early and left Mollie in charge of getting off to school (via the bus) - she woke up on her own at 0630 and ate breakfast (applesauce cake) - I called to check on her at around 0700 and she was headed to the bus stop - Mollie made herself lunch (turkey and cheese on pumpernickel, snacks, fruit) again - I took some of the corn bread (that Mollie had made at my house) to work and gave it to my friend, Bettie (she liked it) - Mollie let me know (text) when she got on and off the bus after school (I learned later that she’d gotten off at an earlier stop and had to walk home but she said it was OK) - I’d previously scheduled a meeting with one of my old friends after work, so I told her I planned to come home late - I walked to Waterfront Station to wait for Greta - she ended up driving, so I walked the rest of the way to the District Wharf - waited some more - finally went into The Brighton for happy hour (1645) - Greta arrived later - food, drink - saw Charlie K. near the end - I talked to Mollie a few times on the phone to make sure she was doing well - she ate dinner (leftovers) and did homework - Greta drove me to Huntington to get my car at around 1930 - when I arrived home (2000), we talked for a little while (about the school day and her plans for the rest of the week) - since she was getting ready for an Algebra exam retake, I also asked her about some of her other coursework that needed to be resolved (I’d looked at SiS) and she updated me on conversations with her teachers - after that, Mollie did laundry and more homework - we went to bed at 2200]