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The flowers and trees are utterly beautiful here in Holden. Not only the daffodils, cherries, pears, crab apples, whose flowers are showing off their colors, but also the small and humble flowers on the bushes are in full bloom.

I am suffering from terrible jet lag. My son has been coming home quite late, because he has been house-hunting in addition to his work. We eat our dinner after 9:00, and it is midnight before we know it. I go to bed at about 1:00, but wake up about 3:00.

I decided to buy Vietnamese takeout dinner tonight and eat before he came back. I need to go to bed early before I experience another dumping syndrome that seems to stem from the fatigue.