Quiet.

It is very quiet around here as both of our boys are staying the night with friends.  My oldest son is gluten free and lactose free and so he packed a small cooler of food.  My friend offered to buy him whatever he needed, but I know that she doesn't normally shop in the grocery store in our town that stocks the most specialty foods and I also know that special foods are expensive.  He took some leftovers from our lunch, a carton of lactose free milk and a box of gluten free Chex.    This is the first official sleepover for my youngest.  They all 3 stayed with this same friend a few years ago when I had surgery, but that's the only time for him.  He was packed and ready to go by 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, having finished all of his school-work.  He even had everything already in the car by that time.  Can you tell he was excited to go?