### 08:00 In the end I decided to send a message to Kate first, before I post the birthday card. The plan is to send the card sometime just after 1st March, just so it can make its way through the international postal system. This is what I sent! ``` It’s getting to that time of year again. I have a birthday card to send you. You were fine with that last year. I hope it is the same this year. I am somewhat scared this year. I don’t want to be shouted at again. I also hope I am still your friend. I know I screwed up. I am sorry. ``` As I said, I am scared 😱. In a way I hope that I don’t get a response at all. The best thing for me is to get a positive, kind response. I can only hope! ### 11:30 I tried to get my youngest up for college today. It proved to be impossible. I give up. There is nothing that I can do when he is up most of the night because he cannot sleep. I have to go to the office tomorrow, so getting him up is my wife’s problem.