I made an early morning run to the airport for Rory and made it back to Concord in time for an 8 am soccer practice where I was joined by Nicolai and Johnie. I have not practiced in almost a month which has given my various injuries time to heal but left me distinctly out of shape. After scoring a rather nice header in the opening minutes of play my performance for the rest of the practice was rather lackluster. I returned home just in time to say goodbye to Maya who is leaving for Farm & Wilderness camp. She will spend the next three weeks in the Vermont woods continuing to learn about harmony with nature and reliance on herself. Jeanine made the 6-hour round trip while I worked with Kyle, Nico, and John to essentially complete laying the deck. One board remains to be placed but it requires a custom width and I need to build a jig to make the cut accurately.