Hey John -

I spoke to her that I felt it was probably best for both of us that she not go on vacation with me. She was very resistive and I left it as something she needs to think about hard.

I so need to try 9 holes of golf. Too much practice, but yet I enjoy the practice.

The kids are gone until July 22. I have never had them away that long. X has experienced it already last summer. I had tried to get a hold of them each day and X did not have them around. Yesterday, she said bad timing again because she was on one elephant with her friend and the kids were on the other on a jungle trip. I finally called back an hour later and got to talk to them. S8 has an older boy we know that is about 17 that is giving him all his Pokemon cards. D6 has been doing things with her cousin of a similar age even though they dont speak a common language.