Ellie--

Isn't it crazy when the timing for something is insanely better and you find out stuff about yourself that you never knew? I'm so glad you got the good end of the lollipop and that life is fun and friends are plentiful. God is good, eh? Who'd have thunk? laugh

Sounds like the music is the perfect antidote to everything! Will we be reading good reviews about you sometime soon? (I have a client who used to work with Ike Turner and other well known folks and who just got a CD out there and is contemplating leaving his full time job to go back into music...) Love these stories!

If you were referring to my now D13 (OMG!), she is doing well, but we're still tweaking things. She started her period last year, which forced us to start her on hormone therapy. (Still tweaking those meds, actually.) I just got off the phone with her GI, who wants to run some more CO2 tests for RTA. I guess a couple tests below normal got him a nephrologist consult. Oh well, she's have a great time in middle school and life is so good for her!

My D16 is now driving--thank goodness--and kicking a$$ in school. Volleyball is going great (her team qualified for nationals, which is in Reno this year), and she's busy working on her list of schools to recruit (yes, you read that right). I'm going to love having her go to college on a scholarship... Woo hoo! Party time for momma...

And for added fun, my 22 year old Aussie cousin (male) moved in with us. He's a hoot and seems to have antagonized my girls to the point where I think he's now an honorary sibling to them and son to me. Sure got me out of my comfort zone!

How are your kiddos doing? Especially with a change in family circumstances? Has your son graduated from college yet? Jeez, this time warp seems surreal. Our kids were so much younger when we started this mess, huh?

Take care - and lots of love and hugs.

Bets smile


"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

Albert Einstein