Thanks snodderly, nephew did fine on his test and we are all very proud of him. I wrestled with him today at my families get together. My wife did not go, as she was still too sick. Everyone said they missed her and wished her to get well.

I had a great time, and our new sis-in-law-to-be looks strong... my gut says good catch, even if it seems too quick to me.

My Mom gave all the daughters (including DIL's) a copy of her manuscripts from the last ten years. She does a weekly Christian mailing and calls her page "Sister to Sister".

When I gave W her copy she made comment about "enduring" the years of M. Oh my.

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl