Well folks, daddy is home safe and sound. A few set backs while he was in the hospital but he is doing wonderfully now. Chomping at the bit to get back into the swing of things. I can imagine how hard it must be for him to have to take it easy and build himself back up. This is a man who has always worked a minimum of 80 hours a week, often times more. He has chosen to quit smoking forever and is urging the rest of the family to do the same. He is almost into the size pants he wore when he married mommy over 30 yrs ago. His outlook on life is something unbelievable, I have not seen him this positive in a long time. Claire wants to go and see Pa-Pa ASAP however we have all decided that daddy needs at least another week before taking on this exuberant child. And defintely a few weeks before taking on Morgan the Monster Man, the extremely active toddler.

As to Claire's first week of school she has done beautifully and decided that her teacher this year "rocks". Interactive powerpoint lessons, learning games tons of things to keep active 7 and 8 yr olds entertained and engaged. Mrs. Venable is an amazing teacher, I liked her right from the start at meet the teacher night. She stood and listened to me ramble about my concerns with Claire's education and addressed each issue. I will also be volunteering one day a week as class mom.

As for Morgan the Monster Man, he has officially hit the terrible 2's at 21 months old. Stubborn, defiant and tantrums over what seems like nothing to an adult. He is talking in 2-3 word sentences and has no problem what so ever expressing his wants, needs and desires. He has also been struggling with the fact that "Care" is back in school. So he walks with us to the bus stop in the morning and in the afternoons if he has woken from his nap soon enough.

Jay is changing jobs, this one a much better one at Vaugn-Basset furniture company. He will be sanding furniture. Right now it is looking like day shift hours. He starts this Monday. It will be a pay increase and a lot more potential with in the company.

As for myself, I am steadily plugging away at the farm website and hope to have that posted sometime tonight. I am also gearing up for a farmyard sale. Orders have been fairly steady coming in for the dresses that I make and for the baked goods.

We went to the local habitat for humanity home shoppe yesterday looking for a dresser for Claire, we didn't see one that would fit into her room so we are still looking. However, they had baskets on sale for 10 cents a piece. I picked up 36 lovely baskets to use around the house and for the farm sale. They had several racks of clothing, we managed to find 4 brand new shirts for Claire. These still had their original price tags on them. We also finally found lamp shades for the lamps my aunt had given us at Christmas.

That's all the general news on the family.

This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever. Sigmund Freud (about the Irish)

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