Well,

It has been quite a while since I wrote. I have been sick - my yearly bout with the flu - or what ever it is - I am still coughing.

DMae and Scott have had a trip to Rome since I last wrote. Scott is really big any more - as if I have room to talk. I want to work on my health, though. I even set up a Dr appt - something I haven't done in a long time.

Work is way too busy - the graduate curriculum has taken over our lives. Hopefully it will be done soon.

Em has been here and gone again - is she a hobbit in reality? She spent time in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. She was home for a few days then off to her new job. While she was home there was a snow slide on our way to Hope and a volcanic eruption that delayed her leaving for a day - which means she lost the change fee for her flights. While she was home she had a tiff with Andy which left her in a foul mood for most of her time home. I don't know what to do about her moodiness. I think that just leaving her alone for quite a while might help. We always seem to argue when she is home. Hopefully she will outgrow it sometime soon.

I need to get up to see Mama on Friday. I have some supplies from Pinky to take up. I need to pay for her prescriptions, too.

I got a 5% increase for exceptional performance. I need to update my position now and I hope that I can get another 5%.

I think this is all for now.

gator!