Well, Slavika, I came by for Peggy and Lily to go to teatime, but they weren't ready, so just expect me. (Wouldn't that be great if that were really possible?) It is nice to hear from you more about your son and family. He sounds as smart as his daddy.
Anne - I have had so much experience with a child who I did not agree with on his choices, but we have weathered some pretty big crashes. Joel knew a girl for 3 weeks and she was pregnant. That resulted in one disastrous marriage. He then married another who was 3 months pregnant at the time. (I have always said he would have been a better off if he weren't so fertile. And another thing we disagreed about was the fact of my belief that sex without a commitment will always hurt somebody, somewhere--do not believe in it.) Another disastrous marriage with a girl who decided to be a lesbian. One grandchild from each. Pain everywhere. Then Joel met Shanna and lived with her (she had 2 kids from another marriage). We love Shanna, but the decisions Joel made (or didn't make) have made their life very difficult. They juggle 4 kids in 3 different locations. Joel is now an attorney, but he worked and went to school nights for years. We have always had a good relationship and I admire him for being a good daddy and determined, but oh how much easier his life could have been! My second child has been a straight-shooter from the outset and has really looked at his brother's difficulties and learned from them. There have been so many times I wanted to throttle Joel, but just had to help him deal with his choices. Sorry I have rambled. At the beginning of law school Joel also had testicular cancer--one more thing he had to deal with. Life is good now.
Maria - are you getting close to buying your fancy sewing machine? That is why you are working, right? We are all waiting for our Christmas tree skirts--remember Slavika and Trudy's projects for us got lost in the mail.
Glenda