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We had this great e-mail from Brother Pete today:

"Rose i told Joe to put my part of the headstones on the same credit card that he feeds all of those people on. We went to Jacpot yesterday and stayed all nite I did ok Ma did'nt do as well, we had a good meal and a free room. Joe first has to put the sail boar in the bathtub for a test, then he may have to sleep in it. Take care and thanks for the blog we check it every day. Pete"


Already Joe and David's sailboat has paid for itself in fun! Maybe Joe could e-mail us a photo of the vessel and the crew in full naval dress? Also, what is Pepper's (The Mutt's) position in the hierarchy?

In the midst of all this horror, there are wonderful people and events that lighten my days. For example, my time last weekend with Chris and Shelly, the women at the baby shower for Shelle Cullinane, Sabrina and Brett when they hosted me while Dave (with Maddog's assist) was painting the lakehouse. Of course, I am failing to recognize a lot of people because days go by, and we are too busy to stop here to acknowledge all that goes on. It is strange to feel such gratitude in the face of such despair. A lot of this terrible load falls on Kim and Aaron these days. They surely have stepped up to the plate as needed.

This weekend we have out-of-town guests, Shirley's friend Dena and her two children, Jamil and Layla. Dena will leave today, and we will keep the children until Monday. Tomorrow we are invited to Randy and Lynn's for a Bar-B-Q which we are looking forward to.