Family Members Update:

Stephen is doing well. He has been working hard to learn the ins and outs of his new job. This week he has gone to two sites in Anchorage to inspect for various health hazards. The person accompanying him (a Project Mgr, I think) seems to know all the best lunch spots. He said they had the absolute best burgers on Tuesday and yesterday they had some great Thai food. Now if he can only remember the names of these restaurants... maybe the rest of us will get to try them!

Donald is his same old self. He's trying to balance his job with his homework, etc. Of course his priority of those two varies from ours. He has stated that he'd like to join the Bowling Club. I'm not sure when that starts. He's been making some friends, but we haven't met any of them or heard of any particular one. He's happy about our new cable TV capabilities.

Tess is busy planning her joint birthday party with her friend Becky. Becky's birthday is today, and of course Tess's birthday is Monday. They're having a co-ed bowling party on Sunday afternoon. Both are on the cheer squad. Becky lives around the corner from us. She is also a freshman. This Saturday night is the Cheer Bowl. During this the cheerleaders play football and the football players cheer. So this week both teams have been practicing the other's sport.... It should be a hoot!

Alicia May is ducky as usual. She's learning new words. Her vocabulary in part consists of: Bit Bit, "where'd it go?", bay-beee, Sissy, Mommy, Daddy, Bubba, and "chop chop". That last one is a recent acquisition... we say that when we want the kids to hurry up and do something.

I'm fine... except my buttermilk biscuit just disintegrated from around my sausage patty. Sigh. Serves me right for rushing out without breakfast and buying something quick at the restaurant downstairs in my work building...