Mid October Musings

At long last we have reached the middle of October. Any day now,
we will be able to shut off the air conditioning and start to live
in the fresh air again. I estimate that the air conditioning has
been on since the beginning of May. But I don't know what we would
do without it.
In the next couple of weeks we will have some needed done work around
the house. On Thursday, we are having a lawn sprinkler system installed.
This will allow all the work done by Dan, Mickey and Lisa and their
families to keep growing. We are now approaching the dry season here.
Next Monday we are having the gutters and leaders replaced. They have
been rusting and fallin apart for a long time.
We have spoken to alll the family during the last few weeks. I am
happy to report that you are all doing well. JoAnn and Augie are
getting ready for Nicoles new arrival. This time it is a boy.
He is due by the middle of November. Joe and Lisa are making plans
for Joey to head off to college next year. They hope he can get some
athletic scholorship for soccer. Marry, Ben and Christie are all doing
well. Ben likes his new job and Christie only has this last year to
finish college. Mickey, Becky and the boys are doing well. Becky is
so organized and still home schooling the boys. Mickey is still searching
for a job. Jean and Harry are doing good. Jean is back to work and Harry
is very busy at work. Colin is running cross country and doing well.
Justin is in his second year in college. Kate, Chad and the boys are
doing well. They have not been affected by the floods in the north.
Margie, Hank and the boys are back from Hawaii. They like their new
house and are having Thanksgiving at their home this year.
Dan, Dawn and the boys are doing well. Dan is coaching and Kevin is
playing soccer. Dawns dyalysis clinic has been taken over by a new
company, So she has been working very hard so everything runs smoothly.
Matt has been very busy at work. He is planning on going to Margies
for Thanksgiving. Bren, Jana and Coleen are getting ready for winter
in their new house in Kansas. Coleen is keeping them both busy
Jana has a new partner so they are able to get some more time off.
Eileen and Tom are having a tough time because Tomhas to go to
Charlottsville to work during the week. She is planningon takin a
leave in March for the birth of their new child.
and to move.