Sue - what a great story about how you got Pappy.     I&#39;m happy you found each other.<br /><br />Jenn - please don&#39;t stay away when you are &quot;in a mood&quot; - that is what we are all here for.   We all have hit rough spots and needed our Crazie friends to get over them.    ((((hugs))))<br /><br />Martha - sorry you are working so hard.    Seems everyone is getting sick with this crazy weather we are having.    Good for you for taking a nap - it is your bodies way of telling you to slow down.    Fortunately Jim doesn&#39;t have an internal hardware (his fusion was all done with bone) so it obviously is the brace causing the problems.   We shall see what the VA plans on doing about it next week.   <br /><br />Rose - any special plans for DD&#39;s birthday today - a family dinner perhaps?      Hope she has a great day.   <br /><br />Nothing else going on here - Ashleigh has her fitting and rehearsal for the American Girl fashion show tonight and just informed me she is not walking in front of all those people in a bathing suit.    Sounds like we might be in for big TROUBLE.   After all the money I have invested in this show (tickets, journal ads, photo shoot, matching girl and doll outfits, etc) she is making me crazy thinking she may not go through with it.    Still have til March 7th to convince her.     <br /><br />Time to give some thought to dinner.   Be back later. <br />