Good afternoon all.  Just got back from picking my car up.  Sure am glad it was covered by warranty as the bill was &#036;3,000.  I don&#39;t know anything about cars, but obviously on mine, the catalytic converter and the resonator (which I have no idea what that is) are housed in the same unit, so the part is much more expensive, and then there is a labor charge and some sensors that had to be replaced.  Greg asked them why this happened as he is now concerned that with the next 25,000 miles, it may go out again.  They said it was a fluke thing, so we shall see.  Hubby works for a major corporation which announced this morning that it was laying off 6,000 people worldwide.  That means that 1 in every 5 employees will be losing their job soon.  He had an 8:00 meeting this morning in which all upper management was told but they were not told if their depts. would be affected.  I am just praying that he still has a job when the dust settles.  At almost 50, it might be difficult for him to find another position at his level.  I asked him if he was worried and he said &quot;not at all&quot;.  He said if it happens, it happens and no sense in worrying about it beforehand.  He says we would be fine for at least a year, probably closer to 2 yrs.  but I am a worry wart - I worry about what happens beyond that time.  I need to learn from him and just put it in God&#39;s hands and not give it another thought.  <br /><br />Joey, I am so sorry that this child was not the one.  I have a very good friend who could not have children.  She and her husband waited for a year to adopt and then they got a call that they had been chosen as potential parents for a child to be born to an unwed mother in Texas.  She wanted to meet them before making her decision.  They flew to Texas and spent a few days with her and when they got home, they learned that she had chosen them.  They stayed in close contact with her for the remainder of her pregnancy and as soon as she went into labor, she called and they jumped on the next plane and made it in time to be there when the little boy was born.  When the nurse went to place the child in the birth mother&#39;s arms, she told her to give him to his real parents.  They went back the next afternoon to pick up their son and planned to rent a car and drive home because they did not want to fly with a newborn.  When they got there, they went to the nursery first and the baby was not there.  They found out from the social worker that the mother had changed her mind and had taken the baby and left the hospital.  They flew home brokenhearted.  A few months later, they were informed that they had again been chosen by an expectant mother.  This time, it was a girl here in Denver.  They were again present at the birth and this time they made it home with Caleb, only to have the mother take him back a month later.  This time, they were completely devastated.  To them, Caleb was their son and he had been in their home for a month and then he was ripped out of their arms.  They decided to stop any futher adoption process as they could not put themselves thru that again.  2 weeks later, after trying to deal with an infant, the mother realized she could not do it and Caleb was brought back to them.  He is now 10 and even though they said she could never have children, a month after he came home for good, they learned she was expecting and has given birth to 3 children since.   Okay, sorry for such a long story but all of that was to say that Karen realized that even though the first child had a place in their hearts, he was not the child that God wanted in their home and if that had not happened, Caleb migth never have come into their lives.  The child that God knows needs you and David the most, is out there and even though we may not understand God&#39;s timing, He sees the bigger picture and His timing is always perfect.  <br /><br />Mary Lou, great news about Ashleigh&#39;s check up.  Hopefully, this time next year, you will be reporting to us that the problem has completely corrected itself&#33;&#33;&#33;  Does Deb have a defibulator in their home.  I have seriously thought of buying one of the portable units.  <br /><br />Falina, is there any chance of getting the insurance company to reconsider and pay the total towing bill?<br /><br />Jenn, do you guys have Dillard&#39;s there?  I wear an F cup too, and sometimes they have them.  If they don&#39;t have any in stock, they will order them for you.<br /><br />Well, guess I had better get off, my battery is about to die.  Hi to Ed, Keith, Kevin, Chris, James, Shaunna, Sue, Rose, Jackie, Robert, Tonia, Deb, Joe, Chris, Tuesday, Carmen and anyone else I inadvertantly missed...