Good morning all.  Next time the munchkin asks to spend the night, I need to remember how early he gets up.  I finally went to bed around 4:00 and he was waking me up a little after 8:00.  Tomorrow will definitely be a sleep-in day.  My brother had a really good birthday dinner (Greg will be eating leftovers for some time to come).  His caregiver asked if he could bring him back next year at the same time so he could be with family on his birthday again.  I said of course.  Even though our 3 other brothers live in Tulsa, as he does, he never sees nor hears from any of them.  They will be hearing from their sister about that one&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Mary Lou - I wish you and all the walkers a wonderful day. I look forward to the pics.  We don&#39;t see nearly enough of them from you.<br /><br />Kevin - anytime. Well, not early in the morning.  I don&#39;t function or pull myself together until close to noon, but anytime after that is fine&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Jackie - have a wonderful day with your daughter and her family.  <br /><br />Martha - good morning.  It&#39;s so good to see you posting here in the Dock.  Keep it up and please ignore my occassional ramblings...<br /><br />Deb &amp; Sue - keep those umbrella&#39;s handy.  How long is rain forecast for your area?  We had some last night and the wind kicked up pretty good.  Some of the patio furniture on the deck got knocked over.<br /><br />Falina - have a wonderful day at the fair.  When we lived in Dallas, we went to the Texas State Fair every year and really enjoyed it.  When we moved here, the fair was held down in Pueblo, which is about 2 - 2 1/2 hrs. away so we never went.  Greg and I decided to make a weekend of it a few years back and booked a hotel and went.  I think we were actually inside the fairgrounds about 2 hours. We both decided it was hardly worth the trip and went off to do other things.  At the Texas fair, our kids were always with us and we got to watch them having a good time, which probably made a lot of difference -plus the one there was much bigger and better.  About 3 years ago, we took our RV up to Cheyenne for Frontier Days, which is their fair.  We had tickets for a Tim McGraw concert there and spent some time walking all around the fairgrounds.  I did enjoy that...<br /><br />Steve - wow, only a few more sleeps.  You cruise THIS week&#33;&#33;&#33;  Just think, this time next Sunday, you will be onboard.<br /><br />Kevin - are you enjoying the conference?  If I remember correctly, didn&#39;t you say it was a writer&#39;s conference.  Are you a writer?  I used to dabble in it, always envisioned I would write the great American novel someday, but..... <br /><br />Shaunna - good to have you back.  Have you been able to spend much time with Layla lately?  She sure is a cutie.  Aren&#39;t grandkids just the greatest?  You get to be the &quot;hero&quot; all the time and leave the discipline and bad stuff to someone else&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Jenn - how did it go with you brother and SIL?  Were you guys able to come to a decision about mom&#39;s care.  I certainly hope that they agree to help you with this.  That wouldn&#39;t have happened in my family - as all my siblings are brothers, they all feel that those kind of things are better left to women - meaning me, the only girl&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />Joey - where are you, dude?  I am so sorry about the little boy you had your eye on, but as someone said (can&#39;t remember who, but I believe they said it perfectly) this must just mean that there is another little one who needs your love and guidance so much more.  God sees the big picture and he knows the exact child he wants to entrust to you and David.  <br /><br />Robert - haven&#39;t seen you around today.  Anything new from Carnival?  Happy Anniversary to you Annie.  I am sure it will be a special day, no matter how you celebrate it.<br /><br />Shari, Keith, Ed, Rose, and all you other Crazies - yep, it&#39;s the start of another week - make it a good one....