Well folks, things are getting better and better. Thank you for the good wishes. I seemed to have been slightly revived by the Palm Sunday Mass. It was a special mass because the music was composed by a now deceased jazz musician by the name of Mary Lou Williams. Today it was done with the choir and organ. Next week, Easter Sunday, they&#39;re going to have brass, percussion and strings. That should make for a pretty exciting mass.<br />
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The little four year old is coming back home today. I can&#39;t believe I actually missed him. He&#39;s been staying with his grandmother because everyone at our house was under the weather and we didn&#39;t want to pass any bugs on to him. I&#39;ll be glad to hear his little cherubic voice and I guess we&#39;ll be reading and practicing our writing for his headstart class.<br />
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Spikesgirl,<br />
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I hope you find all of the seeds or bulbs you&#39;re looking for. It&#39;s great that you have the patience to grow fruits and vegetables and know exactly what you want. I have to rely on the green grocer for my cherry and grape tomatoes.<br />
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It&#39;s funny. You don&#39;t sound retired. You sound like you&#39;re working harder than ever to get your season going.<br />
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When is the official start of your theater season?<br />
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sailingrose,<br />
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I&#39;m glad you had a great time with your niece. Isn&#39;t it great to be able to spoil kids and then send them back to their parents to deal with the whining. <br />
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One of the greatest rewards for me is when the child cries because they don&#39;t want to leave. I have to pretend that I don&#39;t want them to leave.  But as usual, it&#39;s good to have them for a few days and it&#39;s a lot of fun, but I&#39;m always glad to see them go back with their parents.<br />
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Gregswife,<br />
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Do you realize how funny your stories are?<br />
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It&#39;s a good sign that Greg went and actually acquired materials for the island. I hope the scheduling of the painter works out. <br />
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