Good morning! Sadly, its Saturday AM and my internal alarm clock went off at 5:30 so here I am. We will be attending Bridget's first soccer game today. She is on the JV team, much to her dismay earlier this week, but gets the primary position and will be playing the entire game due to the smallness of the team. That should be interesting. We will be in Kenosha, right down from one of my offices. It is supposed to be a rainy day so I can only imagine what she will look and feel like after the game.

She is busy working on Prom and getting ready for soccer games. Colin will be home next week after he gets his test scores and hopes he can play golf. I found three municipal courses near Michele's house in Arvada, and a couple of the nearer mountains allow skiing until later in the spring, so we should be set for our week out there. If we ever get off their new patio that is! That sounds pretty cool.

Glad to see that you have figured this out, Dad and have added to it. There haven't been many, maybe any, emails amongst the kids. I did call Matt and visited with both he and Casey this week. They are doing well, and we can expect a family portrait soon. Freya is helping them cope with their loss with her wonderful presence.

Work has been getting more challenging for me-not bad, but as I have spent six months there, I have started to challenge the lady that works for me more and more. She has a hard time accepting any direction, and she has some significant deficits in her supervisory and communication skills, so she isn't too happy with me at the moment. I am taking advantage of all the training and mentoring opportunities I can, and they are numerous. Aurora is very committed to helping their employees perform well, so I could be in classes for hours a week if I wanted to. I continue to get alot of support from the higher ups and I just keep taking on more tasks. I still have kept my hours under control and will work to continue to do that. I have been pretty tired the last couple of weeks, but I hope that its due to the time change.

The lake is open now and those dried out perennials are calling to me. Time for major yard cleanup before we go. If its still rainy, even though a few of the golf courses are open, it will be hard to get out.

I should try to get a few things done before we head out to Kenosha, so I hope everyone has a great week. Where is Alex living? I had thought he might be with Nemo. Happy Birthday to Capri and Magda! It was weird celebrating without Colin here. He enjoyed his cards and the notes! Love to everyone-Susan