Almost ready, now, for Christmas on 12/21/07

Hi to everyone!!

Hope this will be timely enough for all of you to be able to read before Christmas!

Our week began with 2 very nice experiences. On Monday evening, we joined Mark to enjoy Capril playing her cello in the Ft. Atkinson Schools' 5th grade

orchestra and the following evening Capri's "Scrooge"

was resounding success! She got a great indication of audience appreciation. It was a dapper, top hatted success all around!!

Glad to have had a short visit with Domino after Capri's performance and it is evident that she is even more excited about her Vassar life than when we saw her in

September.

Thanks to Mark for sharing his "picketing' experience.

Liked the sign messages!!

Congratulations to Bridget's Evan's Scholarship success. Presume this means that she and Colin must have broken par! Probably a family record.

Everyone has to be grateful that Maura's determination to do her duty on a bad driving day did not result in significant injury. Know it means a set back, but pleased to learn that so much concern and

interest was generated in the Baraboo community. All of us benefitted from her blog entry which she had time to compose while recuperating. The photo provided a vivid "MODIFIER" to her remarks.

Really appreciated Freya's Jingle Bell dance! It is great to watch as it happened, after it comes jerkily along thru our dial up! Think we heard her say "Do it again, Daddy" !! With all the thoughtful gift hints for this whirling girl, perhaps she will soon be ready for the

Encylopedia Brittanica. Way to go Freya.

Thanks for the Arvada Thanksgiving group photo. Know we'll have more first hand reports on those goings on from Lyn, Kevin, Magdalena and Declan in the coming days.

HAVING TROUBLE TODAY KEEPING THE DESIRED FONT AND SIZE. STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN AFTER GOING TO "DRAFT' IS A PUZZLE.

SPOKE BRIEFLY TO DOMINO ABOUT THE HER FENCING. LEARNED THAT SHE HAD NOT BROUGHT ANY 'WEAPONS' WITH HER THIS TRIP, BUT LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE SPECIAL PACKING CASES/BOXES FOR STORAGE AS BAGGAGE ON FLIGHTS.

SO, WE WON'T BE ABLE ASK HER FOR A SHADOW FENCING DEMONSTRATION.

WILL COMPLETE AND POST AFTER OBSERVING THAT THE O'CONNELL-LONG BACK PORCH PICTURE GIVES AND INDICATION THAT YOU SOMETIME CAN STOP AND GET TOGETHER. OUR COMMENDATIONS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER. NOT ONE OF YOU LOOKS LIKE YOU HURRIED BACK AFTER SETTING A TIMER!

THANKS TO DAVID FOR THE MENU UPDATE. WE WILL TRY TO TALK TO HIM TONIGHT TO LET HIS KNOW WHAT WE WILL TRY TO BRING. WE'LL TRY TO PUT IT IN AN E-MAIL, TOO SO WE CAN HELP ELIMINATE DUPLICATIONS.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. MORE BLOG SAVVY IS NEEDED HERE.

LOVE AND PRAYERS--------

GRANDMA JEANNE AND GRANDPA GENE