Hi to all from Big Bend----will begin with a report on Bridget. Mom spoke briefly with Jay this evening and he said she was doing OK--had seen the doctor and he OKed her for her usual schedule, with moderation. She had been at her newspaper job this afternoon and was at the Alpine Valley job this evening.

Glad to have our busy week at the WREA convention at Olympia at Oconomowoc behind us--a lot of driving, but it worked out well. Mom went with me for the Board dinner on Monday evening. I went early on Tuesday for the Board meeting and came back to BB to bring Mom back for the opening session/banquet that evening. We were both there together all day on Wednesday and I returned alone for the session that ended after lunch on Thursday. The days were cool, but driving conditions were good.

Unexpectedly, the week ended on a high note. David had called
on last Thursday to tell us that we had a chance to experience/hear/enjoy Charlie's Drum Line performance on Saturday night. Sheboygan North was having an all school Fair with a long evening of events which included two appearances of the Drum Line--one at 8:30 and the second at 9:45. We drove up Saturday evening and went to the school with Susan, David and Finn. The place was a zoo with young people and parents with things going on everywhere. We did enjoyed a good portion of the early performance and had good auditorium seats for the second.
All that drumming left us wide awake, so the drive home which ended at 12:10 AM, Sunday was no problem. BRAVO, Charlie!!

Had a phone visit with Kevin last evening. They had invited us to come to Pittsburgh for the Mothers' Day weekend to watch Declan in his last Ultimate competition as a Columbus student.
We decided that this was just to much to try to do with all that driving. The team is doing very well and they had a first place at a competition at Amherst last weekend.

Maura has a workshop she will be attending in the Milwaukee area next week. She will be staying with us and we expect to see her on Sunday afternoon.

Mark is leaving late next week to bring Domino home from Vassar. We will be with Capri and Calvin overnight on Thursday
as they begin to prepare to have Domino home with them, again!

Yard and garden work is progressing well and we are thankful for the many good days we've had to be outside. Hope to get some remixed soil into the raised bed boxes tomorrow and get some seeds in before the end of the week. Concentrated on dandelions today. Dug out every one in bloom, or had blossom in the front and side yards so that they would not go to seed. Some of the plants looked so nice I was tempted to sort some out for a
vegetable dish.

Time for bed!

Love and prayers, expecially for those who will be traveling this weekend.

Mom and Dad