Friday night we all went over to Mom and Dad’s to visit with visiting Patsy and Debbie. Shane couldn’t make it because of his medical duties in the army.

“I guess the war affects him even back here.”

“Yes,” Debbie said. “He gets to take off earlier because his boss is in Saudi Arabia.”

Was it a war? Or merely a crisis? Or an operation? Only historians will tell what label will last.

Nicole got a fun stationery and sticker set from Patsy. She used them to create a lovely birthday card for her Uncle Chris, who didn’t turn 19 this year because of the absence of his February 29th birth date. She drew a hollow lettered birthday greeting. I didn’t discover hollow letters until 5th grade. She included a remarkable forgery of my and Kathy’s names. I guess she’ll soon be writing herself excuses to get out of school.

“Dear Mrs. Lindsay, Pleas let our doghter out of school erly today at 1:00 to go to the moovies. – Jeb & Kathy Cashin.”

Danny has been whining morning, noon and night. In between he’s a pretty good kid. Dad brought out the official Whiny Willy belt. He took a cloth belt and stuck straight pins through it. Danny was impressed.

We had 3 couples look at the house this weekend. Kathy thinks we will be selling the house pretty soon thanks to Sharon Apple Bomb.