Happy Birthday Mario!

OK, another birthday....last one 'til May. Mario will take his birthday money and buy a new suit.

I found a great quote in a magazine while waiting at the radiation center yesterday....from Dolly Parton, as quoted in the March issue of Ladies Home Journal...."Every day I pray that God brings the right people in, and takes the wrong out." Now that about says it all, doesn't it?

News from Chris....we saw a growing Makenna on the web cam last night. She did a little talk-whine-cry for us that made us smile. Anyway, seems Chris is considering a 10-day trip in April with some of the military top brass, I think I am telling this right....he was nominated by the commander of the base near Yuma, and then chosen as one of 60 businesspeople from around the country to go to Washington, meet with Cherthoff and Rice (that's Condoleeza, not Jerry), travel to various military operations around the world, and gain first-hand knowledge of what our military is trying to accomplish. The end result is that these business folks would return to their communities and share information in ways that could support the military and create understanding. Well it is a great opportunity for him. Will see if he can work it out to be away from job and family to do it.

Today I am looking forward to Blake's soccer team-sponsored chili supper. (I bought 4 tickets to support the cause, so I am taking to-go containers!) Then we are moving on to our real dinner with Ray and Judy and Alan Knepler, who is in town from Chicago. Judy almost always does the cooking, and for that I am grateful. Al is gearing up for retirement sometime in the not-too- distant future. We will probably be seeing a lot more of him, because he plans to move back to Quincy when he retires. Mrs. Knepler is still going at the nursing home; I think she is 96.

I am off to radiation....down to the last 3 now. Hope God brings just the right people into your life today:)