Jay, that's great news about your daughter! We'll continue to keep her in our prayers and I am sure all the other blog readers will do the same. The fact that people are still checking into the blog daily and using it to keep in touch with each other is very gratifying. It feels like a virtual hangout that can be accessed from across the country and even from remote outposts like exotic little islands in the Caribbean.

Terri is still doing well, trying her best to take it easy, and craving for certain foods like ice cream, pizza, and BLT sandwiches which she consumes with great enthusiasm, albeit in small quantities. According to the ultrasound she had last week, she was 6 weeks along which dates the conception back to a certain day in December. It was a day where we had heavy snow and were left all alone without adult supervision. In other words, Christmas Day! I'm beginning to think Jay's mojo must have rubbed off on me, although I didn't see him until the next day at Boylan's, but when someone's got really strong mojo like Jay obviously has, I don't doubt it can make its presence known in advance. (Please exuse me if I've just shared more information than all of you really needed to know.)

We also discovered the source of the news leak. It was no doubt shared with Arlene by her sister (a church lady, no less!) who heard it from the priest, who heard it from, who else, Terri's little sister Lori. Just as we suspected!

We've sure spent a lot of time here talking of life and death matters so in an effort to discuss something more lighthearted, I'd like you to sing me a melody. Well, you don't have to sing it for me personally, but I have my stereo in the basement hooked up to the Internet with a web interface. You can click on that link to find a remote control panel and screen image and then scroll through my music library and select a song (or album) you want to play for me. This will add new meaning to the term 'remote control'. You won't be able to hear it yourself, but I certainly will, so please resist the temptation to wake me up at night with it. I'll be listening to hear what you've selected. Just click on the screen image to see what's playing.

Thanks again, Bee, for sending out your messages far and wide to encourage others to check in here periodically. You'd make a great publicist....and we'll get you as a contributor to this blog yet! If anyone else out there is itching to post but has not responded to an invitation or has forgotten how, just contact me via email and I'll get you set up.