man... it's 9:20 and i am sort of beat.....i got my precious grandsons off to school, returned the rent car to the airport and picked up the repaired van to the tune of 1063.73......this trip for michael has been a bit expensive he will find out when he returnd, which should be sometime this evening....he is leaving a day earlier than originally planned........i spent hours last night filling out the papers the boys' school requires for the children....buying school t-shirts, joining the pta and paying their fees and..of all things. in indiana, each grade level has to pay a "testbook rental fee" ...these fees vary by grade from $100 in first grade to $134 in third and about the same in fourth....my mercy...is this rental of textbooks in Texas's future.......i was so proud when i had completed this arduous task of filling in each boy's papers and putting them back in the manilla envelope and placing the envelope in their backpacks, as they were already asleep in bed......last night for supper, we had "pick a can night" which is what i used to do with matthew and mandy when norman was out humting somewhere sometimes....they picked a can and ate to their hearts delight......boy, am i enljoying the tiredness that comes from taking care of three very testosterony boys.....wild, wild, wild, but oh so wonderful and so loving.....right now i have a day of cleaning or rather straightening up ahead and i am ready for a nap......i love you my fmaily and my friends.....keep the faith....jk