this morning was my first time to serve oatmeal ...so i served maple/brown sugar with toast and bacon and a banana with milk or orange juice....the boys,after being very squeemish about the look of the oatmeal, took their bite and decided that it was pretty good.....they were surprised and i, of course, was thrilled.....michael is planning to go to the hospital to get caught up on some work and i ma pick up the boys this afternoon, i will find out form Michael....i really do enjoy this work up here.....i am trying to catch up on the laundry...i forgot how much and how often one needs to do the laundry when one had children at home....the boys are so precious and i do love them.....when i return to houston and dallas for catherine's wedding on wednesday, october 15th, i have changed my doctor's appointment in houston from thursday at 3p.m. to wednesday at 5p.m. so i will only have to go to the doctor on thursday morning for my 10 a.m. appointment..then i will be free for the day..l...i may leave for dallas thursday evening so i can get to thursday morning's 11 am. bridesmids' luncheon easily and possibly follow someone to neiman's in dallas....i will spend what i have of thursday,october 16th , with my little Karsen and matthew and ramona.....i can hardly wait....oh, life is so good.,....jk