DUELING LAPTOPS

Here we sit in our very comfortable family room, enjoying "American Idol", and playing games on our laptops. We do this often. It is a good feeling to know that the bookseller is here with me. We say very little, but that is alright. We just like being here.

The book store is struggling right now. We are trusting that it is just a temporary setback due to the troubling economy. The bookseller just finished his annual inventory and now it's time for the taxes! This is when I make myself small and stay out of his way, 'cause he gets really intense.

I will be off flying tomorrow for four days. This should be a good trip with two nights in Missoula and one in Wenatchee. Both are destinations I enjoy. Looking forward to the day when I can have a weekend off. I guess I was spoiled when I worked for the public schools and had every weekend and all holidays off! Oh, well, maybe some day.

We got a call from our oldest son this evening. He lives in Kentucky with his wife and three children and we miss them. All is well there, but I can tell he is lonely for "home". He and his wife both grew up here in the northwest and are looking forward to the time when they will be able to move back. Not sure when that will be.