Taff, Flygirl has MS?!?! Sheesh, no one tells me anything! When did this happen!?!

Sal, how nice that your friend called, it's always so good to truly hear a person. Beth is right, it's funny how easily we fall into the email thing and feel that it's enough. Nevah! I say, I'm a phone maniac and refuse to let my people go!

This weekend, I am up to my eyeballs in people but the new experiment is actually working! I forbade everyone to cook anything, we are on a strict carry-in diet and the historical stress around here is way down. I think we've hit on a winner.

We did have a blast playing our traditional family game, "Pin the Crap on the Baby". Whenever we've had a toddler in tow, we get out the clothes pins and compete to see who can attach the most junk to the baby's clothes without her knowledge. This one was super easy to lure in for the hit and she was covered in clothespins and anything that would clip onto her. It was a great game!

Today is my dad's 85th birthday and the sisters and I will stay back to make big heapum strawberry shortcake for my dad (his fave), while my brother takes him in the river to wade and flyfish one more time. I can't help him anymore so my brother will get him out there.

I'm sad because I wanted to fish too, but I can't negotiate the banks at the stretch my dad wants to fish, so I'm out. I'll find my own amusement elsewhere.

Update: It has been a few hours since I posted this and now everyone is in the river and it's really bumming me out a lot more than I ever thought possible. I hate this freakin' disease.