Spider Tom, I have a lump in my throat as well. Beautiful words that touched me. Now I'm watching my grandkids grow up - all five of them. The oldest is only seven years old and she reminds me of my daughter at that age. My son is a loving father and my daughter a loving mother. I'm sure they have learned from my mistakes in child rearing, but as your song so aptly puts it, "there's no instruction book." Jim