George,

There IS no local here. We're working straight with the Springfield office. Last year they asked for a temp home for someone and we got Javier from Venezuela. Too young, very homesick, and here for bad reasons.

This year they asked if we'd consider a year placement. I must admit I was wondering if I was the wrong choice, and if I ought to say "No" to the kid they were going to send after Axel left, when Axel said he'd like to stay the year with us. I am somewhere between ecstatic and terrified. I know it won't be easy, and thank God my household is fairly full of humor. I'd not have survived this long were it not, as organized is NOT a really good description. (Actually, the advisor from Lebanon, NH said it was "very unconventional"....)

CamiSu