maeve, I'm so happy for you! Pat, absolutely *wonderful* news about Mike; thanks for taking the time to share it! My strangest gift, this second Christmas since my older son's marriage, was a shelf-stable peanut butter & jelly sandwich in a can! I have to say, it really creeped me out & I passed it on a friend who has school-aged grandchildren. They thought it was spiffy! On to the new year!

best to all,

Barbara