A good thread Susan....and it's getting what you were after isn't it?

I love reading the responses. 'Gin Boy, happy for you and your App! JP, glad things are lightening up for you. And did we all like the Allison message? "Love is in the air!".......and I think it really is! Some lucky SOB has found a real neat girl hasn't he? Great responses all around. Lots of good stuff and good music too!

So for me.......Well, I don't require any surgery that I know of!!! AND.....Two weeks ago I loaned a teenage girl (Cara) that is a friend of sister Connie's a decent guitar. This kid has been practicing 2-4 hours a day to play with the church group on a real piece of crap. She's saving her money in hopes of finding a better guitar, but she was at supper two weeks ago with us and when I got to talking to her it was obvious how serious she was and what a neat kid she was too. So I figured, what the hell?   WELL.......You have never seen a bigger smile and she is not just appreciative verbally, she's practicing more and last Sunday played with the group in church!

Now I hate that "manufactured" new church music, but I think if I play along I can get her over into the folky camp after awhile! Better yet, it's given me something to focus on musically and I'm playing more than I had been!

Then there is Tristan! His Special Ed class goes bowling once a week (this 6 weeks...next is swimming) and he loves it. I go too to help out and the kids are just so excited and happy to get whatever they get. Today though, we surprised Tris by being there before the class arrived (Karen too of course and we pulled Michael out of school for the morning to go) and all set up for a surprise birthday party for him. He was surprised, his class was surprised, and better yet for Tristan, Uncle Wayne, Aunt Connie, Ricky and David, came too....to watch him bowl!!! It was a wonderful day for him and since he thinks Uncle Wayne is just about a god, it was even better than wonderful!

Spaw