[ohioWfan]

Oh, yeah.........and did I say "Thank you" for this honor, Billie, and how beautifully you and daisy displayed it?

If not, THANK YOU!!!

[daisyscarlett]

I am so glad you liked the finish product. Your words are so descriptive and moving. I would bet if you submitted this to a magazine, a Parenting magazine or a Christian magazine, it would get published.....It is wonderful on many different levels.

Oh and I do not know why you have been so reticient in the past to have your picture posted. You and your family are beautiful. And, yes, Eric is very handsome....

[ofMagog]

0500 Saturday 31Aug02 42°F/6°C
Congratulations!

All is well here. A bit before dawn. LadyX is preparing for her morning lecture to the crew, something about maintain quiet hours and not throwing stuff off the stern, which usually causes to Fred to get overly grumpy. She will also explain why Kathy in Alaska fell overboard last evening. COB1 is on liberty, working on Chief's case and will hopefully join us in Wellington before we set sail for Australia. Scuttlebutt, razorback-bert, and beowolf are "lost" again, and JustAmy and ClaraSuzanne have been dispatched with the usual bail funds to find them. Larryjohnson has presented a grossly complex, mostly in English, and badly coffee stained (I hope that is coffee...) weather prediction for our sailing on 09/03 to Christchurch. Michigander reports there appears room in the dingy for a few more crew if anyone wants to apply to join us.