Sally2 said:"That's so very sad. My heart goes out to his family - they must be suffering terribly. I am sorry for your loss. As a sort of side note, a former pastor of mine spent some time as chaplin at the county hospital's trauma unit here in Dallas. He told us there was a poster up on the wall that said something to the effect of, "Give your son a motorcycle for his last birthday." Shawn was riding his mother's motorcycle. AS far as we know he had gone after some food for his mother and great grandmother since great-grand mother was not feeling good. Last evening we went by the place where the accident happened and we could see the skid marks and the impact marks on the concrete light pole. We also saw the food items that had been lost in the crash that had not been cleaned up, they were scattered along the road in the gutter. It is a tragedy for the family in that Shawn was the youngest son and had not yet married any one.

I have been keeping him in my prayers and will continue to do so, Marie. FYI, any artificial part in your body, ie, knee or hip replacement, ect. has the same problem. Those I personally know who have had hip or knee replacements even have to be on antibiotics for a week before any dental work, even a cleaning, because if they get an infection from it, it will go directly to the replaced joint. Tami

Thank you again everyone - this gives me even more to work on. As for the jewelry - I think it's so interesting that a circle pin was mentioned twice - I was given one when I graduated and I still have it. She'll be wearing lots of suits and a simple, classic pin just might work well. Maybe a circle pin with tiny pearls or even a stick pin. I had thought of a Waterford paperweight - they have a star one and I could have it engraved and include a note saying something about 'a rising young star in the legal profession' - and since she's graduating at the top of her class I wouldn't be exaggerating. If I give her a silver frame I could even print one of the photos they've sent me of the two of them and place that inside. I hadn't thought of the school's gift shop - I can check out their web site or phone them. And that's a good idea too about the cookbook and the tea set. I'll have to ask my son if she drinks tea - but what makes this idea interesting is that a year ago she couldn't cook. Her idea of a meal was scrambled eggs and grilled cheese. My son has worked in restaurants and he's always making meals for his friends and now she's learning her way around the kitchen too. Thanks again everyone - I feel much better about a gift now. I'm going to write down these ideas and put them in the box with all of my greeting cards. That way I can refer to it the next time I find myself worrying about a gift.

I love it.I am so thankful my 15 yr old son is a good kid. MOM Shelley