Becky, Thanks for sharing all that with us! I had to go to his site right away and check it out! Amazing!! I know what you mean about using special stuff on special projects, and those tiles you have were used Perfectly!!! What a great way to start my day, with a story like that! Thank You!

Tamar, The fact is that BM has admitted, by accident, that she really wants custody for the CS. That's just sick. Someone mentioned above that it's sad when dads do this, but here's the MOTHER doing just that. I don't think she's made a good decision in ages and expects everyone else to pay for the poor choices! My goodness, to take a year off of work to plan a wedding? It's hardly a full-time job to plan ONE wedding? I guess her talents don't lie in the wedding planning industry, lol. I think 'home' should be where 'home' was, unless it was a home filled w/ temptations - drugs, alcohol, etc. To take his sr. year away from him in a place he knows would be sad. BM has a very valid concern: the peer group. However, her logic is by luck, motivated by her plan to make money on the boy in the form of CS. Sickening, really. I think you all need to be on top of the peer group situation. Say what you mean and mean what you say - give a list of those he's allowed to hang out with and those who are definitely on the "NO WAY" list. The letter to the mother was appalling in content, and you're so right that no kid in her right mind would write such things unless talking to a partier herself, or at least one who never objected to the partying lifestyle. All you can do is pray for guidance and that SS has changed. He NEEDS boundaries and parents who will parent - not a parent who acts like a friend and pours the liquor or looks the other way. The BM is just odd - doesn't seem to have a maternal instinct in her, or any common sense judging from what you've said. Does your gut tell you he's changed while in treatment? I've been through this w/ my cousin, who finally cleaned up but it took years. Sounds like you all provided him w/ a top notch facility, though, so hopefully they've done their job and SS is in true recovery. You and DH are right about not giving him the freedom of college next year. There's nothing wrong w/ attending locally, at a 4 yr. institution or a community college. He'll gain confidence and have smaller classes if it's a CC. All the best, Dana

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I finished - sealer drying now and hope to pack it tomorrow. Lordy, this one gave me trouble, and I'm soooooooo happy to get-er-done. Wish I had the nerve to bow out and keep it, cuz I'll probably NEVER repeat it for myself. Congrats, LISA - what a joyous occasion to celebrate. Hope you feel better soon.

I did just send an email to that address. Also, I must say that just because I haven't posted pictures of my work does not mean I haven't made anything or that my interest is recent. It means that I haven't figured out how to post pictures. That would require figuring out how to plug in different cables and such, and honestly, my little fingers are just too sliced up from cutting glass ... But don't worry - one of my kids said they would help me with this ...