Yep, I woke up to two inches of lake effect snow also. It was gone by early afternoon and we're forecast to have 5-6 days of temps near 60. This is about our average time for a first snowfall but the ground is still too warm for it to lost very long. No snowmen yet! I'm at the southern most edge of lake effect snow off of Lake Michigan. We get it only if the wind is blowing down the entire length of the lake. A few miles east can get a foot while we get nothing.

Thanks for the well wishes guys, I think the test went OK, in my earlier rant I left out the weird dreams I had last night about the test, my daughter got a big kick out of them. As for my daughters eye it was just as we thought. I think she is some sort freak of nature (she would actually like being called that) Both of my girls had chicken pox twice. Now my 15 year actually has herpes simplex in her eye. Since she got it in middle school we have always called it chicken pox since it is the same virus and you know how middle schoolers can be, I don't know that high schoolers are much different. Tomorrow I get to go talk to the school cause she has to use eye drops every 2 hours. And with their no tolerance for drugs she can't carry her eye drops with out getting in trouble, we have already been in trouble once for tylenol so a second offense no matter how benign it is will get her suspended. They also put her back on her acyclovir last time she took it for a year. Last New Years Day was the last time she took any meds. We caught it much earlier this time so hopefully she won't have to take the meds as long. She wasn't as upset this time last time she cried for hours, the doctor we went to immediately started talking about a cornea transplant. We have since switched doctors, one that actually talks to her before he talks to me and even remembered what instrument she plays in the band, and every time I see him at the hospital he ask about her. It is so nice to have a doctor that actually cares about his patient. Mary

Guess I should have said...this was about 1970. Wish my hair was still that thick... Denny's hasn't lost a hair on his head...but it's getting a few more silvers around the front, and some filtering in the rest. for the most part he still has dark hair.

I can't believe I've not seen you. You must be on one of the upper decks and I'm stuck down here in the engine room, but, we are definately in the SAME boat. I had to re-make my drawer boxes to get full extension glides. My kitchen is also the one I grew up in, home built early 70's, and re-done once late 80's. Bought the house several years ago, and been DIY remodel ever since trying to get moved in. Makes one wonder if the walls were ever plumb and floors were ever level? (or if houses actually settle THAT much) LOL. Seems the deeper you dig, the more problems you find. Yours is looking good though! Great additions/modifications. Keep up the good work!