Yes, this afternoon Steph headed for a 20 day trip to Europe with my dad, my sister, and niece.  And yes, I know I mentioned this earlier, but I guess I was just not prepared to be so aware that not having all three of them would be so hard.  By the time she gets back Scotty will be in California, and the joy and wonder of seeing them all interact together will be but a memory.  PLUS, she has never been out of the country before and I am and will worry!

But Scotty is still here and Ben will ALWAYS BE WITH ME!!!  And we have been getting prepared for Scotty’s Open House tomorrow afternoon.  There is a LOT of work to be done, but as we prepare to go to bed we appear to have a handle on it.  It is always a great time, and with the limited amount of time Scott always has when he is home, having people come here is a better choice.

It now however is 10:30pm and Ben stopped his job (comic relief) (mandatorily) over 3 hours ago.  He will get a good night’s sleep though and be in his usual form tomorrow.  I am in bed as well, and hope to not see 11 with my eyes open.

It has been a busy week, and particularly a busy day….but well worth it…..even though we are down to two…

Goodnight my friends and God Bless!

Tommy+