Fritz all paws in the air,Mom sleeping this morning at 5 after 7.Looks Fritz had a great sleep,Mom was awake for 3 hours and she said she could have stayed there.I got more yard work done today.Cut down some plants some more,raked out more leaves and weeds edged the flower bed on the East side of the yard and worked up the flower beds.Filled up 8 big paper waste bags of leaves.dad had always dumped the leaves in the flower beds to keep them warm over the winter.Next fall,they go straight into the bags.Mom said I did a great job.I know what dad would say,"You did a super job,son".It just isn't the same doing this without him,I really miss him.Mom is going to visit her friend in the nursing home.She had a stroke a while back and she signed her name to it.She even talked to Mom yesterday,someone there dialed it for her,she could talk as plain as day,better than she had been.Samantha is much better now,they went and go their new van a 2007 Metallic Blue Pontiac Montana.Haven't heard how they like it yet.tomorrow through Sunday,sunny,temperatures,50,57,63, and 64,Monday cloudy and 68.Fritz now next to Mom in her chair.Had his lunch with me,a Bologna sandwich,barked up a storm wanting some.Mom then went to pick up some groceries and Fritz got on my lap on the couch.