As for Paul and I, keep us updated. That would be too long of a drive - more than 24 hours, I know, as my brother was stationed at Ft. Hood in Texas, and I know it took him more than a day of driving pretty much non-stop to get back to base from Massachusetts. But depending on when and where, we might be able to arrange something - do let us know when concrete "Spring 2002 Texas" plans are made. Also, of course, if any big summer gatherings are happening - after all, I met Sandra, Logan and Helen last summer and we all came away smiling, right? And, let's see, if we met Bridget (Daisy's Mom)'s parents ahead of time, maybe she could come with us some time - she and Daisy only about 45 minutes away from us.

Kayann - I completely understand your parents' reluctance to let you give out your address. Maybe if your mom and I, or your dad and I or Paul spoke some time, we could work out some way of you meeting folks with our "supervision" - I'm a real, honest-to-goodness responsible adult! We'll have to think about that if some event comes up that might be feasible for you and Simba to attend and that I'll be there for.