Hi Jane and Mark - IKEA has great prices! Super bargains and high quality stuff. I went crazy there the last time - bought tons of stuff.

Quiet here today - Nancy just called - Joey got some very high grades on a couple of projects - guess it has finally sunk in - good grades = driver's permit!

Dad and I just watched the first part of Jane Eyre which I had TIVO'd - very dark but I am anxious to watch the other half. I finished my book about Alice Roosevelt Longworth - it goes into painstaking detail about politics, but on the whole was quite enjoyable. She was married to a Senator who became Speaker of the House but never made it to the presidency as she had hoped. Longworth was an alcoholic and quite a womanizer. Had a huge reputation with the women. While still married to Mr. Longworth she had a long-time love affair with another Senator - Borah - of Idaho by whom she bore her daughter - Paulina - pronounced Paul line a. Mr. Longworth never questioned her paternity and adored the child. Paulina was not told that Borah was her father until shortly before her marriage - Longworth had been dead for quite some time by then. Unfortunately, Paulina's husband was an alcoholic and Paulina became one also. She died at a young age from a combination of alcohol and pills probably accidently. Sad. Now I have started Dingley Falls by Michael Malone - it was recommended by Nancy Pearl (of Book Lust fame) on PBS. It's okay.

Take care everyone.

Mom