Chelsea let me sleep until 5AM this morning. I took her out and then went back to bed til after 6. The promised snow storm came but was much less than was projected. At 5 the roads were not even covered. The snow kept up all of the morning very lightly and the roads did get covered a bit but there was not sleet here and it was warm enough that nothing froze.

Leslie and Bill and Bobbie and Bill were able to make it here for the brunch that I had planned. They got here at around 10.Richard and Brenda had spent the night here.

My breakfast strata turned out really good. We also had brown bread, cranberry scones, fresh fruit and cheese.

Richard brought and installed an arm for Dick's monitor. He mounted it to the desk that we have the printer on. Now the monitor can be moved to a lot of positions, depending on where Dick is settled at the desk. It frees up room both on the desk and on the floor as we were able to remove the tray that we had the monitor set on. Now he can roll in and out easier.

Bobbie and Bill left for home at about 1PM. Leslie and Bill stayed a while longer to visit and will come back tomorrow after Dick's therapy for a couple of hours. They left to to exploring. Leslie wants to drive around Sheboygan and has instructions to get pictures of every place that they lived for the girls. Nora called while they were here. She is, you know, in the Air Force and out in California. Can you believe that she will be 21 this year. Sara is also out in California and doing well.

Richard and Brenda left shortly after that and emailed when they got home. We were still JUST a bit concerned about the roads but they said that there was really no problem.

Brenda is celebrating a birthday on Tuesday.

Dick and I had the leftover pizza for supper and then he went to bed. We had such a good time but he is not used to being around a lot of people and being part of so many conversations. He is a tired and very content Dad. I am going to bed very soon too.

Richard also has scanned many of the pictures that his mother had of the family when they were young. It is fun seeing pictures of them when they were young and at various ages. I also now know what Barbara looked like as I never met her. I just knew her as the mother of four people that I love very much. There are also a couple pictures of Dick's parents. A real treasure trove.

Roxie was quite the little social butterfly while the gang was here. Oscar stayed under his chair until everybody but Richard and Brenda were gone. He is getting used to them (actually if only two people are here he can sometimes be coaxed out after a time). They have said that they will come and stay here on May 1/2/3 when I go to Lake Geneva for the Celtic Women Gathering. I am so relieved. Dick can kind of be alone and will be that much further along, but taking care of Chelsea would not be possible. She is not so dependable as far as her times for going out any more. She is after all, just a little old lady.

Tomorrow Dick gets his adjusted shoe back. It was OK before but needed a few little adjustments.

Sleep tight. I am now officially exhausted and am going to bed.

Love

Mary