HEEEEEERE's MADISON!!! It's spring break this week for the Everett School District and Madison has been out to stay a couple times. Yesterday we went shopping along with MJ and spent The Divine Miss M's gift cards from Old Navy. She got a new volleyball, very cool, new sweats, skort, top, flipflops and EYESHADOW!! We all had a great time! This morning Madison had to model the new duds, including the new flipflops. Cool 9-yr old!!

MJ got new shorts and eyeshadow. We all got lunch at Panda at Alderwood.

This afternoon, as we were leaving MJ's, Mads blew kisses to Trey who screamed and ran away! We dropped MJ, Chelsea, and Chloe off at the big house on Ev Avenue. Megan and Mads, too! They were going to do the laundry and help Chelsea work up the courage to get a piercing this evening. We'll see what happens!

Pat and Allison are on their way to Bellingham; Pat is finally celebrating his 50th birthday at the Tulalip Best Western. It's pretty close to his 51st birthday but health problems kept the celebrations to a minimum last year. This is a Texas Hold Em extravaganza, followed by trips to The Q by those of us who fold early!

Tonight, Tom and I and the Pets are going to Angels of the Wind for the 99-cent entrees for dinner. And the Pets have never been there. I'm sure we'll win at least $600 like Joe J. did last time we went! The Knight in Shining Armour won at Ringquest!!

Scott should be at Chris and Don's in Tularosa by now but he hasn't put anything on his blog; he probably has no connection until he goes to the Tularosa Library where Chris volunteers. First, they were going sledding in the White Sands outside Alamagorda! Wish we were there. It should be pretty warm.

Arrividerci!