Not a bad day in Texas. It is a cool 88 degrees this morning (Praise God). I think we are getting cool breezes from Katrina. We aren’t supposed to get back to the 100s until tomorrow. A nice break.

Our clan is doing well. The baby boys, Daniel & Isaac, are just pulling in to Minnesota. They are heading to Jonathan’s apartment in St. Paul to catch up on their rest after driving all the way from South Georgia. Isaac will start the 3rd grade up there just after Labor Day. Daniel will move into his freshman dorm at the U of Minn at the end of this week. Dad arrived in Minneapolis around noon on Sunday and has already started at his new job this morning. Robert & Kristin are looking for their first apartment in South Georgia where they will begin setting up for baby girl Frieden (does this child have a name? i will keep you posted.). Liz & Benn are getting snuggly in their new cottage on a lake in very very south Georgia (Liz is now just paces away from her dream of living in Florida). Michelle, just back from a weekend in Kansas City (oh, the elegant places we travel) will probably be busy at work for the near term, doing her part to clean up after storm Katrina.

Joe & I are doing well. Same old same old with work piling up at home and at the office. We continue to plow through it, one thing at a time. We had the house to ourselves this weekend, for the first time in … um… ever. We didn’t know what to do with ourselves. You’d think we would have taken this opportunity to walk around in our underwear or something slightly racy… We ended up painting a few rooms, moving furniture, and unclogging toilets. Fully clothed.