What's Up?

Mike's up, on the ladder that is. Several people have mentioned that there hasn't been a blog update since September and wanted to know why. With the last few weeks of good weather left we have been cleaning out the garage, painting the trim on the house and getting ready for winter. And Liz can be found most weekends sitting at the kitchen table or at her computer preparing her dissertation survey for mailing. The database has 294 individuals and was put together from six sources, which didn't agree resulting in many, many corrections. Like any good survey there will be a total of at least three mailings to all 294 people plus two follow up mailings to those that don't respond. The result is 1,800 labels to be applied to envelopes, 1,200 stamps to be added, 600 letters to be individually signed, 300 $1. bills to be taped in place and all of the envelopes hand stuffed, double checked and then mailed. Whew! Meantime there is still work every day, laundry, dogs to play with, train and feed. Of course sometimes they do entertain themselves but then they get so dirty that they need baths. Oh well. Stay tuned, more blog posting will be on the way shortly.