Just finished reading through all the blogs I missed while I was in Israel. Patti, that was interesting what you wrote about seeing your mother in the mirror. I haven't seen my mother in the mirror yet. Maybe cuz I look more like my father. But I do find myself behaving like my mother. The older I get, the more I seem to be like her.

I guess Richard is still away. Sorry to hear about Hans, Richard.

Hi Lori great to see you back. I'm amazed that Janice told you what was up with the site. Has anyone ever seen her here?? Janice are you looking but not talking? If so, Happy Anniversary!! I sent you a card but I'm just doing it today so it'll be a little bit late.

Roland, they are doing it because of the storm surge that is expected. thank goodness the storm is now a strong cat 2. You have no idea what they can be like. I sat through many a storm in FL when we were there. I can imagine NC coast is getting pretty scarce..............saw on the news that they evaked the planes already............I was on Okinawa when a typhoon struck there and they didn't have enough time to get the jets out...........some had some bad damage................the SR-71 was still around then and they had a special hanger for that one, but they even evacked that one to CA...........I think alot of the boaters are taking their boats out of the water as a precaution...it isn't manditory, just recommended at this stage.......

Hi everyone! Yes, I'm back from Israel. I got back Aug. 7, but haven't managed to get on to the blog until now. I finally asked Janice what I'm doing wrong, and she told me how to get on to the site. Did you guys change something while I was away or is it my memory?! I haven't had a chance to catch up on all the news, but I read the latest messages. Karen, I'm glad your mother's doing okay now. I've been really busy with guests since I got back from Israel. My niece and nephew have been here since July, and a friend of mine from Israel came for a week at the end of August. It was a bit too much all at once and not that long after I got back from Israel, so I didn't enjoy my friend's visit as much as I did her last visit. In fact, I was totally stressed. Oh well, maybe it will be better next time. My nephew left last week, so now just my niece is here. She's an easy guest. By the way, Avi and I will be in Vermont the first week in October at my brother's house. My parents will also be there, visiting from Israel. Anyone want to meet me in Burlington one day?

Hey Nan, is Ct boarding up? They usually don't get it that bad. Our employee in Wilmington has already evacuated with their family. Awful thing hurricanes when they are that big. Was going to go to SC and then FL next week but think I won't. Had a great dinner meeting with my boss and another guy we hired to help him tonight. I think I am going to opt to go onto the sales side and do a bit of all. Mostly liaison work. I like that and its needed. They want me to stay here and do more but I need something more and I like constant change. I am getting into a rut but then isn't that what ones does when we're looking at the half century mark? ha ha.

Hi Roland, I can still hear my dad as well..........try having to live with that. He used to get us all around the dinner table at night. I know sometimes he must be sighing a big sigh with the things I write...........have to take remedial grammer lessons some time. People are boarding up places on the coast, the storm surge expected is going to be a big one.

Karen, hope things are going better now. Keep us posted. Nancy, Atl area usually dosen't get afected except for deluges of rain. The city itself floods out in places as its systems are old and the true southerners believe totally in if it ain't broke don't touch it. They pocket the money instead but that is coming to a screaching hault with so many Yanks moving in and replacing the corrupt locals in politics. I thought Ct & RI were corrupt. Here ii is more of a silent "club" Billy Bob thing, ha, ha. Presently still in Memphsis and the first time I was here back in Dec we had tornadoes plus the equivalant of typhoons then ice!! What an intro eigh? The only people out were myself and the cops and they couldn't handle the roads. Yes, those cameras are popping up everywhere. Good or bad I'm not sure. Some areas here they put them in and the people screamed so loud that they took them out. GA passes a rule years ago that it is illegal to ticket someone unlessw they are going more than 10 miles over as they really did have some bad reps of speed trap towns and it was killing the tourist industry. Course then they put in the interstates and people didn't have to drive on those roads anymore. The worst was on the way to FL. We did have one just outside of ATL and they wound up firing the entire police dept including the chief!! So.....in the end justice DOES reign, ha ha. We are restructuring the management hierarchy (sp) of the company and I have a meeting today to start that. I am excited that we are finally getting some actual order. We have been small enough that everyone knows everyone but that can create some confusion with the new guys as to whom they report to etc. I don't know exactly how much "headaches" I want to manage. There is something to be said about being on the bottom as long as your future is secure but somehow I always wind up in the upper third or more as I can't slow down and they seem to recogonize my organization and pr abilities. I do enjoy it. I am trying to get to where I have those areas of responsibility but in a non management capacity. I like and am good at the retraining and trouble shooting areas. I don't really like teling people WHAT to do but I can. I usually set a schedule, describe the job or position and give it to someone to own and let them go and just checque on them from time to time to make sure we are on target and it usually works. Windy today aren't I. (cuse the grammer, I hear your dad talking Nancy)