I meant to catch up on posts yesterday but spent the day touching up the portrait of my grandsons and clearing up my email folder.

I had over 200 emails parked for when I get a 'round tuit.' I probably get about 60-70 emails a day, sometimes more. Less than ten of that number are jokes and cutsie things that I generally delete. I rarely forward 'junk' mail. I don't have the time and don't want to invite more. Most of my mail relates to my duties as an editor for the Coast Guard Auxiliary and VSA Florida. I triage emails: respond to what I must, delete the unwanted, do what is convenient at the time (answer questions, critique other editor's newsletters- part of my job in improving the overall quality of newsletters in our district) and park the rest for when I have time. Of the almost 200 less than critical emails that I had parked for later, some were three weeks old. I just had to clear out that folder!

I am finished with the portrait. If I try to fix more, I will mess it up. I straightened the eyes and adjusted the curves of their faces and the skin color. This is much better! Now, they look more like a cute, healthy baby and toddler.

Now, on to your posts! I feel like I have missed out on something by not reading your posts here- now three days in a row! It is like visiting friends.