But from now on they'll continue write for David as if he's much younger.  And once Hallie shows up, it becomes downright painful to watch it.

    It could have been worse.  Do you remember "Welcome back Kotter"?  All "the children" were in their late 20s, early 30s.  Can you see a 20-year old David riding on a horsey?

Dear Connie,

    Every year in my town we have "The Balloon Festival".  The balloons only take off at dawn and dusk when weather conditions are calmest.  The balloons are grounded if the weather is threatening in any way.  The cost is $100. per person which includes champagne.  There has been only one accident.  The balloon went off course and hit some trees.  It was slowly put down and no one was hurt.  
    My son would love to go but my husband and I can't stand heights.  

Old House:  Willie didn't know it was Halloween.  He nervously hands out whatever is in his pockets.  Certs, stick of gum, trojans, and coins.

Collinwood:  Mrs. Johnson gives out her famous horehound candies.(an old woman in my neighborhood used to give those out. Yeech!)

Blair House:  Nick gives the kids anything they want in exchange for their soul.

    Thank-you for the encouragement, Rainey.  The white page thing has stopped now.  What a relief?  I was ready to blame AOL.  I have been having a terrible time with their access numbers. The AOL welcome won't even load let alone access to my mail.  Sometimes, it throws me off all together.  It has a message that says type "system response" to report problems but if it is not working in the first place you can't get to report the problem.

Hi MB,
    I am also getting the white page thing.  Being a technophobe, I always assume I must have done something wrong.  I am also getting error msg#4 when I log out. It states that I am attempting to access ds boards when if fact I am attemptint to leave.
*Thank-you, Raineypark.  I would have been to embarrassed to bring this up myself.

There have ALWAYS been both generous souls, and those who begrudge every act of charity requested of them.

I have also found it to be true that those who would seem the least able to provide help are often the first to arrive with it.....the elderly family member who's just scraping by never forgets the Christmas present for the little one.....the young family with kids of their own who always think to invite a neighbor child who would otherwise go nowhere.

    This is so true, Rainey.  An apartment house just burned down in my town.  Several of my son's school mates have lost everything(clothing, toys, everything).  The school is putting on a spaghetti dinner.  All the children brought home fliers requesting donations of clothing, bedding, furniture, and money.  The police department is going to help serve the spaghetti.This is a very poor town.  I have learned that while Mainers are wary of strangers they will give you the shirt off their back.  I used to live in California.  If a house burned down it was just another strangers misfortune and none of your concern.  Here in Maine, everyones life matters.

    My sister was a young teen during that time.  The dresses with the buttons on the front were very popular.  My sister's dress was pepto-bismal pink wool with two rows of round ball silver buttons.  I could not wait for it to become a hand-me-down!  However, I wouldn't be caught dead in the thing now.  At least, it wasn't polyester.

    Hey, I think this was Quentin's love shack way before it was Morgan's rats nest or Chris' wolfs den.