Been awhile

Mother,

Its been a while since I have written I know. I have thought about you many times. It is right in the heart of tax season. With Daddy being semi-retired I have been doing more tax returns and such. Valentine's day he gave all the girls a box of dark chocolates in your honor. He also got both me and Mary a computer. The fan had gone out on my computer and we haven't had it repaired yet. Mary looses her laptop when her layoff starts. I don't think I mentioned her layoff date was pushed back to the 26th of this month. She is doing great down here though. She has caught on quicker than any employee we have had in years. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she takes the initiative to try and understand the whys. It makes a difference.

Anyway I know you are more interested in the twins so a bit about them. Bailey is becoming more head strong if such a thing is possible. We have had to start putting her on a leash. The harness things they sell for kids dont work for her so we fastened a large dog collar around her waist and attached a leash to it. Keith hates it. He says people give him dirty looks. I told him to give them dirty looks back. She is talking very well now. She has also started saying no thank you. When offered something she doesn't want. It wasn't something we consciously taught her, she just picked it up from us I guess.

Now on to Noah. He loves the "computer" he got for his birthday and often plays with it. He is becoming more aggressive towards defending his stuff rather than just screaming when Bailey takes it. He spends alot of playtime with legos. He is also starting to get the hang of tracing lines. We are thinking he may be left handed. He is using both hands but he does tend to favor his left. He is also fascinated with counting.

It's taken me the better part of two hours to get this much typed as I am continually being interrupted. We started today with only two appts on the books and I have so far made 5 more, I am making them about 1/2 hour in advance. Since I have several people that have brought me more info in this morning I need to get to work and get these tax returns finished.

Love you.
C