Joshua D, reporting for duty

[SacTown Chronic]

Thanks for all the well wishes, everybody. I've passed them on to Josh.

MouseWife: We're down to four at the moment. Todd (12), Cat (16), and Crystal and I. It's been toughest on Crystal, I think. She's still having the occasional crying jag. Josh was her first baby, and we all know about moms and their babies.

It's not quite an empty nest, but the downsizing of our family will take some adjustment. Like when I had to do Josh's effing yard work last Saturday before doing my own. That sucked, let me tell you. On the other hand, we went out to dinner and the check was smaller than it had been in a long time. Josh may not quite be a man yet, but he's been eating like one for years.

Let the Army feed that boy for a while.