July 30th, August 6th, August 25th, and so on.

posted by Patty James @ 7:17pm, Tuesday 27 July 2010.

Well, there is a little time left for the matching grant. Victoria challenged us to a $1,000 matching grant if we could raise $1,000 by July 30th and we only have $200.00 to go! Help us reach our goal please. You can use the PayPal link if you like.

August 6th is the day I will be home in Sebastopol.  I feel a little weird about this. My sister Margaret told me tonight that she couldn't have done what I just did. It's not that she couldn't have done the trip, she simply would not have taken the financial risk. I understand. All will be well, I'm sure.

I have a place to park the RV while I save money for a house and start the grant writing process. Thanks Dan and Jan of the Vine Hill House and O'Connell Vineyards.

Dr. Susan Herring from Sonoma State, and I chatted via email today and she told me that the data analysis will be complete by the end of September. Please (!!!!!) help with more written surveys before the end of September.

So much more, but I have a beautiful fresh veggie casserole in the oven here at my sister's house in Southern Oregon visiting with her and my Mom. My Mom had a heart CT scan today. Results tomorrow. It's all tough. Constantly involved with my kids lives (and I'm thankful for that) and an aging parent. It's never ending.

Soon I will have my last kid's interviews. I hope I don't cry through them...:)