This is Steve’s birthday. I am not sure how old he is. I sent him an email. I am not sure there is that much going on out at nthe scale house. There may be a container or two. I will get an email out to MM later. I wished I was going back to visit Mikey this weekend but I think I will stay around here. As bad as I hate to admit it he needs to get some sort of social life in Portland. I wish there was a group he could be around on the weekends I am not there. I hope that the renter pays today since I need the money in my account to cover some checks that are coming in. It has dropped to 19 outside. This is one of the coldest mornings we have had. I am out of socks so I have to get a pair out of the dryer. It looks liked my icemaker has gone “tits up”. It sounds like the pump is gone but I really don’t know. I am going to miss it since I was using quite a bit of ice. I guess I could use some of the space in my frig or the freezer.

I had just started eating supper and Mikey called. I was glad and surprised to hear from him. We chatted a minute and then he said that I couldn't be around him this weekend because he was going to stay with his mom. I said I understand Mikey I was not planning on coming until next weekend. He said yeah I know. I am not sure why he came at me the way he did. We talked about chess club and he won the game today. And then he started “yip” to everything I said. When I stopped talking he would say yip grandpa. This went on for a while and I say you are just trying to tease me aren’t you. He really got a big kick out of that and laughed just like his dad. He said I should go the store tomorrow and get a sweat jacket exactly like the one I got him so we could look alike. Fat chance. I ask him about dinner – yogurt. He has some strange eating habits that is for sure. I wish I could get him started on healthier foods without a hassle. He really kept finding excuses to keep talking. He said eventually he was going to watch a movie called the man that cried. Fun movie no doubt.

MM emailed back about getting a picture of Michael from the boys with their signatures on the back. I guess it must be that home boy thing. Then she went on about Dom starting to head start. I just hope he does not stab someone with a pencil or something. I guess she is not so thrilled with John trying to get things done.