Gail-your post makes me feel more hopeful. I am sometimes so discouraged about what I can't do for/with my kids(16 and 6).One of my big challenges is that my older daughter has Asperger's(used to be called highly functioning Autism) and Obsessive-compulsive disorder so we both are more"needy" at times. I worry that my husband will have two of us to take care of in the future. Ellen 44/40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn