Well, the excitement in my life is this: My mom bought Patrick and I a car.  We go tommorow to the DMV to get plates for it.  It is a 2000 Hundai (I know I am butchering up the spelling.)  I will take some pictures of it to post up at some point in time.

I had gotten a couple of dulcimers beginning of summer from a well known dulcimer maker (at least on the Everything Dulcimer boards.)  I have *not* been happy with them at all.  They are nicely made - do not get me wrong.  They just don't feel *right* to me.  To that end, I have a couple on order from McSpadden Dulcimers.  I know they are well made, easy to play, and most importantly, feel *right*.  I will be getting a 6-string all cherry teardrop dulcimer, like what Cyndi Lauper played on American Idol on "Time After Time".  I will also be getting a 4 string teardrop, with cherry back and redwood top.  That one I will have in DGd tuning.  After I get them, I will make some videos of my playing them to put onto to my YouTube page.

Mom finally meet Bella, our poodle / chihuahua mix, and loved her.  Bella was a touch timid around my mom's 2 poodles, but then started playing with her male poodle and wore him out (and got wore out in the process.)

Christine is 3 months pregnant, and no complications yet.  I am thankful for that.  The big however though is I just do not know how responsible her husband Jason will be when the baby is born.  But that's a while yet.

Need to get coffee going work out and go over to the bank, so be well.

JOP