Getting closer to Sharon's big day.  I got my haircut this evening.  My suit will be back from the cleaners tomorrow and my new, yellow tie is secured in our closet.  I realize how much work there is left to do and I plead old age so that I will be mostly excused from the heavy lifting.  Right now every day brings something new to me.  I don't really appreciate it all yet, but I do seem to making progress in the actual return from the work that I do.  I try not to think about it too much so as not to jinx it, but I am pleased with what I see.  But it does play a distant second to the family events.  Seems that many of the kids really enjoyed the weekend and the work party on Monday.  We two are still receiving positive feelings from those events.  It does make it all worthwhile and what we have generally called a 'pay day'. Friday will be the same.  Seems that we are on the 'verge' of several things.  I'd like to anticipate, but I won't allow myself the pleasure.  I'll just let it happen and enjoy it as it comes.  My fear is that I won't have energy enough to endure all of it.  I do feel good for an old man, but as much as my senses are more keen my body is more old.  No constant pain or anything like that, but I do live more cautiously then I used to.  Don't want to do anything stupid and break something.  My intention is to continue to be a part of the family for a long, long time to come.