Hi Donna, Thank you for the wake-up call! My mom DOB 11/27/29 (she will turn 80 this month) My Dad is 80 DOB 4/29/29. Sometimes I get impatient with them, but I love them so! Ever since I was a little girl, my mom, my younger sister & I would spend the Friday after Thanksgiving together. We would go downtown & enjoy shopping & going thru "toyland" in a dept. store. Later we started out on bus tours for the day to outlet malls. Soon our loads of treasures were to large to fit inside the bus, so years following my sister drove instead. Now our own daughters accompany us, we even stay overnight in a hotel! I just can NOT even think about the day when my mom will no longer be there to share in this tradition. My eyes swell at the very thought of it. So thank you Donna for reminding me of how precious our time together is. Eventhough I am a mother, sister, aunt, being a daughter to two of the most adoring parents, gives me a sense security & love like none I have ever known before. The love will go on forever, the memories, our treasures. It is my hope that your holidays will be blessed with more love than your heart can hold. May your own children appreciate the treasure you are. Best of health to all you hold dear (especially your cancer free husband!) God Bless, Dianne