Hi to all. Had a great and exciting weekend at the Corning residence. Mother decided to come to Halifax with Nina and Lauren for their annual income tax retunr shopping trip, arrived late on Friday night and we enjoyed homemade parsnip soup made with parsnips from the garden that had wintered over..YUM! On Saturday we spent a relaxing day (i did a mani and pedi at the spa) then attended confirmation at my church where my choir sang. It was a beautiful confirmation, very moving. In the evening we had lobster and steak dinner, and at 11 pm Corinne,Jim and Dave went to the airport to pick up LESLEY and MARK and 2 kitties. They look awesome, and we are thrilled to have them home with us again. We slept for about 3 hours then went to Antigonish for my graduation which was lovely - Jim will send some pictures. In the evening we celebrated with the Corning clan at a local Thai restaurant. All in all a fantastic week-end; not too much work and a lot of fun. Corinne