APRIL - PROMISES OF BETTER THINGS!!

GREETINGS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND "OTHERS"!

THANK YOU FOR CARING AND TAKING THE TIME TO "LOOK IN" ON US!

NO SERMONETTE THIS MONTH (SORRY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT LOOK
FOR ONE). JUST THE LATEST ON "WHAT'S HAPPENING" WITH WE 3.

CHARTEL IS DOING FINE, THOUGH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SHE
WILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE A GROWTH INSIDER HER -
NOT URGENT, YET, DOCTOR IS JUST GOING TO MONITOR IT FOR A
WHILE BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS. OTHERWISE, HEALTHWISE,
SHE'S FINE.

SHE IS BETWEEN JOBS (AGAIN), FEELING SHE WAS DISMISSED WITHOUT
CAUSE, WHICH MAY WELL BE THE CASE, AS SHE WAS WORKING FOR A
BRANCH OF "COUNTRYWIDE", THE INFAMOUS, UNDER-INVESTIGATION
MORTGAGE COMPANY. HER AGENCY IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB
FOR HER, BUT IN THE MEANTIME CAR AND INSURANCE PAYMENTS ARE
PUT "ON HOLD", WHICH IS FINE. I EVEN ASKED HER A FEW TIMES IF
SHE NEEDED ANY MONEY, AND SHE SAID "NO.". THAT'S GOOD.

STILL NO TALK OF SCHOOL FROM HER - I HAVE TROUBLE TALKING TO
HER AT ALL FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES ABOUT ANYTHING,
EITHER ON THE PHONE OR IN PERSON. GUESS OL' DAD IS NOT #1
ANYMORE.

JUST TALKED TO C.J. HIS PLANS NO LONGER INCLUDE MADRID, BUT
INCLUDE SLOVAN, INSTEAD! HUH? YES, SLOVAN. HE IS WORKING WITH
THE SCHOOL (MESSIAH COLLEGE) FOR JOB PLACEMENT, USING HIS
SPANISH SKILLS, BUT THAT WILL PROBABLY NOT START UNTIL NEXT
FALL, SO HE HOPES TO COME HOME ONE WEEKEND, SOON, PUT IN JOB
APPLICATIONS, AND WORK HERE DURING THE SUMMER. HE WANTS TO
HELP WORK ON THE HOUSE AND YARD TO GET THEM INTO "SELLING"
SHAPE IF I DECIDE TO UNLOAD THE PLACE AND SITUATE INTO SOMETHING
SMALLER, LIKE A SENIOR'S COMPLEX OR EFFICIENCY.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE A "ROMANTIC" INTEREST IN A YOUNG LADY WHO
STILL HAS A YEAR OF SCHOOL LEFT, SO MY THINKING IS THAT HE WANTS
TO BE IN THE AREA WHERE SHE IS AS PART OF HIS REASONING FOR
STAYING IN THE HARRISBURG AREA.

JUST A REMINDER - HIS GRADUATION DATE IS SATURDAY, MAY 17!!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, I MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOU
TICKETS, SO LET ME KNOW ASAP!!

I WILL BE SENDING HIS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PICTURES SOON, SO LET
ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE LIST. MY CELL #724-263-0505.

MY PLANS ARE TO DRIVE OVER THERE "VERY EARLY" THAT DAY, AS THE
CEREMONY IS AT 10 AM, AND COMING HOME SOON AFTER, AS HE SAYS
HE DOESN'T NEED ANY HELP TRANSPORTING HIS THINGS HOME.

I WILL TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES WITH MY DIGITAL, SO LET ME KNOW
IF YOU WANT ANY, PLEASE. DON'T WANT TO LOAD ANYONE DOWN WITH
PHOTOS THEY WON'T APPRECIATE.

AS FOR ME - NOT MUCH HAPPENING. JUST GETTING OVER A BAD (GOOD?)
COLD - IT SLOWED ME DOWN AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE A COUPLE OF
POUNDS, SO I'M NOT TOTALLY UPSET. HA-HA. I'LL BE HOME UNTIL THE
16TH WHEN I TRAVEL TO EMMAUS, PA, JUST OUTSIDE OF ALLENTOWN,
AND JUST NORTH OF PHILLY. WILL STOP AND HAVE LUNCH WITH C.J.
ON THE WAY OVER (AND HIS FRIEND?), AND ON THE WAY BACK ON THE
24TH. TRAVELING SHOULD BE OVER SOON, AS ALL OF THE NEW STORES
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INTEGRATED BY THE END OF JUNE.

I'M STILL WRITING SPORTS ARTICLES WHEN I CAN, HAVING COVERED OUR
STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION, A LOCAL "TOUGHMAN" EVENT IN WHEELING,
W.VA., AND REPORTING ON THE STEELER'S CHARITY BASKETBALL GAME
THAT I REFEREED AGAIN. I DO PICTURES FOR ALL OF THE EVENTS, SO YOU
CAN GO TO PAFOCUS.COM AND CLICK ON "LOCAL SPORTS" TO READ MY
STUFF. PLAN TO DO A WRITEUP ON A LOCAL RIFLE TEAM WHICH HAD THE
TOP SHOOTER IN THE LATEST CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHICH ALSO PLACED
SECOND AS A TEAM. THE SCHOOL IS HAVING AN ASSEMBLY TO HONOR THE
WRESTLER ON TUESDAY, SO I'LL BE THERE, TOO TO REPORT, TAKE PIX,
AND WITNESS HIS SIGNING THE LETTER-OF-INTENT TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT
ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE.

HOPING TO CATCH A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAME OR TWO BEFORE I
GO ON THE ROAD. WILL PROBABLY BE SUBMITTING ARTICLES WEEKLY
WHEN MY TRAVELS END AND I'M HOME FULLTIME. MY EDITOR LIKES ME.
SHE IS SENDING ME TO PITTSBURGH NEXT SATURDAY TO COVER THE
"PITTSBURGH IRISH AND CLASSICAL THEATRE" PRESENTATION OF
"KING LEAR"!! I'M EXCITED! WILL BE GREAT TO ENLARGE MY BOUND-
ARIES AND COVER VENUES OTHER THAN JUST SPORTS.

PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO RESPOND TO THESE POSTINGS, YOU JUST HAVE TO
OPEN A GOOGLE ACCOUNT, WHICH IS EASY TO DO. OTHERWISE, JUST
CALL, E-MAIL TO HEYRICHEY@YAHOO.COM, OR CHATATME WHEN YOU
SEE ME.

HAVE A GRRRRRRRRRRREAT APRIL, HAPPY SPRING, AND GLORIOUS SUMMER!

WHOOPS! SPEAKING OF SUMMER - MY CURRENT PLANS ARE TO BE IN THE
MIDWEST, NAMELY WISCONSIN, JUNE 29TH THROUGH........? HAVE VACATION
SCHEDULED THROUGH JULY 13TH, AND HAD HOPED TO VISIT OTHER SPOTS,
BUT GAS PRICES, ETC., MAY CHANGE THAT. MAY SPEND THE LATTER PART
OF MY TIME OFF AT HOME, WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD. I'LL FIND
"SOMETHING" TO DO.

LOVE, CHARTEL, C.J., BILL