Mary Ellen, it will be great to meet you too! That's great that you've found someone good to deal with at AA. We can't wait to get this airline thing over with! We're almost there! Thanks for the welcome!

Patrick, greetings and thank you for the warm welcome! I read your post to my husband-he's from Sierra Madre, next door to Pasadena. He does know of Jacobs Engineering from his banking days. He's says, "It's a great company." And we certainly are familiar with CSUN. My daughter had many a chemistry class there! I love the stories about your animals. Your Boris reminds me of our "Rufus". She was a black lab, lived for 15 long wonderful years - kept her happy and pain free through 4 years of cancer. Like you mentioned, we knew when it was her "time". I miss her dearly. You must be so close to Boris. What a great group you have there! I'll have to check into seeing ChatKat's Daisy at her debute in the Wizard of Ox in Thous.Oaks - not too far from us.
We look forward to meeting you and Fred!
michele & Don