Actually Kathy, perhaps that is best. Chris will get a day and night 
perspective and perhaps he'll appreciate the speghetti dinner  when he ever 
decieds to accept it, if he feels in his own heart he won't get an "I told 
you so". Not saying you would, but he might think it.

Brad


At 09:56 AM 1/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>         Well, I've finally heard from Chris.  He had a long study hall
>today.  He was supposed to be studying for finals, but he borrowed
>somebody's cell phone and gave me a quick call instead.
>         My, he certainly was full of news!!  He has given up his hotel room
>and moved in with Nicki's family.  It's cheaper, I guess.  Nicki has
>lost her job at Dunken Doughnuts because her mother was making her
>steal money from the cash register, supposedly.  The story is that
>Nicki's mom didn't give the money back so that Nicki could replace
>it.  Yah, right.  Chris hasn't been able to call us from Nicki's
>house because they've lost phone service.  Chris claims that, they
>have the money, they just forgot to pay the bill.  Right again!  Oh,
>and Chris is offf probation!  His probation officer is so proud!  What a 
>joke!!
>         I had been wondering how he was doing.  He was so nice up to
>Christmas and then, nothing.  He probably really called today to see
>if we had received his replacement drivers license in the mail.  I
>did tell him that, any time he feels like having a home cooked
>spaghetti dinner to just consider himself invited, but who knows when
>that will happen.  I guess that he'll have to want something from us first.
>         I guess that I"m just venting my pain right now.  Greg is at the
>post office so I can't talk to him.  I"m home alone and I just had to
>talk to somebody.  Parenthood truly can be painful can't it.  Thanks
>for always being there for me.
>Kathy

Brad

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