<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Pat, Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I have been thinking of you and Chris a lot, but never seem to get the time to write back. You seem so up beat about everything! At the beginning of the school year, we arranged for the cafeteria to refrigerate and heat their lunches as needed. But after a couple weeks of them getting comfortable with their classmates, one would get in the lunch serving line to pick up the lunches and the other would pick up their milk. Then it progressed to no one going through the line, because it took too long. It interfered with going out for recess! That recess is my pet peeve about their school. If they are done with lunch after 15 min, they get to go outside for recess. THe kids that aren't, have to change tables to the "finishing" table. So, Thomas (non-diabetic) refuses to take much in his lunch. Lately, just a bag of chips and a can of fruit. Joseph is not much better. He wants to get outside quickly, too. There have been a few days when he was low in the afternoon before PE or on his way home from school, only to find out that he didn't touch his sandwich. He rarely takes vegetables any more. So I get pretty frustrated with making their lunches. They won't take meat or cheeses, either. Both boys are picky eaters and have different likes and dislikes, so it gets pretty frustrating in the kitchen. Otherwise, they are both doing well except for a couple bouts with the flu. They too are doing well in school and are pretty active, especially around 8:00 PM!!! I have to admit, since the guidelines on simple carbs changed, I have been allowing a lot more sugar into Joseph's diet than he probably should. I give extra insullin for it, but we shall see. I am awaiting the results of his A1C. We meet with the endocrinologist and staff this week. The boys like Pamela's shortbread cookies, and I think the choco chips, but we haven't tried those in a long time. We got a mini donut maker for Christmas which they like a lot, but the recipes they like are loaded with sugar. I figure 3 mini donuts are 1 starch and 1 fruit exchange. By the way, is Lititz in the SE corner of Pa? Near Amish country? For some reason, I think of it near Bird-in-Hand, or Lancaster. I am originally froom NW PA. My whole family is still there. I did spend about 6 years in State College. I miss it a lot, though I really like this part of Kansas. Well, I had better go, I hope I didn't unload on you! It was great hearing from you! Mary, in Manhattan, Kansas