From Treir, Germany. As I sit here typing, Sandy is home dealing with the kitchen remodel. I am now offically in trouble with my wife. A hint to all of the guys out there "DON'T LEAVE HOME AND LEAVE YOUR WIFE TO HANDLE THE CONTRACTORS!". Sandy is pretty good and normally pretty level headed. But with Pat leaving a few days earlier for Arkansas and them my leaving for Europe and the kitchen remodeling not completed, the stress level was WAY up there. I am hoping that by now she has regained her senses and the kitchen is just about done. I will find out when I call home is a little while. Germany is a nice place to visit. The peopple here in Trier (near the Luxemborg border) are very freindly and the food and wine are very good. It is a little on the cold side (near zero F at night and near 40 for a high durng the day). Have now been snowed on in three foreign countries (Greece, Turkey, and Germany). Snow is snow, white and cold. The autobahn is fun to drive. Speed may not matter in some places, but with the roads being two lanes each direction (divided) passing slower vehicles can be interesting as they decide to pull out around the slower moving trucks. More to follow as I have time.