Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts and prayers. Mom is still in the hospital, they have some deciding to do. She has a Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. They will need to do surgery to repair same, but her white cell count is up from a virus she was in the middle of when going to the hospital. She had been very dehydrated and so they are working on that and it has her feeling much better. AAA repair is common and I have been part of many such surgeries. Usually no problems, of course it beats when they rupture which can be a big problem. So, glad we found this out and can handle electively.
As to the photos and the fun everyone has been having with kids and grandkids, isn't that what makes this such a great hobby....we can pass it along and to see the smiles in their faces only builds our excitement too. I won an auction for a Thomas "G" scale train set a few months ago. Had already purchased one when my son was 6 months old, but I got this second set for about what the track would cost.
Frank 53, your layout is coming along and looks like a masterpiece in the making. I know you will love running those post war babies on it. You seem to enjoy the building so much, I wonder, will you be satisfied once it is done? Or, will you start over and build a bigger one? and on and on....
Roy, if you really enjoy the building of layouts, we can make a deal, I will fly you out, my bride will cook some fine southern quisean, and you can have fun completing a layout that has taken far too long to do. Just kidding, I really do like the work I have seen of some of your craftsmanship though.
Hope everyone has a blessed night.
Dennis