ok, so i am personally relieved that my boy abroad has made contact...after his last blog we became quite concerned about his safety.......and somewhat amused about what our guest will think about our family......there are times when most of us has(have?) a book in hand.....not often 100%, but at least 2 or 3 out of 5 at any given stretch of free time......people unfamiliar with the concept of a leisure-reading family culture could see it as strange, i suppose.....or quite boring...certainly nothing to be suspicious about.......well, yeh, we do spend far too much money on books, but that is a discussion that i will not begin to get into at this time.........