Finally!

I got exactly what I wanted for

my mother's day card!  Since

I'm seeing her later in the day

I will just deliver it.  It's a little 

bulky with the flowers, and besides,

it's nice to hand deliver.

Card, inside and envelope.

Deaf chat was OK.  A man I know,

who also stuck by my side at Deaf world,

was there.  We call him "French Dave"

to differentiate from another Dave.

I don't remember his last name, 

but it is French (obviously).

He's so nice.  I stuck close to Pam 

and just observed.  I thought they

would consider that rude, but they

don't.  After some of them had left

I went and sat by him and He and

I chatted in sign, the things that

I knew.  Practice is practice, I guess.

I did speak to one of the leaders

of Deaf world for just a moment and

told him I had been there.  He understood

me and told me his name and I told him

mine.  I also introduced myself to a

young friend of Pam's.  Pam interprets for

kids in school and she was one of Pam's

former students.  It was interesting.

There was a group of students there

from one of the local high schools

that offer a sign class.  These teens'

hands are just flying like crazy.  It

was a little intimidating.  But they were

also very nice.  One of them, a senior,

spoke with me for a few minutes-

not in sign, just speaking.  She's so

good.  I wish I could take that class!  I

wish I was young enough to be in HS

again!  Well, maybe not.  It wasn't the

best of experiences.  I might go

again next month if someone I know

is there.  I leave you now with

another picture of Lili as she was

thinking about eating the phone....