Fun times...

[Lane]

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words, thoughts and prayers. After re-reading my OP, I realize that I sounded a bit whiney... I was tired. It's not really that bad, and it'll soon be over. I did bring home my Dad's .22 bolt action rifle - the first real gun that I ever shot. It's one that his dad gave him. Pretty cool.

The sad thing is, we can't find his .30-30 Winchester. It was his as a boy, and each of me and my brothers took our first deer with it - sort of a right of passage. I don't think it's been taken, my Dad had Alzheimers, and got pretty bad at the end and started hiding stuff. He was sure that "some punk" was taking stuff. I really hope we can find it before the house sells (it's the only thing of my Dads that my older brother really wants)

Anyway, thanks guys. It's nice to have my COTEP brothers around to support me.

Lane