Hi Barbara:  I'm back on line.  I got upgrades on my computer, and somehow my 
modem wasn't hooked up to activate The Big Deal.  So, I guess I wasn't missed 
-- had no waiting messages.  Because of the heavy usage of the Internet, my 
time has greatly decreased with my adoptee's organization. Also, as I sent 
you a message re my adoptive mother who died Christmas Eve.  I'm still 
recovering from that. Have all of her things in my garage and I just can't 
force myself to go in there and sort things out.  Also, I lost all of my data 
files with over 600 listings for members of the adoption triad.  No way to 
recover the disc, and I did run a hard copy in August of 1996, and I'm having 
my computer friend scan it for me so at least I won't have to enter all that 
data.  I was sick when that happened.  No clue as to why it occurred other 
than I had been using that same floppy for about two years, and my computer 
guy told me not to use it for more than six months.  So now I backup 
everything.  We do learn by experience.  How have the meetings beengoing with 
PAIS? Have you been going?  I haven't had anyone here for some time other 
than by appointment.  People register and then don't pursue it further.  
Probably waiting for the right time, place, and that's fine.  Am glad to 
seeyou are back on board and helping others because you are so good at it.  
Talk to you soon!  Give me a call and we can just talk when you get a chance. 
 Marie
--- FMail 0.98
---------------