Typing will be slow this morning; my fingers haven't thawed out yet. It is 25 degrees this morning. That makes you want to skip milking! I locked Elvis in the pen this morning, in hopes that he will stop nursing, and boy is he mad! ____________ My group spoke about solitude last night. I had been thinking I would get some in about 6-7 years, when the youngest is old enough to do his schoolwork without much direction, but an older mother told me I won't. And that from a stay-at-home non-homeschooler! I did enjoy some solitude Monday night and that has stuck with me all week. There is a difference between being alone and being alone at home. Home is much nicer.