I went to Saxton this morning to see the Saxton VFW and the 4H club mail out 43 packages to soldiers in Iraq. These people raised enough money easily to stuff these packages and pay for the mailing. The Saxton area is having a particularly tough time at present. They really don’t have much going in their favor economically and yet the people from that area gave generously to the cause of helping the soldiers from back home in a far away place. That speaks volumes about these folks. I spent some time in the office today and got some things done in a day with not much on the schedule. We haven’t scheduled much since we don’t know what my session schedule will be during the budget process. I hope to get caught up with some work at home and the office this weekend. Who knows what next week will be like.

- John