@mastersa,

I hear of parents who cannot wait to have their kids leave the house ... a chance to rehab their bedrooms into offices or work-out rooms. Not me, I'd be happy for Katie to stay with me forever. She, on the other hand, is more of a realist ... she needs to grow up and have her own space.

So, her plan is for us to have two houses ... next door to one another. :-)

Of course, there is a method to her madness. She's planning on getting a Masters and a PhD ... and having a couple of kids. But do the math: That's threading the needle on the biological clock. Part of her having kids will require that they have a "daily tutor" just as she had (me). But she'll still be in school or doing a fellowship. So, if she can't tutor them herself ...

"Daddy, you are the best teacher since Plato taught Aristotle. Would you mind ..."

:-)

Quill