"I'd be there, Paul, if it were not scheduled on the same weekend as the Friends of Mineralogy symposium in Kelso. Hope your club does well.
Bob"

"Nickels?? I've been known to spend as much as a quarter for a rock! Say Hi to Sandy,
Bob"

"Whoa! I wished I could get away with just spending a quarter on a rock. We got some nice ones that I am sure that will go for at least that. It is the tens and twenties that go along with the quarter that kills me. lol I am have afraid of going to the sale now that I have seen most all of the rocks. We have a gem sorting and cleaning party here at the house on Thursday.night which will really get me to drooling. My saving grace maybe getting a deer late morning in the bottom of a canyon and it would take some time to get it out. (Generally, since I cannot walk, my hunting partners won't let me shoot anything below me like in canyons.) That would be the cheap way out, but there are couple of them things I really want. So I may have to pass that shot up. ;-)

Oh yeah Sandy says hi back. She may want to talk to you in person about that! LOL She gave me the look of deat... oops Val when I said hi for you. hehe Unfortunately tonight is another sandy night here at the house as the wind is picking up. Man I may as well start growing a garden in here. We can't keep up with it what a nightmare!

I'll buy you a quarter rock and send it to you. Hows that! lol

Paul"