Heather called her Dad to see if the packet of pictures and other things we sent arrived. We have been taking pictures of Gabriel and printing them, and saving them to surprise our parents. The CD that contains Gabriel’s birth announcement had arrived, so Heather asked him to look it over to ensure that it works correctly. The word we got back a bit later is that it did. Papa J. planned to cover the kitchen counter with pictures of their new grandson and turn out the lights so that when Nana J. got home, she would have a surprise. Heather's parents haven’t met their grandson yet. Admittedly, I wish that Gabriel’s grandparents lived closer but since they don’t, I want to make it easy for them to see their grandson growing, in whatever means are available to them, and me.

My prediction for the Superbowl? The majority opinion is favoring the Patriots. I don’t like to tag along with popular opinion, but my feeling is, in this case, that the crowd is correct. The NFC is a weak conference compared to the AFC, and few question that. With that in mind, the Eagles are one of the best NFC teams in recent years. Put them up against the AFC's powerhouse Patriots, and I see the Eagles a little flat. Donovan McKnobJob is a weenie and he isn’t going to bear the pressure, with at least one interception, probably two. The Eagles will not fall on their faces, theoretically, though the Patriot defense will sack McNabb one time too many and his self-confidence will wither. The Superbowl will not be a blowout, and the Patriots will win the game by 3 points, as they have done in their last two bowl games, world champions winning by a field goal . That is my prediction.