5, the forgotten number

I can't believe I forgot to post pictures of Savannah's fifth birthday. We took her to "Old MacDonald's Farm--a quasi-petting zoo/playground/pony- and train-ride type place near us. Here are a few of them, more of them are under "more pictures":
Savannah on her exhausted ride.
Anyone remember playing in the plastic ball pit? I haven't seen one of these forever.
Right before the train ride around the place.

Ghosts

That thing is disturbing.
It's Halloween almost and I had an interesting conversation the other day about ghosts.
I have a few questions for each of you:
Do you believe in ghosts?
If so, can they be mean? Are they here to harm us, if they want? Can they haunt us for no reason at all (seemingly)? Are they clueless about our "dimension"? What's it like on the Other Side, keeping your above answers in mind? How do ghosts fit into the Plan? Do they obey Laws or Boundaries set by God?
If each of you would click on the comments link and take the time to answer these questions or write an essay about the subject, please do. I have my own ideas, but I wanted to hear it from really wise people.

I'm tired, but rested, and lonely

You're due for an update, right? Well, here it is.

We've been very busy lately. I have just closed out a project at work, then went to two weeks of training on a new software program at work (http://www.slb.com/content/services/software/geo/petrel/index.asp?).
Pretty exciting if you like that sort of thing.
After that, I took a two week training course on Structure and Stratigraphy in West Texas/New Mexico (El Paso/Las Cruces) and then Utah (Orem, Price, Moab). It was good to see what friends and family I could while I was there. Although I really needed the break, I am glad to be home again.
Wanna learn what I learned on the trip and see pictures? Click on our "More Pictures" link and take a tour--the stuff that's not proprietary, anyway.
Karen was supposed to be home today, but the weather in Houston has been very bad. Flooding, tornado watches, etc. I actually had minimal problems commuting to work. Others weren't so lucky, but they let us go home whenever we wanted today so we would be safe.
I miss Karen and the girls. I wouldn't be updating this blog if they were here. (Sorry, you all aren't near as special as you think you are in my eyes!)
That's enough rambling...