just a quick story to share with you all....didnt know where else to post this. my sister-in-law called yesterday and asked if we could watch our nephew in case she gets called into work at our local hospital. so i told her yup...nothing going on here on a saturday in the winter in upstate n.y.....so i hear my little nephew in the background and he wants to know who shes talking to(hes 4 yrs. old).....she tells him shes talking to uncle mark and that if she has to go work he gets to come over to my house for the day..........well, doesnt he get excited and yells "cool, i get to go metal detecting with him".......well i just laughed and she had to remind him that you cant go metal detecting when there is about 6-7 inches of snow covering the ground here......i guess because me and my wife took him out during the summer, he's got the mding bug that i wasnt aware of. i guess kids, no matter how old, if they participate in something that really is fun and educational at the same time, it will stick with them for along time.....like the title says: i've created a monster.........ITS ALIVE!!!!........cool! another mder is born...lol........take care all......hh and happy new year.............................mark43