So my dad is here! It seems so normal, like he is here all the time. He took the new VG airlines flight and loved it. He is here for a week only, since the primary reason for coming is to attend the wedding of his friend's daughter, but he will do his own thing too. Maybe he will be back in September for longer. He came with lots of goodies... one of the things I had him bring was a cot for himself to sleep on :-) There are these great camping cots I saw at Costco during Christmas and they are so much better than the more expensive junk they have here. So now I have a great camping cot and can actually have guests sleep over at this place. (Richard -- YOU still have to bring your own cot if you come! hehe) He also brought an electronic mosquito zapper light, which fried a minute after I plugged it in. I am not sure whether it can be fixed, or what even caused it. Ahhhh.