The two most important people in my life live in the same house with me and all of that sort of thing:

SHANNON

--My lovely wife: note the gorgeous blue eyes and the absolutely devastating lips. I will not go into the creamy, silken perfection of her skin, nor the velvet-rich delight of her mane of auburn hair on this page, as the picture does n ot convey it well. Wife, mother, industrial engineer, painter of fantastic miniatures and maker of divine pasta, chinese, and cookies. *And* she's gorgeous, and on top of all of that, she puts up with ME, which just cannot be easy. I could regale the g entle reader with many a ridiculous or heartwarming tale, but will instead simply say that she's keen, I like her, and I'm keeping her.

My Son James Joseph

J.J

.--James Joseph, optionally 'Jay' or 'Batman Superman Streetshark', depending on what kind of mood he's in, the rugrat is four years old and growing like the proverbial weed. Born indignant that his nap had been interrupted, and alternately f uriously rebellious, heartbreakingly sweet and gentle, and terrifyingly enthusiastic, my son is the undisputed lord of the home. Now I know why my father's hair didn't start to go grey until a couple of years after I was born.

THE BUTCHER FAMILY

Est. 1991

SHANNON AND JIM

Sickeningly Cute Together Since 1989

Jim and Shannon