You don’t really express your feelings much…” I try to choose my words carefully, but Diana understands immediately.“Don’t worry, dad. I wou...dn’t do this if I didn’t like it,” she says. “I just want it to be good for you. That’s what I like about it.”“Yeah, okay,” I say. “I just feel like maybe we should talk a bit more.”“Well, sure, if that’s what you want,” she says, “but I gotta catch the new Tom Cruise flick, so laters.”“Fine, whenever you have time,” I agree and let her leave to fulfill. In essence she drives me freaking crazy. I think that she does it on purpose too.That brings us to the fall when we were going out into the woods in search of colorful leaves for a collage that she was planning for a school project. I suggested that she dress warmer and bring a coat but that didn’t go over very well. She insisted that the car would keep her warm and that she wouldn’t be out in the cold for very long.Thirty minutes later we were in a state park ready to gather pretty fall. It was getting frustrating to hear her say ok, but Paul and I couldnt win, so after a long time, Paul finally won a hand, he jumped up and took Pam into the bedroom, he came out after about five minutes, he was also smiling, well at this point I thought Id never win, Amanda and Pam were rooting for me, but the cards werent there, and after an hour or longer, I finally won, I stood up, Amanda said ok, since your the last, you get to choose, she looked straight into my eyes, she said if you want. It's like I'd beleaving him without giving him proper notice. I was hoping there wasa way I could do both: continue to work and stay in school. Themerits of attending college are too numerous to ignore. For onething, the health insurance is reasonable, far less expensive than aCHIP program, and the coverage is better."Betty added sarcastically, "I don't suppose bunking here free hasanything to do with your decision."She shocked me. I thought she was my devoted ally! "I have to admitthat it did..