Good news I got an A in my second class! Yeah!!!! Bad news Elphaba and Joey both have ear mites. Yucky! Thats the kind of thing that makes sense for good news bad news right?? How about this. Dad calls Saturday night..mind you..Dad NEVER calls. I'd heard from mom that Dad's father, my "Pa", was really sick. In fact, mom said my bro and dad had gone down there last week because in my brothers words "he's gonna go at any minute". Now, a normal person would think perhaps DAD would have called to tell me about this at some point in time....but no. So Saturday he calls and first chit chats about when we're going to see a Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theater. Then he tells me he has some bad news. Me: About Pa you mean? Dad: Yeah, how did you hear? Me: Well I know Mark says he's sick and you guys just went down there. Dad: So you talked to Mark? Me: No. Mom told me. Dad: Oh. Well, yeah, he's sick. Its really not good. (then he goes ...