ben got his wonderful suprise present today! early christmas for all... i found him a dresser and a bookshelf, and threw in a couple dozen hangers to go with it. the dresser was from me, and our wonderful amigos matt, brian, joe, and devon chipped in for the bookcase. there was other gift giving- i got "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein from joe :o) its getting to be a happy christmas