The end is oceans and oceans of love.

A huge thanks to Ben for my new layout. Isn't it beautiful? What a nice surprise. There are no words. Friends are wonderful.

Also a big thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. The trip was good, and it was wonderful to be with family. Even a family as complicated as mine. All of my grandparents have been divorced and remarried and there are uncles and step-uncles and half uncles. And cousins that I haven't seen in more than ten years. Which made it especially interesting to be around them for the first time as an adult and for one of the first times in my life to see where I make sense. My sense of humor, the little comments I make, so do all my (4) cousins. It was strange and good.

It was also good to be with so many people who loved my grandma. And to see my grandpa, who hasn't changed. He's just as funny and witty as ever.

Anyway, I'm back now for a short week of school and trying to get into the swing of things again. I may be teaching Junior English soon. I'll let you know more on those developments as they come.