[hviola]

Thank you everyone for your kind words. Its truly appreciated.

If I had it my way I would spend a few weeks up there with her. I could even bring my sweetie Triss. My family are dog people through and through. Every one of us has 'our own dog'. I dont think any one of us would feel complete without them. My family is also very small too and widespread that it makes it difficult to help each other. Me and my husband live in So. Il, my aunt and uncle live in Chicago, My parents live in missouri, and my cousin lives in California. Not including my husbands family, this is all my family members total.

I need to share something a little off topic:

I want to do more, but I am also 'ill'. I guess you could say that. I have this problem with my eyes. They refract light differently and it makes my eyes super sensitive to any light at all. It makes me feel confused if I cant see right. It started a year and a half ago for no apparent reason. So it makes it difficult to drive for more than a few minutes or even hold a steady job. Because any light source causes discomfort and disorientation. This is why I subsitute teach on my 'good' days. No doctor has been able to tell me whats wrong. I have even developed an anxiety disorder because of this, and now the doctors think its because of anxiety. I hate doctors.

So you can see the predicament I am in.