One positive note- I reconnected with friend last night. We hadn't talked in a long time (almost two years, I think), but I called her last night and we talked for 104 minutes... lots of catching up to do!
Good for you. That must've been nice and I bet it did you a world of good!
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac