Hi Jenny!
So good to hear from you and to hear your progress. Yes, I do understand the effects this has on this kids. My daughter is really going through some trauma. H and I are both trying to deal with her, and her problems, although he would prefer to do the ostrich thing and pretend it will all go away if he ignores it. I won't let him, but I am trying to be gentle about it. Sometimes I get terribly frustrated.

My deadline was to be May 31. He has made some steps in the right direction. Not enough in my opinion, but I am going to hang in there a bit longer. I still have not found a job yet, other than part time with a consulting firm. There are some full time opportunities with the firm, but they are far from home and I need to be a little more available for shrink app'ts, etc., with my d.

I too, need to get away frequently to regroup and dump off some anxiety. I can relate to the few dismal and traumatic years you speak of. It's really been awful, and had someone told me this was going to happen, I probably either would not have believed them, or just bolted right then and there. Surviving this means we can survive anything. Yes, I pray to St. Jude everyday. And although my faith wavers daily, it keeps me going most of the time.

I just returned from a conference in the DC area. Very cool, and got me excited about my career again. My paper looks good in print! It was very exciting for me to see it.

Well, I gotta run. Have 9 days of email and BB to catch up on. Again, it was great to hear from you, Jenny. Hang in there!
hugs,
GG