It's wonderful to be a part of a new community. Soon we will all look back and say, "that was such a long time ago. Have we really been here that long?"

This year has been TOUGH so I need this place. A year ago my father got sick and after three months of constant, horrible pain, he died. I was with him almost every minute and what he went through was simply unreal.

When I finally got home in February, I realized there was not much left of my marriage and by April, it was gone. I'm separated now...it's for the best as my spouse was an alcoholic. He's a GOOD, functional A though, so it was hard to say, "choose". He chose alcohol. We will have a good divorce; we both deserve that after 17 years of fairly good love and huge trust. I hate that he's in denial and cannot help himself at this point. He's not able to see how bad his behavior becomes when he drinks. Our children understand...they are 21, 23, and 15.

So now I'm back homeschooling my 15; he's the wonderful kid in the pix w/me.
I've moved my stepmom to a nursing home near me; she has ALZ. I still have my mother and my brother's family and some good friends. Sara