Hello everyone!  Wow.  So much new since I've been gone.  Thank you all for thinking of me.  I haven't read my messages yet, but I'll get to that later.  It's been a whirlwind of a month.  I went two weeks without any calls for my business, then got two in one day.  On top of that, I received a job offer (which I accepted and started today).  I worked on Memorial Day for one of the new clients and realized very quickly that it wasn't going to work out.  She was schizo!!!!  I spent the entire day folding laundry that was all over her bedroom floor, bed, etc.  They'd been sleeping on clean clothes.  A real mess.  I accepted the job on Friday and got the job offer the same afternoon, so I sent her an email explaining that I wouldn't have the time to work with her and apologized for any inconvenience.  She called me the next day and asked me if I'd happened across a double strand of pearls!  Excuse me????  It was the way she asked as if she thought I might have taken them.  I was totally insulted and my adrenaline started pumping, so I politely informed her that I hadn't, and left it at that. Now, my job.  I am working for the research center of a large association.  I am the executive administrator for two groups of engineers.  I will be doing desktop publishing (which I love), along with a multitude of yet unknown tasks.  Today was my first day.  They made me an offer I couldn't refuse (more salary than I requested and excellent benefits including flex time and compressed summer work schedule).  It is only a thirty minute commute from home and I can afford to put my son on the health insurance.  YEAH!!!  I'm still paying for the stitches he had to get a couple of months ago. Still smoking, but I don't know for how much longer.  I can't smoke at work or on the premises, which means I have to get in my car and drive around to get a fix.  I'm so scared to try again, but I know it is only a matter of time and that all of my friends here will be a great support when I do. It will take me a week or so to get back into my "work" schedule.  I miss my afternoon nap already!  I'm going to read my messages this evening and try to reply to everyone.  Hope you all have a wonderful night.