After having a really awful week, this week I have had two nice surprises from friends. It has been thirty years since I worked at Robin Hill school. Two of my friends from there had passed away and there were a lot of changes. I heard from Joyce, the Kindergarten teacher and a good friend of mine. The upshot was that she came for lunch and it was wonderful catching up. We talked non stop for five hours just like thirty years had not gone by. She has a great life, she married an engineering professor from O.U. and has three fine sons. we couldn't help but plot a meeting between them and Adrienne. Her life was touched by tragedy. She lost her little girl to heart problems when she was under three years old and the last time I had seen her was at the babies funeral. Then tonight, Jeremy just came out of the blue and swooped in and took my curtains down so I could wash them. I was so happy because it entailed a lot of climbing and I had no idea how it was going to get done. The family room has high ceilings...at least ten feet and possibly more. I called him when they were laundered and he jogged over and rehung them. What a great friend he has been to us. It was also nice to catch up on his family and their antics. Jose has become a pudgy little guy and we are looking forward to getting out and walking when the weather is decent. It was pretty today for the first time in ages.