i received a letter from someone in my not-so-distant past today.

how sweet it is for her to write me after three years of silence. she never forgot me. the weirdest thing was: we weren't that close then anyways.

she wasn't a popular girl, purely because of how small she was...size-wise. she was too weak to really help us handle our huge campers. but she tried...and i guess hardly anyone else saw that.

we didn't speak much, but we had a quiet understanding between us. and when we did talk, we spoke about musical theater. she is an actress...a french horn player...a soprano.

sigh...i'm just absolutely touched by her letter/attempt to contact me.

didn't do much work this week, but it was totally stressful anyhow...what with the running around and all. then again, when am i REALLY stressed out about work?

in most of my cases, the stress is disguised as adrenaline. and i thrive on that. totally.

and ashley's learning loads.

frankly, i'm proud of the way she's turning out.

just uh...leave the grooming to me.