Sorry to hear about your rough time, Sheila. The exhaustion can sometimes be just as tough as the illness.

And sorry to hear about your husband, Carol. The two of you have had such a rough couple of months. And stones are painful, too. I'll keep you all in our prayers.

We had our second one cross the finish line in D8aland today. My 7-yr-old finished up. Both of the girls are happy to be done and proud to have written a few words more than they had originally pledged. I thought my 7-yr-old was going to quit at the end of last week, but she made it with a top-notch story.

I have an extremely busy day tomorrow, so I may not get any words in. We'll see how things work out. Either way, I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far.

Elisabeth