thank you to everyone for all of the kind comments and thoughtful e-mails about my last post.
i've decided not to put them on the page...i might have closed comments, i suppose, but i'm not sure how to do that. please know that i've passed along all of your warm wishes to tim, and that we appreciate every one of them. it is one of the remarkable things about this little world we've made here, that i truly feel comforted knowing that all of you are out there thinking about us during a sad time. thank you so very much.

and,

thank you, also, to the remarkably kind friend who did this for me. you brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face, and i can't stop thinking about those words. i do wish you would reveal yourself, so i can thank you properly!

so, that's all for now. there's a little girl who is putting her snow gear back on. time to play.

best wishes. and thanks.
tt