Big hugs and thanks to heidi8 and amarin_rose for their virtual gifts for my LJ. And big hugs and a gigantic thank you to lovellama for the postcard, which cheered me up on a bad day. If I get a chance, I'll scan it in. You folks will ::coughs:: appreciate the sentiment.

More generally, thank you to mscongeniality, stexgirl2000, and thatpalebluedot for phone calls and hugs and support and love.

On this gray and drizzly Mother's Day, let me give everyone on my flist a big hug, whether or not you're a mom, because as artaxastra notes, we all had moms. Whether or not we want to celebrate them ;)

Avi and Yael have gone off to get bagels and cream cheese and Avi has artfully sliced tomatos and cucumbers and onions. And the living room is only a mild disaster. ::shrug:: I should probably clean up, but I really don't feel like it. So there. Happily, there are still two hours until my parents get here, so maybe I can relax a bit.