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I have not updated in a long time.

Megan is ill, she has been diagnosed with gastroparesis.  between that, Kyr coming home, mom and dad's 50th anniversary and wrecking yet ANOTHER car my summer has left me pretty drained and without the time to get over to Chicago.

I am going to Chicago (finally) on Wednesday and Thursday next week for the next step in evaulations.  Not real sure if there will be any others after this, my guess is that it depends on how things turn out this time.

I am excited and nervous.  It is something I really want to do but I keep telling myself I have to be prepared to get turned down.  Until I know for sure what is going to happen I need to just leave it be and let what is going to happen come naturally.

I may get to meet Debbie while I am there.  She seems like an incredibly genuine woman and asks all the time how Megan is doing.  With everything she is going through I don't detect any "why me" in her.  Not that everyone doesn't have a touch of it from time to time but I don't get that vibe from her at all.  She takes things day by day and seems to be able to retain her balance.  She just found out that she is going to become a grandma soon!