I'm Not Dead and Thanks for Not Asking
Things are still functioning around here...just thought I should let you know. Larry and I are working on a redesign of this site (and an official transfer to my new web address) that will hopefully be up and running by the end of this coming week. Do you hear that, Dear? A week. Quit writing recipes about cooking a bald eagle (found at http://www.aboutlarry.com) and get to working on my redesign. Please and thank you.
I am also gathering information about starting a nar-anon meeting in my area. It's like al-anon but offers support for people who have an addict (instead of an alcoholic) in their family. I went to my first nar-anon meeting last night and found it to be unstructured and not quite what it's "supposed" to be...plus it was an hour drive. I sent for some materials and am eagerly awaiting their arrival. Maybe I can help other people that are like me...and find some people that can help me, too.
In other cool and exciting news, Nora has taken unassisted steps! She doesn't do it all the time yet. She's very cautious and takes slow deliberate steps...usually five or so at a time. Once she realizes she's walking (or that you are trying to coax her to walk) she gets down and crawls away. Here are a few videos of her walking attempts. (The first one turns sideways because while I was taping I realized I was cutting off her head...so I turned the camera...not thinking that it would mean turning my head sideways to view the damn thing.)