don't think i was in the AC thread your last cycle Lou. i agree with the hurdles making us stronger. we've had a really ordinary couple of years with things going belly up - but i'm trying to find the silver lining in every dark cloud - as much as it hurts me to know i've lost my Nan, i know that she's not going through hell any more - and the relief i feel for her sake outweighs my own grief. she was suffering, we all knew it. she's not hurting anymore - and that's gotta be a positive thing.