Hello, everybody!

Thanks, all, for the heartfelt words and prayers. The kindness of people I've never met is especially touching.
I've been kind of overwhelmed with all the visitors in the past few days. I think I'm generally shy by nature and, except for my college years, have been that way. Don't laugh--I was too shy to call and order pizza. I still don't like to do it.
If you're new here, welcome. Stick around if you like. I'll make more coffee or send Dale out to get more snacks. It's not a big rollicking spot with lots of topics and visitors like my husband's; it's more domestic. Kids, their adventures, their education, home life, the Church, domestic events... That's pretty much it.
I've got a post percolating on homeschooling--short answers of varying degrees of politeness to the questions, "Why homeschool? Aren't public schools good enough?" It was inspired by The Neighbor's conversation.
Like I said--welcome. If you need it, the bathroom's right down the hall, and I'll be back in a jiffy with some cookies or homemade banana muffins.