I want to try this.  I read that you can put a teabag or coffee filter in the bottom to keep the dirt from falling into the water.

Last night, I had the worst back pain EVER!  From time to time I have these spasms and then it feels like a big hot knife is in my back AUGH!  I had to take a truck load of drugs and it did help.  I slept an extra 2 hours this morning.  Which is crazy, but I guess I needed to sleep off the drugs.  Today it just aches and is SUPER sensitive!  I know I can't do anything at all.  

Steph is back home.  She had an eventful and fun time.  Now she is back and ready to get back to work.  I am sure she is going to be busy working for the next 6 months.  

Lauren and Colton ran to town to get meds for my mom, then Colton will be opening up the DQ at about 2pm.  It is still early in the year, and so on cold rainy days like today, they don't open in the morning.  

Our yard is starting to green up.  It is exciting to see!!!  It won't be long, and we will see flowers again.  That is my favorite part!

As for what was distressing me yesterday, i am still really distressed about it.  But I have reminded myself, I can't change other people from behaving the way they do, all I can do is control the way I deal with it.  I know I can't trust certain ones but I can limit my association with them and strive to not put our family in their line of sight.  It is so sad that people have to be like that.  I am pretty sure this is just the beginning, as I know they won't like what is to come from our family.  But we will try real hard to keep them out of it.