I did grow up in the country, but I spent most of the time drawing and reading

Totoro keeps sending me PMs now! She is a creep.

I'll consider contacting some of the students, but the prospect has me a little nervous. I imagine I would end up with a lot of raised eyebrow responses, haha.

Aaaah I'm not going to bother with calling. I'm just accepting the situation, I'm content with my job. Besides, some friends said they'd drive up and visit me this summer, so at least this time I will actually be around!

I'm sure you daughter is ok without having had a back yard, I mean she probably goes to parks with her friends and such, that's what my friends and I did back in the day! Still, perhaps a lottery win is in your future, then you will have the greatest back yard ever!

Your body is falling apart! Just make it to the weekend and you'll be ok, it'll give you plenty of time to rest and relax and heal. Working while sick just aggravates the condition.

I keep almost falling asleep at work. Luckily no students are in, so I have had many mini naps and am now starting to recover!