typo, I'm glad your mom is doing well! Zombie walk would be funny.

askye, at least you were able to get into the house relatively easily...? Sorry the day was cruddy. PMSing just makes everything harder.

So, I was up at 5am, and now it's 8am and I'm going back to bed. This does not bode well for the weekend. But it's raining, so I wasn't going anywhere anyway.

That dream is a wonderful gift, Connie.

So much for structurally sound teeth. Despite what the dentist said a piece of molar broke off today. So far it doesn't hurt but I can't call until Monday.

That happens. If it's a small enough chunk, the dentist can rebuild the spot with filling amalgam, fairly inexpensively.

I hope it is fairly simple,the part of hte tooth was under a filling. I think I did more damage when I ate dinner, I tried not to.

And last night I kept waking up feeling like it was hurting and I don't if it was or if I was dreaming. Now that I'm awake it feels different than it felt last night. It's not unbearable pain, but it's uncomfortable and I'm sleep deprived and really cranky. I called out at work, if it were just the tooth issue I could handle but between that and the lack of sleep I'm already feeling on edge and cranky.

I've needed a mental health day anyway since my past few days off have been full of anxiety and stress and not in anyway relaxing. Tomorrow I'll call the dentist and if they can't help me tomorrow I'll try to find someone who can.

So, somebody posted an anonymous threat about a shooting on campus tomorrow. The university keeps sending out alerts to us, telling us that they are keeping an eye on the situation, and that campus will be open tomorrow as usual, and that they have no idea who posted the threat or whether it's serious or not. Um?

And now I got an email from a student, asking whether we're going to be having class tomorrow, because he doesn't feel comfortable leaving the dorms.

I dreamed of hanging out with Melisa several times after she passed. It was very homey and comforting.

I don't often have Stephen visit my dreams anymore, but I always find it comforting.

Hi there! I'm back in Delray Beach. Head still spinning from packing and traveling and such. Had a beautiful week with DH in Otter Lake. He arrived the perfect time. Peak color until all the leaves were gone, (and the skies were grey). Great trip back. Didn't visit all those I wanted to see by far, but did stay with SIL and family and saw my niece and one of my basketball sons in GA. Actually niece and son are close to the same age and he is getting her tickets to his games and such. So maybe new friends there. Went coastal and did the Cape May - Lewes ferry and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Just a perfect trip.

At the moment both my boys are here to see me, but both living elsewhere so I have a new stage of life called me and DH time.

Life is pretty cool right now. Still huge stresses, but I am calm nonetheless.

~ma and love to all. I have lurked but too crazed to respond.

Yikes, Hil. That is no fun!

Oh, they've got to be kidding. Just go this email about the policy for what to do in an active shooter situation:

The 5 Outs: Surviving an Active Shooter Program include the following steps to protect yourself if an active shooter is in your vicinity:

GET OUT of the area to somewhere safe. Leave the room and go in the opposite direction from any shooter.

CALL OUT to 911. Give as many details about what you saw or heard and your current location. Do not assume that someone else has called – you may have new information for the police.

HIDE OUT. If you cannot leave, turn out the lights of the room you are in, and hide until help arrives. Avoid hallways, turn your cell phone on silent, and remain as quiet as possible.

KEEP OUT. Lock, block, or barricade the door with any available furniture.

TAKE OUT. This is a last resort when you have no other option, this is the life or death situation. Attempt to take out the shooter however you can.

This is not helpful.