am only here for a quick second . . we arrived safely home to find out that our mother has had a heart attack, and has been life-flighted out of state. I rushed home (5 hour drive) and am now packing for another absence. so sorry everyone! my mom needs me, and my sisters are just plain freaked and useless right now. mom needs someone who won't fall apart every few minutes. my brother and her husband can only afford to stay one night, so yeah . . I have resources they don't (translation, friends I can stay with!). fingers crossed . .they said it was only a minor one requiring a stent and a blockage removal.

UPDATE:
mom is home, only had to stay there 3 days. the stent procedure went smoothly, as did the artery clean-up. aren't lasers handy? looking at the souvenier before and after pics was really weird in that fascinating trainwreck kind of way.

anyway, she is home and resting up (totally against her will, she'd rather just go back to work), & recovering very nicely. a huge thanks to everyone here! I know the thoughts, prayers, and energy really helped immensely and I am eternally grateful to you all.

I spent the 4 days after she got to come home over there daily for visits . . . and in spite of my sisters' continued nagging, I refuse to babysit our mother. she's a much wiser woman now, and has our very capable brother to look after her.
on another note, I am thinking of posting the more interesting pics from my trip here, though I think they will most likely end up in scraps or over on my stock acct. guess we'll see! got some really stellar shots at Chichen Itza. ^_^
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