Long time no see. Last night was our last night in Charlottesville. We spent the day packing up our house and CLEANING. Moving is tiring work. I don't like it. I don't want to do it again soon. Please don't make me. No- really. Please.

We drove today to Bloomington. On the way here we rejoyced in SPRING. The Dogwoods and Redwoods are blooming and the leaves are a-sprouting. It is amazing how quickly the cold and winter pass, and now that they are over- I can hardly remember what it was like! Today was perfect; it was 78 degrees and sunny and I was walking around in short sleeves.

Rules (for my sister about love)

1. Ex-boyfriends should NOT be allowed to call your house to talk to your parents or siblings. The only reason they can call is to tell you how wonderful you are or to ask you to take them back (which you will, or course NOT DO.)

2. If someone says that they love you and you don't feel the same, and then they treat you badly and make fun of you and go out of their way to be mean to you- you are right they don't love you. They don't know what love is.

3. If you get dumped, remember they ALWAYS come back and they are always sorry they left.

4. When a guy comes for the weekend to visit you and ignores you, acts like a baby and NEVER closes a door, BEWARE.

5. Wait for the CIA guy who has a cover story and is on secret mission and is smart enough to know how to treat a woman.