A Danish proverb: "The road to a fiends house is never long" I am feeling this today. My niece left this am to go on back to New Mexico. Her visit was truly refreshing for me. She added a new feeling of... something else. I dont know if she has a peace about her that adds something more to the house. I think it is new perspective and I respect her. She is still a kid and we all have so much to learn but when you add someone new to the mix it is always a good thing. I think she found out about our lives and we saw a glimpse of hers. It is all good, and I now feel that I have a friend as well as a niece in New Mexico. the other night I mentioned something to the effect of a lesson needs to be learned at every stage of her life and she just needs to learn it in ITS time. She said well what is the lesson?, Sheeesh if I know Kay but there is a lesson in not rushing through life. She has had an opportunity to go to Africa as a volunteer for rape crisis which is her goal. ...