Thank you

I idle at mildly cynical, so I generally take a dim view of People and their selfish motivations (my sister was worried all night Sunday that the things they'd salvaged but left behind would be taken by looters, which is what happend to our cousins when their house burned down 16 or so years ago and my grandmother's parents' house when it burned down when she was younger), but I'm continually amazed at the completely selfless and generous actions of some people.

Like the man in the truck stop as we were ordering a heap of pizzas Sunday night, who overheard us talking about what happened, and paid for a couple of the pizzas. Like the people my mom works with, calling to get the boys' sizes so they can send some clothes. Like our second cousin, who went through this same ordeal many years ago, who stopped by Sunday night to offer advice and laughs and even tampons (sent by his wife). Like the Red Cross, which offered to take the family to Wal-Mart to get essentials. Like all of you who have stopped to comment or e-mail and offer support. It's amazing, really. I thank you so much and I will pass all your encouragement along to the people who need it.