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Yesterday was one of the longest days of my life.  We woke up at 5 a.m. in Nebraska, threw our things into our van, and Joy drove while I tried to sleep on the way home to Denver.  We got home about 9:30 in the morning, where I quickly jumped in the shower, drove to another Panera for needed supplies, and then got to work about 11 a.m.  I proceeded to complete needed paperwork for our all employee meeting that night and the corporate auditor who is in town this week, all while dealing with being short two employees all day.  In the meantime, I recieved a call from Joy that she was feeling lightheaded and having flutters in her chest.  She was starting to sound panicked (sp?), so I told her that we have insurance for a reason, and to go to the emergency room.  She was there, with our daughter, for at least 4 or 5 hours, as they discovered that her blood pressure was through the roof, and they tested her for diabetes and a possible blood clot in her lungs.  Needless to say I was not incredibly focused on my work.  Thankfully everything turned out all right, relatively speaking, and Joy's very good friend Kathy drove out to help take Ryley off of Joy's hands while they were finishing up the tests.  Then, after I got home at 10:30 at night, after being up since 5, I got my girls tucked in and then proceeded to Myspace until 1:30 in the morning, like an idiot.  That's over 20 hours, people.  I never said I was the smartest cookie in the jar.  All I can say is thank God we live in Denver, in the proximity of good friends who are willing to put their lives on hold at the drop of a hat to take care of friends.  Thank you, Kathy.