gratitude

Thank you to so many people who helped us in the last few months during our transition to a new place.
Thank you Annie for the first house.  Thank you Charlie and Marsha for the current house.  Thank you JP for coming.
You came and I didn't even have to ask.

Thank you Dr. Sitaraman for talking to us, thank you Mike the guitar guy for being in the right place at the right time, thank you Kelley for your flexibility, and Elaine for your crazy laugher. Thank you Mountain Camp Woodside and Panthers Camp for taking good care of Shawn.  Thank you Kai for tutoring Annabel in math for free. Thank you Veronica for your smiling, loving eyes when it was all we could count on. Thank you Ann for being spiritual and wise and patient and Sani for being gentle. Thank you Yvette for your huge heart. Thank you Dr. K and Dr. A and Dr I and Dr. Z and Dr. M and Athena and Ray and Mia.

Thank you Stanford for being there.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Thank you University Avenue for the stimulation and the robot people who entertained us for an afternoon and made my husband smile.
Thank you Country Sun and the art supply store for the surprise day when we needed it most.

Thank you SCU for being flexible.

Thank you new neighbors for making us feel so welcome right away and bringing food and friendliness and a feeling of optimism.  Thank you Gunn and Terman staff for the little things you did to help Annabel and Shawn transition into such big schools.

Thank you for your support -- Mom, Dad, Jill, Tim, Eileen, Janel, Dawn, Terri, Jeri, Cathy, Shuba, Juliette, Annie, Rochelle, Elizabeth, Bess, Radha, Josie, Malik, Monika, Ron, Devidas, Dayamrita, Vishwan.  You are in my heart.

Thank you Ron and Amma for the ashram, now a drive away, and the day we had there that lightened our load.

Thank you God for the beautiful daytime sky and for the sunsets that warmed my heart.
Thank you for cool breezes on hot days and warm sun on cold mornings and mountains in the distance with expansive views when I got to take a walk.  Thank you God, for always taking care of us, and for constantly reminding us that we are not alone.

Thank you Shawn.
Thank you Annabel.
Thank you Gary.

Thank you Sky.

All of you I have mentioned, in your own way...
You are all rock stars.