More thawing is taking place in the form of communication. I just haven't wanted to talk with many people lately, and yesterday was the first time I'd checked my voicemail in a month-and-a-half. There were ten messages left since January 8... four solicitors, three calls from my dad, two from my mom, and one from Debbie confirming when she was picking up Cathy at the mall when she was here two weeks ago.

I've contacted my family a lot this week... Lori's birthday was Monday, and Dad's wife Kathie was in the hospital to have her gall bladder removed. Today I called both Kevin (to wish him a happy birthday as well) and Mom. I also talked with Maggie on the phone last night.