Mom

responded to my e-mail and said that she didn't ever want to come back to Hancock County for a lot of the same reasons that I described.

It put things in perspective. 

She doesn't have that many close friends in "da county" either so she understood entirely where I was coming from.

It was good to hear that someone else sees the same things, feels the same was as I do, especially my mom :-).

She is a "tough old bird" as my cousin once called her.

Been through a lot.

She is a survivor.

As we all are.

Just want to be around those "like-minded-folks."

The only reason I didn't include Alan in that email of people I like to be around is because that email was specific to the workings of Hancock County and Alan lives in Owensboro.

I wished he lived closer.

I would be stopping by on a regular basis.

Oh good lord that dress...