Thinking of you tonight Aunt Essie. I will never forget the time you asked my parents if you could take me for awhile to stay with you. I will always wonder if that would have turned my life around. You raised some really good kids, whose lives have really gone well. I know my parents loved me, but it just seems like our family was derailed when my Mom had her stroke. We never really recovered from that, and I think, if they had let me spend time with you, you'd have straightened my life out. I'd have probably put up a fuss for awhile, but I think I'd have come around, when I learned to equate discipline with love. I miss you Aunt Essie!