CSC: It's a miracle that you are who you are and that you read this and replied so quickly. And they do love us - I know they do. That's so very cool - I would never deny that. But I really didn't know it would get to be THIS sort of a grind - with no end in sight. And you're right - I KNOW that video is misleading (just like the PR for the schools she HAS been to) but once in a while I'll see - I saw A Wayfarer's Journey (about Mahler) the other night - and all the kids in the orchestras just seemed SO focused and SO serene - and I watched this thing on Anna Wintour tonight - and I'm like: "My god - i used to be such an incredibly adventurous person - and I'm not sure I can keep FOOD in our mouths right now - much less teach her to seize life and make something incredible of it. I so appreciate your response. Perhaps she'll have to generate something on her own - and I will look into - OH - just ONE kind post and I'm all motivated again - thank you so much - I'll look into that summer program - she doesn't even WANT to leave now - SHE doesn't think it would be healthy to go there and leave all her friends and the normalcy of life in this cow-town - but I will look into that summer program - and she does have to grab some of this on her own (I'm embarrassed to admit how much movie/tv watching I've been doing lately, but I watched an episode of The Kennedy thing w/ Greg Kinnear - and my daughter's like: "Mom, they weren't the happiest bunch." HA HA HA. Thank you again SO much for your kind post - and please feel free to gripe to me ANY time you need to.