Thanks for the well wishes, everyone.

nightbird, I'm glad you thought the e-mail idea was a good one. I thought at first I was taking the easy way out, but it seemed to do the trick, and nobody has bothered me all week (sad that I'm happy that my own family isn't "bothering" me, but that's life).

nonightowl, I believe I have heard those exact same lines, though at least not as much as I used to when I was living under their roof. Yes, Thanksgiving is this weekend...taking the bus tomorrow. At least this will be done with soon

Thanks again, everyone. I can't truly describe how much your support has meant.