I wanted to title this entry, “Surviving with Coffee,” but that doesn’t quite tell the whole story.  Brian left yesterday for two weeks in the Czech Republic, and after almost five years and good advice from my military friends, I am finally learning to be OK with survival “crutches”--anything to get me successfully through each day.  And for me, an enjoyable cup of coffee, big soft pretzels for the girls, and several hours of sunshine make for a pretty good day.  So far, we’ve had two out of three today, and the day is only half done.  That’s a pretty good start!