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Tuesday was back to court and the sentencing left us limp. In four months this sociopath will be out of jail and we will live looking over our shoulders for fear of what damage he might do next.

Trying to recover from that, I phoned my son; what started out as a good conversation deteriorated into tearing strips off me for ancient errors.

I don't remember yesterday but I can say that things are up to snuff. This morning I cleaned up tracked in dirt, careful negotiated the still deep snow to the compost, pruned the plants on the sunny side of the yard. Something I remember planting last fall at the sunniest end is coming up; maybe hosta or ???? The shady side still has several inches of snow.

Went for a few groceries. Got through to the very nice social worker in PA seeking help for dghtr. Very positive possibilities. She may even be able to help with finding birth parents if she wishes to do that. "Post Adoption Services" fifty years later!

Planning logistics of trip to Bancroft, ON tomorrow.