If gratitude can be infinite, ours is. I want to thank every single Kossack who used PayPal or sent us checks or money orders. You rock. And you reminded me that some people actually practice the principles of the Sermon on the Mount instead of focusing on Revelations and the nastier bits of Paul. I may be a Wiccan, but this witch had 17 years of Catholic school, including college (and studied under some Big Name Catholic theologians, the ones were more concerned with kindness and decency than birth control) and still think what those nuns taught us about caring for others is pretty much the same as the Wiccan Rede.
What you did for us is beyond anything we could have hoped for. You made our goal, which allowed us to book the moving company. While the re-evaluation came to 3K not 2, the good news is that the money you have raised was enough to get us up there--and that while there's more we'll have to pay on delivery, we'll have several months to get it together and put money aside for an apartment. We were also able to get 3 new tires for the car with the money we would have had to spend for a UHaul. And let tell you what a difference it makes for us--the cats may be unhappy and protesting, but they (and I) will be a lot happier in our Camry than in a UHaul.
Ben's cardiologist says he's doing really well, and that his blood pressure will be much better once he's able to lose the weight, which we will be able to do once he gets somewhere he can take long walks again.
This will be the last time I post. The moves are coming either tomorrow or Friday to pack up. While we'll be here till April 6, running last errands, the computer will be on the truck and the tablets are hard to type on for any length. So, it's goodbye for now, with enormous thanks to all of you who kicked in to get us up to MA, and a real life again.
Know that however much you gave to us, you made a real difference in the lives of two people. We'll pay it forward once we can do so--it will likely be a few dollars at a time but I'll be happy to do so.