"Would it be possible to see the Principal?" I'll check for you," the woman answered with a gentle smile.She picked up the phone, that stood next to h...er, and then pushed a few buttons on it."Ma'am, there is a student here that wants to talk to you. Do you have some time for her?"The woman listened at Brenda's answer, then held her hand over the receiver and asked Sandra, "I'm sorry, how was your name again?" Just tell her it's Sandra," Sandra answered.The woman removed her hand from the. Marvelous job, everyone."Chuck said, with a perfectly straight face, "Urgah and Morgan, at stud. A zorkmid per pregnancy, return visits free until results are obtained."The three of them broke up and laughed until they cried.Random thoughts from Dorothy's journal:Talia was digging with a big hoe. The second time I smacked my toe with it the property people changed my boots for some with steel toes. They didn't fit as well but were safer. Brick explained that I could hurt myself on my own time. Five - this is where it gets tough, because there's loads morethings I could mention, but I think it's important for me to almostsummarise all of them and say I'm pleasantly surprised to find that Joshis someone I'd want to stay in touch with after leaving prison. I knowit's only been a matter of days, but I see in Josh a friend for life -and I mean that," he reiterated, reaching back across and patting myshoulder.It was too late - I was already blubbing again. Miss Stevens passed me afresh. But that was then—and, as with most things, given sufficient time, we can become accustomed and inured to almost any set of conditions or circumstances. Doesn't mean we like or enjoy them, but we do adapt.In all honesty, I did get lonely, from time to time; mostly when separated from the girls and children for an extended length of time. Say, more than five hours.I can't remember a single moment though, after my three girls had met for the first time, when I felt the need for either.