Valerie:

It was a hard week in upstate NY but with good results. My father made it successfully through brain surgery. The got almost all of the tumor and out and determined it was benign. With the exception of some possible temporary damage to his optic nerve he is recovering exceptionally well. Big sigh of relief.

I've been back from NY for two weeks and we've finally had an update from the planning department concerning our conditional use and variance. While isn't wasn't the best of news I'm relieved to just to have any response after 6 weeks of waiting. I can't believe how long it took them to answer our lawyer! Our last attempt on our own ended in a nasty confrontation. The hardest thing in life it waiting for answers, whether it's 6 weeks for an update that could affect your future business or 8 hours in a waiting room for news on your dad.

The update wasn't anything I didn't expect. There's more obstacles and story changing to try to prevent us from the next board meeting. Everything they have told us at the beginning is different from what is now being said. We are given a week to figure out and correct the misinformation in order to make the next board meeting. I've reread the email update over and over again. There must be a catch in there because our lawyer wrote that she felt like she had punched in the stomach when she first read it. I guess we'll find out more tomorrow...

Will it ever end?