thank you. unfortunately my relationship with my brother is complicated. he's really smart but emotionally "off" and doesn't talk to the family much but he finally talked to me via text about a month ago, bavk and forth a little, then dropped off the facevof the earth again. i hope its not the last i talk to him, but it might be. he stopped answering my texts for mo reason, but that's characteristic. he's married, no kids. i think it'd been 10 years, then i saw him at our uncle's funeral, then another 3 years. after our parents died in '08 he stopped talking to all of us siblings. don't know why i just told you all that, lol, but yeah...kinda sucks.

My family is messed up. I work to stay in touch but not them so much. My elderly Mom thinks I’m daft. I live near her so she needs me and I do what she allows. Don’t want her to do without especially at her age. Family is complicated as you say. I pray for them. If they only knew what we know! Thanks for your bread recipe!