Lorna, I truly feel your pain on the furloughs and the curtailed services, especially as you're preparing for accreditation. Getting back on track takes ramp-up time in so many areas, I hope this situation will be short-lived and that recovery will not be so arduous. My sympathy to your husband too.
Nancy, I'd been in touch last week with Lorna because I wanted to send her your quilt, finally! So my plan was to take it to the post office yesterday but after getting my car inspected yesterday I decided to postpone until today--a true blessing in disguise because Lorna gave me heads up about mail stoppages at her installation and the quilt was still in my possession as of this morning. So, I will continue to have it in safekeeping, pull it out and admire it periodically, just enjoy it until we get the all clear that postal services are back on track.