*Ping* Stephanie - baby update

Things aren't going too well except that I've gotten to see Julianna
three times this week.  Elizabeth made up with her mother enough that
they went to the fair together last Sunday so my daughter called me
Sunday night before she took Liz "home" so I could go visit.
Unfortunately, "home" is back with the abusive boyfriend who I
*thought* was a gangsta wannabe but is, apparently, not wannabe but
is.  A couple of weeks ago there was the very rare murder here at a
house out in the country.  Something like 300 to 500 people there.
Gang related.  Some 18 year old was shot point blank in the face
(obviously died) and another guy was shot in the back while running
away (didn't die - damn it).  I'm sure you can see by my reaction that
the one who was running away was the boyfriend whose gang name is
Monster.  The bullet went in and out of his shoulder - just tunneled
under the skin.  Wish the guy had been a better shot.  For a couple of
days no one would tell the police anything and then, next thing in the
news was that someone had been arrested.  Rumor has it that Monster
was the one who told and now *his* gang (the Nortenos) want to kill
him because they wanted to "get" the guy who did the shooting and now
they can't because he's in police custody and when he goes to prison
he will have gang "creds".  I hope this rumor isn't true since Liz is
at his house again.
Ya know, I wasn't raised with all this.  My children weren't raised
with all this except for what was *around* them but not "with" them,
if you know what I mean.  Very disheartening.  Very scary.
At least, Julianna looks very well cared for.  She looks healthy and
is smiling.  I hadn't seen her in a month.  Liz had to come into my
office a couple of times this week (brought in by her other grandma)
so I got to see the baby there too. 
Even though this has been really stressful for me and I've lost a lot
of sleep I don't even think about smoking.  I believe I've gotten
beyond the stress trigger business.
Sue