Thank you one and all for your congratulatory wishes. It feels great to hear from you, always!
I'd also like to respond to something Gretchen wrote which struck me about my unique journey.

Quote Originally Posted by GretchenM View Post
It is interesting that you seem to have followed a fairly direct path rather than the wandering off on side trips that end up finding ourselves in a box canyon we have to back out of. I wonder if your embracing the group support so firmly helped you to travel along with fewer of the errors and traps most of us who began as youngsters managed to survive. Support, good judgement, and good choices help.
Absolutely an outgrowth of the support and interaction I have had here. My late start had something to do with this also, it was like my femme persona had been percolating within for years, perhaps my entire life. I had an image in mind of what I wanted my persona to be, and "Kris" emerged almost immediately after I began to CD actively. My interactions here validated my choices - and it has been a wonderful ride which continues!