Marie Schmidt, social worker, Fort Collins, Colo.

âÂÂIâÂÂm thankful for my family.âÂÂ

Kim Cruz, mechanic, Kansas City, Kan.

âÂÂThat IâÂÂm back with my husband. We were separated for a month.âÂÂ

Nolan Collins, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

âÂÂIâÂÂm getting married at the end of December.âÂÂ

Lashawndra Gladney, Sunset Hill fourth-grader, Lawrence

âÂÂHouses because I have somewhere to live instead of living out on the street.âÂÂ