"I'm really glad that you have friends like that, Dean." She nodded. `"And I'm glad they've taken good care of you." She took a bite of her pancakes and chewed slowly for a moment. "Is Mary Ellen the only actual family you have here?" She really did like her granddaughter, and fully intended on meeting her grandson-in-law before long. She hadn't yet gone through the phone list to see if she recognized any other names.