I will send an email to everyone in my address book who would matter to
me the day before I leave, telling them to hold sending mail til I get
back. Then when I come home, I'll scroll down the page to see if
anything other than AENT shows up. If so, I'll read that, then
highlight all and delete the rest. I could never expect to catch up on
AENT if I was gone for very long. Better to just ask if anything MAJOR
happened when you were gone, like the most amazing lesson plan the world
has ever seen, etc. and let someone with a big heart from this group
email you off list to summarize if there is something to tell you.