Hi all. Just wanted to pop in briefly, and let you all know that I'm going to take a GBCN break for a while. I'm not sure how long.
Last Sunday, Hobbes was baptized on the same day that my mom was anointed, and she died early last Monday morning. We visited her for the last time last Saturday night; it was the last time she was awake. She held Hobbes one last time, and we got to say our goodbyes. There are a lot of confusing emotions circling in my head right now, and I have not yet had time to unpack them all. I think stepping away from GBCN while I try to do that may help. I also am not prepared to deal with Mother's Day on MMM in particular -- my first mother's day with Hobbes, and my first without my mom is just too much for me to deal with so I'm just going to opt out.
I hope you all have a great mother's day. I'm sure I'll be back, maybe sometime after we've safely made it to the other side of that holiday landmine.