Tomorrow is the big day … sort of.  Snowball is scheduled to go to his new  home. We told the kids and they did better than we expected. They got welled up and a bit weepy at the dinner table and then, surprisingly, started giggling over silliness and sadness. They are, unfortunately, accustomed to loss and grief and have an interesting way of dealing with it. I am, in a twisted way, proud of how my kids are learning these coping skills. I know this will serve them well, but truly wish it didn’t have to be something we had to put on them so early in life.

I also wish they weren’t immediately discussing the puppy they think they are getting for Christmas this year.  Not going to happen. More grief and sadness headed their way.

As we are all immersed in our everyday craziness and the holiday rush, I need to ask you all to keep a fellow Cancer Mom (and a really fun blogger)  in your prayers. I told you about Anissa Mayhew a few weeks ago. She suffered a severe stroke and is still in the hospital struggling for  her life. If you click here , you will find information on how to help her young family at this especially difficult time of year. Consider how quickly life can change and how quickly it can change for you. Then consider what your family would do if you were in her situation. Enough guilt! Just hoping some of you feel the love and are moved to help these people who have already been through a version of hell and are now required to march through an even more hellish version!

We are quickly getting ready for the holidays here. School is coming to a close on Friday, our cruise plans are coming together, shopping will somehow get done (it magically does each year) and the kids will come down off the cieling anytime now! I am consistently amazed year after  year at how fast each year piles onto the next!

So have a peaceful and productive week and say a quick prayer that I don’t end up with 3 sobbing kids under a Christmas tree searching for their new puppy that isn’t there!

Peace,

K

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