Hello!

Did you miss me? I know that I missed being able to read all of your blog entries. In case I didn’t manage to see your latest entry, I apologize. Some of you know that I lurked a bit over the last few days, but not much.

Why not, you ask?

TMBWitW has been very emotional, what with being pregnant and losing her mom. This has created a bit of an issue for me, since I want to be there and hold her for everything she wants/needs/desires to say or express, but my company does not offer bereavement leave (one more on the “con” side of the ledger, by the way…). She does have that benefit, and is using it, as she should.

Have I told you that TMBWitW has a fraternal twin? Oh, yeah – in the updates. Anyway, M has been missing their mom even more than TMBWitW has, if that’s possible. M is mourning what was, TMBWitW is mourning what should have been. Grace’s husband was less than nice to all three girls when they were growing up, and was more than that to TMBWitW, which is why she left the house as soon as she was legally able. It’s also why she had not had conntact with her mother for the few previous years, since the husband (did I tell you he wanted to bring mom back to Kingman from Vegas in the Jeep?) was in and out on an irregular schedule and that made it nearly impossible to keep in touch. M pretty much told him off, and called every other night anyway; A, their older sister, dealt with him and visited mom every day, since they lived in the same town. But TMBWitW lives in Phoenix, which is about three hours by bad road from Kingman (two and a half if you are trying to race a storm) and she couldn’t stand to accidently talk to him if she called.

It’s been a tough week, and in some ways it seems like much longer.

On the good news side – I got my Red Shirts today – they look spiffy! I’m going to take a picture of us in them and send them to Sues and Jarhead.

Well, I’m going to try to get a few things accomplished around the house here. I’ve got some research to do for a side project that I will tell you all about soon, and I need to get the Baby Pool going – anyone with advice for how to upload a spreadsheet? I could really use some help in that department…

God bless you all, and thank you for your patience. TMBWitW says thank you, also.