Time Out

Hey - most of y'all are either getting email or following things via Facebook, but seemed like a good idea to drop a quick update here as well.

We're now in the last days to a week or so of my mom's life. She's on in-home hospice now, but will almost certainly be moving to a residential hospice facility within the next 2-3 days. I'm going over today or tomorrow to help pack a few things for her to take. My dad, my cousin & I will be responsible for going through the rest of her things later. I'm her financial POA, so there's a mountain of stuff to go along with that, too.

We're doing well, all in all. My mom's been sick nearly all of her life, on disability since 1997, and more or less homebound for the past 3 years. She's had a fascinating life in her almost-65 years, and it's because of her spirit that I even think about doing things like packing up the kid and living in Mexico for a year. Or taking my liberal arts degree into a high tech company. Or even having this kid in the circumstances through which he came about.

So - it's sad, yes - but also joyful, because she gets to go hang with God 24/7 and be free of the intense pain she's been in for so very long. She's ready, and I'm ready to let her go in peace, too. It's time.

Kid's doing OK - we're keeping his schedule as normal as possible - including the 9am soccer game we're about to go to now. (Ouch.) I'm not traveling for several weeks at least; my amazingly fabulous coworkers are all supportive of whatever I need to be able to do to keep myself, the kid, and everything else in balance.

So - that's why I've not been blogging all that much.

A couple quick updates, though. Back to school night was Thursday. Per the kid, I asked the principal if there'd be any issue with him being gone for a year, then returning to the school. Of course not. He's in the one grade that has two classes (something in the water that year?) - so there's a little extra space, but they'd want to hang onto him anyway. I've not said much about it, but he has been talking about the idea more and more, including with his friends, and I think it's becoming a little more real. Still a few things to figure out before I can say we're definitely doing it, but it's another step.

Anyway - more soon, I hope. Thoughts, prayers, candles all welcome. We're doing ok - it'll just be a rough few weeks.

Pax, all.