and hoped for the best ending possible. I just felt like I said it early on, so I shouldn't keep saying it over and over again, but that's largely the result of coming from a space where if it was me, I wouldn't want to hear it over and over again. Strangely, people aren't all the same as me. Bewildering, I know.

Suffice to say, though I'm primarily sorry your Mom, your brothers, ana, and you, and everyone else had to go through it all in the first place, I'm glad you shared it with us. And better yet, that there's a new life coming into the picture, not to mention additional puppage, at what seems to be just when everyone could use something like that.

Now, as I'm sure you'll understand, I gotta get back in my shell and make sure the steps are all cleaned off with bleach before the sun comes up, so no more sappiness from me.