After a loooooong break...

I'm back.

My break started back a couple of months ago when we found out that my dad has cancer. After not getting much hope from medical professions about the prospects of being cured, he decided to just go home with Hospice. He moved to a hospital bed last week in their apartment, and from talking to my mom a few nights ago, it doesn't sound like things are going all that well. We're planning on going up there at Thanksgiving time, but I don't know if I should pray he makes it until we see him again or that he doesn't. Insert sobbing here.

On another emotional front, this Thursday would have been my due date with Agnes Elizabeth. I felt very strongly that I wanted some sort of statue or other marker out in the flower garden where she's buried. I finally found one that I liked. The flowers are looking very fall-like, but I think it looks pretty cute there.

She's probably looking down from heaven laughing at my small human comfort ritual, but it makes me smile to look out there and see a smiling angel in the garden.

Between emotional issues, babysitting for the neighbor's kids, school, activities, and the pressure of impending holidays (and missed birthdays that I need to make up for - eek!), I feel like I'm being stretched pretty thin. But I'll try to get in here a few times a week with some pictures and stories.