Our cat, Ralph got sick this past Sunday evening. When we took him to the vet on Tuesday, he was very close to death and we had to make a decision of putting him through a surgery that he may not survive or letting him go. He was a wonderful cat, the best I have ever met in all the world. I am so saddened by his death. Maybe it's because he was just here, playing with us three days ago and now he's gone. Joel and I are pretty much taking turns crying and Hannah is finding things to stop herself from having to think about it too much. I know this may not make much sense. I'll probably read it again next week and think, "What was I thinking? I should really learn to self-edit" But I wanted to let you know that I probably will either not be around very much or here all the time in the next month and this mourning will probably be the reason why.
People are moving more and more. When I was a youngster, it was a rare instance for a friend to move away. Now it's me that moves away. We've moved a lot, especially when we first got married. It was something like five addresses and three states in the first four years of our marriage. We've slowed down a bit. In the midst of all that moving, we've made some friends along the way. I try to keep an open line in case of times of grief and celebration. One of the best tools I've found for keeping in touch with loved ones far away is Facebook. As much time as I could spend doing other things instead of checking it, it's the best thing I've found. It allows me to communicate with others, without having to call. I know calling is amazing, hearing people's voices, but for introverts, there are no body language clues for us to pick up on that help make our conversations easier. It's also why we prefer to video chat :-) Back to Facebook, some etiquette.
Lovely post, I'm sure you're still missing Ralph deeply. I've still got an unpublished post from last October about our cat that I can't bring myself to finish. Big hugs for us all xoxox
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