I haven’t posted anything in this blog in awhile, mostly because I haven’t had anything to say. Today I do.
I was pretty happy earlier this week, in a superficial sort of way, because I finished my portfolio for NB teacher certification and mailed it off. One half of the grueling process is over–Yay!
But some of my excitement over that is muted today because of some bad news I’ve received.
Day before yesterday, my best friend’s fifteen year old dog died. It’s always devasting to lose an animal if you’re an animal lover, but I know this loss is especially painful for her because this dog belonged to her and her husband when they were still married. She is in my thoughts a lot today.
Yesterday, another friend’s mother died. My heart aches for her; I know from personal experience the long and difficult journey that she has ahead of her learning to cope with this.
Because of these sad circumstances, I’m reflecting a lot today on the recent loss of my cat, Mitty, and also the loss of my mother thirteen years ago. But I’m not going to talk about it a lot today–sometimes it’s easier just to shut it out and be numb.
