And I can’t even blame it on the doggie wog. Who is just a dear. We all love him so much and he has made this separation (husbandito and Jesse in WI) so much easier – especially for the kids. They have been back for almost 2 weeks now, buring up the credit cards and freezing. It is absolutely incomprehensible to me that it could be that cold. Jesse sent pictures and it is just snow and white and white and snow and I think I fainted for a moment.
Husbandito believes there is very little time left and he is very glad he went back. I am now trying to decide what to do. I very much want to go backand support him through this loss but I just can’t see how to afford it. He and his brother are staying at a local hotel as they are too allergic to animals to stay with their sister (husbandito’s brother is even more allergic than husbandito) and their own childhood home is, well, apparently no longer their childhood home. At any rate, they’re not welcome to stay there. So if the kids and I came up, it would entail another hotel room, a larger car rental and eating out at restaurants constantly. So I’m thinking we’ll probably stay here even though I want to be there for Jamie and the kids would also like to go back. And there is also doggie wog. Just not sure he’ll be allowed into the US.
I thought about driving (no car rental or plane tickets) and am still mulling that over.
So at 3am, my mind full of all this stuff, I tossed for a couple hours, called it a night and got up. Brain dead, but awake. And how is this different from other days? You are all such smart asses. 
I passed with flying colors when I was trained to be a smart ass, but that is not why I’m writing. So, so sorry to hear about Jamie’s Mom. But here are some details – we are just under five hours from Neenah (that is the right town?). It looks like our lake house is about 3 hours from Neenah. Sounds too far!! This time of year is hard. It is -3 today. The mailman did not deliver our mail yesterday, and apparently he won’t today unless I get out there and shovel. There is only 2 inches on the ground, I think he is being a big baby. So, if by some miracle you come out – you could stay at either place – but I might be at yours! Maybe Jamie and Jesse can come meet us at our lake house this weekend? We are going up Friday thru Monday. Does he have a cell phone with him?
I’m sorry to hear about Jamie’s Mom. I know how hard it is to be separated at a time like this. Hang in there, all of you!
No! No! 3am is the new MIDNIGHT. 7am does not exist in the civilized universe. That’s a fact.
Sorry about Jaime’s mom and the other drama, it’s never easy and the tension seems to bring out the worst in some people. Funerals are for the living, remember that. The dead don’t care.
Hugs,