Monthly Archives: November 2010

Mari, four weeks ago at this very moment, I was sitting on this armchair trying to catch up on a couple of things, and you hopped up and wedged yourself next to me. Normally you’ll do this for a few … Continue reading →

Sometimes I’m out of words. I just miss you. share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

Sometimes, especially when I’m not feeling great (which, to be honest, is almost every night these days), I tend to write posts that are pretty sad. It’s extremely helpful to me to be able to do this, to share my … Continue reading →

Mari, this morning was tough. For the first time since you’ve been missing, I overslept. Normally I wake in time to feed you, but not today, and I felt awful about it. We can’t get used to your absence — … Continue reading →

Mari, no one ever taught you to take your toys to bed, but at some point you began doing it on your own. You never wanted to go to bed before me, but when I’d start turning off the lights … Continue reading →

There are days when I believe in the power of faith and love and narrative to steer us through this, when I’m confident that the beautiful ending needs to come. It’s only fitting, it’s only proper, that this should end … Continue reading →

I feel somewhat bad that we haven’t been able to keep up with everyone – we get tons of calls, texts, emails and comments every day. Some are more helpful or informative than others, but I just wanted to thank … Continue reading →

I need a light post today, so here we go. When it comes to protection, defense, comfort — Andrew is Mari’s go to guy. If he’s around, she relaxes. If it’s just the two of us, she puts on her … Continue reading →

I’ve received several very sweet notes from people who were already planning to go to the Fells this weekend who wanted to check if there was an area/time we wanted to have covered. I appreciate it, but we don’t have … Continue reading →

Hey Mari…almost a month in the blink of an eye – we haven’t really done a lot else other than look for you. Sometimes it feels like no time at all, and sometimes it feels like we’ve been stuck here … Continue reading →