Forgive me if this is sloppy, but I'm still crying as I write this.

Today, I lost one of my cats. She was a few weeks away from turning 18 and her kidneys had been slowly failing for the last few weeks and finally shut down completely a couple of days ago. I've been so focused on trying to care for her these past weeks that I've been unable to muster any will to write. I'll get back to writing in a few days. For now, I just need some time to gather myself.

Thank you all for your patience.

So, first a little history of the past ten days.

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Just taking a little afternoon break with a nice cup of coffee. While I wait for that to sweep away some of the afternoon fog, I thought I'd shift focus for a few minutes and throw out a small update on my progress. For those that haven't seen it yet, feel free to check my previous blog post for a more general update on my situation.

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