Reply #49: Thank you very much. [View All]

I've been amazed by the support we're already receiving, both from this board and here in Houston. Some friends who have known both Jeff and I from the time we first dated in high school are planning to come to Houston. Wow. And one of Jeff's brother's, who's not had any contact with him since things blew up between us, is coming to the service. I'm really glad - he needs closure probably more than most of us. He's always been a really good friend to me and is a godparent of our son so his presence will be good.

My son surprised me this morning. After he went to work and signed up for time off he called me and told me that I had called everybody yesterday and he knew that was hard on me. So he planned to take over from here on out. I said as far as I was concerned, he was in charge as the adult next-of-kin but that I hoped he would let me help him take care of things because it would make me feel better. I'm just so proud of him stepping up to the plate.

It's been a long day. Thank goodness for shock, denial and busywork.