To catch up, Cody's adoption became final a week before our trip to the Smokies. His new mom reported that he was healed up from his final escape the last day he lived with us, that she and her husband were just in love with him, and they were very happy to keep him forever. We have not gone back out to see him. I hope to do that one day but I want Cody to be completely bonded to them before I do.
Fall colors here are finally appearing. Not as vivid as some years - probably due to the intense heat we had in August, and some pretty dry weather - but still, beautiful. Getting some October weather, too. Today it's cool, cloudy and rainy, but we really need the rain so I'm happy.
Rachel's mother died last week on Thursday, rather unexpectedly. Sandy was hopelessly addicted to narcotics and had COPD, and other health issues apparently. The service was today. It made me wish I'd known Sandy when she was bright, confident, and healthy. The Sandy I knew was none of those things. I can't count the times Rachel came to see David sobbing because of something horrible Sandy had done to her, usually about drugs. David had a pretty hard time with this death and Rachel's (and Amanda's) grief. I know that he remembers Sandy from when she had so much to give, and so much promise. But he, too, suffered at her hands.
My boss has given me the okay to make the trip to Seattle next month for SC11, the supercomputing conference. David will be coming with me. I found a really great round-trip fare, $235 from Nashville to SeaTac and back, so it won't cost us an arm & a leg to get him out there. My expenses are paid, of course.
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