:tosses (other) blanket over d & puts a chamomile eye-thingy over her eyes. Removes her boxing gloves::

ok. so good: we may have a contract on our house. 100 and whatever days later. sorta-meh: not as much as we were hoping, even after the drastic un-valuing. (Alan Greenspan, you are so on the list) Sparky gets mad props for being awesome and keeping me from leaping over the edge. Thank you so much to everyone here for the support. My mom was of the 'hold on - things will get better' school of thought - and she is probably right, but I think by that point I would have completely unraveled, and become Yarn, instead of Sox.

two other things are still in the hopper - but this one could be a massive relief and I swear I'll lay off the ~ma if it works. I swear.

also? I may have (.034 seconds after we may have started the actual selling and not just the marketing of our house - way to be patient and cunning) possibly sort of let one of the powers at [nonprofit] know that I was thinking about going part-time or consultant.

This after we needed to explain why a $45 cell phone cam produced a blurry image that wouldn't work well in print. but that had nothing to do with it.

eta: inevetable x-post! curls up with book, blanket and (what is that -... fernet? ... no, better - Jilli's Chocolate Tea!)

oh {{{{gloomcookie & GF}}}}} so sorry. many condolences.

Oh, GC. I'm sorry. My sympathies for you, your GF and her family. I'm so very sorry. I hope he is at peace now.

gloomcookie, peace love and strength to you and those who loved him.

Awww, GC. My best, most comforting thoughts are headed your way.

Thank you for the good wishes. We're at GF's mom's house now. She wants to have a memorial service but not a religious one so tomorrow we're going to try to figure that out. Any ideas would be most appreciated, if any of you have experience with it. She's looking for someone to officiate but doesn't want a pastor, etc. It's been a very surreal day. Raise a glass to Jack, a truly sweet and caring man.

My sympathies, GC. I hope he is at peace now. My thoughts are with you, GF and your entire families. I know that this has been very difficult.

{{GC and GF}} I am so sorry for your loss. Peace~ma to GF's dad.

My condolences to you and GF and her family, GC. It's been such a long hard struggle for all of you. I will definitely raise a glass tonight to Jack and the peaceful, painless rest he has so very much earned.

GC, I'm so sorry about Jack. Much sympathy to you, GF and all her family.

I'd look for someone close to Jack to officiate--was he in any clubs or organizations? I've been to services where they just line up loved ones to say a few words and play a favorite piece of music. There are no funeral rules, per se. I hope they can decide on something that gives them peace.