I’m so glad the sisters are able to be together. I just couldn’t wrap my brain around them having to be separated. They are so lucky to have you and Matilda to help set them on a more secure path, David.

They are so lucky to have you and Matilda to help set them on a more secure path, David.

Goodness, yes. Does a heart good, and I know it's a ton of extra emotional lifting at a time when you're already lifting so, so much more. The flowers would've gotten too me, too, I am 100% sure.

Oh, David, I can just imagine the flowers being wrong being a very heavy straw. I’m so sorry things are not lining up and smoothing out difficulties.

The administrator, Iris, was very patient with my emotional dysregulation via email ("I knew it was coming from the grief," she said) and has taken it as a personal mission to track down purple flowers for Jacqueline. Also, she herself is a copy editor and said an inaccurate birthdate is unacceptable and she will make sure it is corrected.

I texted with Niki this morning and they both feel more comfortable at Diamond Youth Center than Huckleberry (where they've been four times before). It did seem to be a much livelier and looser atmosphere.

I sent their new phones contact info to both the school counselor and the social worker. Connecting all the dots.

I'll put more money into Matilda's checking account and she can take the girls to Target (next to their school) on Tuesday afternoon and buy them some more clothes. They barely have anything more than one outfit.

Aw, Hec, we love you.

David, so much love to you and yours. I'll try to watch the funeral tomorrow, if an army or two won't get in my way.

I'm OK today. Even managed to work a bit. I will continue cooking for volunteers. It's a triple win: 1. Every minute I'm cooking is a minute I'm not watching the news 2. I get to channel some emotions by chopping vegetables 3 I get to feed people.

I also had the first Arabic class I've had since September. Half of the class managed to make it. Most of us cried at some point.

Short, glad to hear that you’re doing OK.

Hec, that’s good news about the sisters, and I hope you’re coping with the in-laws. Sorry you’re so far away.

Also, WTF Australia??? And fingers crossed for Poland.

Good job, David! That's great.

I am so sorry for y'all dealing with the bureaucratic stuff. Even when a death is known to be coming, the bullshit afterwards is mind-boggling. So much sympathy.

I slept late (the dog was on the bed with me all night, which she doesn't usually do, so that was nice), then started the dough for kouign amann, then walked the dog, then went for a (very slow) run in the redwoods, then came back and chopped up the very last veggies in the fridge for roasting, then folded and shaped the pastry, and roasted the veggies, and then put the pastry into the muffin tin to rise. Sadly, I didn't roll it out thin enough, so I'm only getting 12 pastries, which means I may not be able to eat one for myself. (They are a present for my niece's birthday: this is the only thing she wants from me.)

So now I am comfortably ensconced on the couch, with the dog, looking at the internet and thinking about doing yard work.

Also, WTF Australia??? And fingers crossed for Poland.

Ugh do I want to look at the news?

David you have been dealing with so much and doing it with so much grace.

I’m at LAX waiting for my flight to leave for SFO. I come bearing hugs from myself and Kristin.

Yes yes yes that. I wish I could have also come, but I'm glad Drew was able to so he can give you an extra long hug from us both.