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12:08 p.m. - 2006-10-24
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1. Fish death - spouse was on death-watch yesterday for Andy's fish. It had been scaring us regularly with its little trick of lying on its side for long periods of time. It has been doing this since March. We've been waiting, but each time, the fish surprised us with renewed vitality. The last few days though, not so much. I was afraid the fish would die while we were away. Andy would get tearful thinking about this fish's death, but he and the fish generally rallied. But yesterday was different. Spouse didn't know whether to flush him (burial at sea...) or not, so we called the aquarium store, and the owner suggested that if the fish was really not moving much to put it in a bag with aquarium water and freeze it, that it would be a humane way to keep the fish from suffering. So as spouse got things ready, the fish was very obviously gone. Spouse told Andy when he picked him up from school. Andy cried, talked about it, wanted to call all of his grandparents, and then seemed okay last night. He mentioned it again this morning when he went to feed the remaining fish (singular fish...)

Work is crazy, crazy and it always is when you are getting ready to go away, but it is especially so this time. More drive-by projects; the CEO is in, and he is a drop everything and do this kind of CEO.

Tonight my folks come in - spouse picks them up at the airport. There is still much to pick up, but the bathrooms are clean, the beds are clean with fresh linens; and there is a potroast in the crockpot. Tomorrow I have to finish making my room parent calls, pack and clean up a bit more. And I have to go get some new underwear and make up. TMI?

There have been especially beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the last few days. 48 hours until Bermuda.

A hui hu marama.

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