Oy...busy day today...back to Monday teaching and running out the door at 8am. I'm wiped and both kids are still resisting sleep. This after a long day at school where I taught also this evening until 9pm.

How was your day today? I was thinking of you, of course, as always...! I'm always wondering during the day, what is she doing now? What is she thinking? What is she working on? I get my work done believe it or not, but there's this constant hum of you in my mind... I was especially mindful of you today because it was September 11th and you know that is sort of a sacred day to me. We typically spend this time together as you remember, and we had anticipated you spending it with me again before the stroke happened too. The day really wasn't as hard for me as I had thought...as it had been in the past. Other things have taken priority...basically YOU and YOUR situation. I'm so worried about you... It is unbelievably difficult to not be able to talk to your family and know what is going on... The issues of 9/11 are not that meaningful to me in comparison. All I want...all my focus is on you to get better! I just want you to get better... I have so much love to give you...I hope you can see and understand that...

I finished reading yours and Lil's paper and I sent her an email talking about coordinating the rewrite and reanalysis. Hopefully we'll get to that soon. I also reread our other paper and am thinking about how to rewrite that and edit it down. So yes, I'm keeping busy...

I need to sleep and I still have to check-in with Aruni...so I'm going to say goodnight to you. I love you...I miss you...sweet dreams my darling...I am holding you in my arms!!! I am holding you in my dreams...!!!

XOXOXOXOXO