quick explanation

I haven't been around much this week, because we've been dealing with a family tragedy. Our oldest cat — Jane Austen, age 16 — got sick very suddenly with a very aggressive cancer.

When the Girlchild was four, went went to the Humane Society and she picked Jane out of what seemed like a hundred kittens looking for a home.  So you can imagine how hard this was for her.

Yesterday the vet came to the house and helped Jane go. A very sad and stressful week, all in all.  Thank goodness we still...