Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

She's away. Far, far away. Galen doesn't know it yet, but for the next week there's only bottle and bowl; no warm flesh, no gentle nursing. Shanna's business has taken her away for the first extended trip. We'll see how we all hold up. Not that I'm counting down, but I look forward to her return.

If he could, Galen would say "bye-bye Mommy, see you soon!"