Nothing is interesting to me today, online or off.

We’re hovering here, waiting to see what will happen next: Mom, still in the hospital with nasty chemo side effects (checked in on Saturday, the morning of their 50th anniversary); Dad, mostly by her side (during the day—he sleeps at home at night because Mom makes him leave—the cot at the hospital is too small & not at all comfortable, plus he snores & she hates that); me, mostly at home, just waiting. And sort of floating above the holiday spirit, not really in it.

Christmas is weird this year.

(photo by Stefanie Schneider)