This picture was taken 2 weeks before we lost Robbie. He is looking at a card from his sister with a sloth print.

Grief is relentless and has a tight hold on me. Especially, as it gets closer to when we lost him, it becomes more difficult to cope. I thought it might be less intense this year, because overall I have been doing better, but grief is in full force. Then add the stress that comes with teaching special ed and it was quite a mix today. Thankfully it is Friday and I have the weekend to retreat and regroup.