Highlights: woke at 6:23, naturally, before the alarm. Sat Zazen for 40 min. CSAA step to register the car, and ir proved to be good to have brought Jen. worked further on the book, including chapter titles and other ideas that will likely evolve through numerous iterations. It'sthe process. went to visit my mom, talk through how she's feeling, and review her memedical benefits and care options. It's heartbreaking to try and imagine the experiences she is having going through this, emotionally. I still try to be stoic, but as this gets further along it will likely be harder to balance the knowledge of an inevitable ending with its actual occurance. Highlights started week two of his internship and all seems to stabilising. I hope. It's a big leap and challenge to navigate, I assume, It's been a good day overall. Although once in awhile, today included, I recall how we ended up living here and my being as involved in that entire process and now its on the horizon again this will likely be the new normal for the next decade or two. Until it's not.